Here is a custom boot menu you might want to try, its easy to do and comes in very handy.
Install Recovery Console as boot menu option
1.insert the Windows XP Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2.Go to Start–Run–
3.Type D:i386winnt32.exe /cmdcons
4.Reboot.
(D: is your CDROM Drive)
custom boot menu
Paste this below in your boot.ini
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[boot loader]
timeout=24
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS=”XP Pro” /fastdetect /noexecute=optin
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS=”Safe Mode” /safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog /noguiboot
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS=”Safe Mode Networking” /safeboot:network /sos /bootlog /noguiboot
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS=”Safe Mode CMD Prompt” /safeboot:minimal(alternateshell) /sos /bootlog /noguiboot
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS=”XP Pro Debug” /debug /sos /basevideo /noguiboot /bootlog
C:CMDCONSBOOTSECT.DAT=”Microsoft Windows Recovery Console” /cmdcons
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