Long Boot Process

I have an Aspire One running XP Home and when I initially power on the Netbook, it goes through a long boot process which is new to me.
I get a black screen with some information about REALTEK and then followed by a message "Cliet MAC Addr: (with the MAC Address) and on the next line It had "GUID: (with an address) and the "DHCP...." with a line revolving like the hands of a clock. this process takes a while to complete and then I am p[resented with an option as to which system I want to boot from WIN XP Home or WIN XP Home (the same thing twice).
How do I a) speed up the boot process by removing the above DHCP check and b) how do I eliminate the selecting of OS when they are both the same?
Any answers, tips would be appreciated.

 

i think thats bcose u put Boot from network first.i think u should put the HD first for a fast boot.

Sorry for my english..

 

The user above answered your first question.

The answer to your second question is:
Log into an administrator account in windows xp
Click start -> search
enabled hidden file and system file in folder management
then search for boot.ini
open the file with notepad and delete the line where it says windows xp the 2nd time.