hi,
i recently installed windows 2000 and saw that there are two folder,
winnt and winnt.0 could you please tell me the difference

also what is my main user folder F:\Documents and Settings\user or
F:\Documents and Settings\user.computer

thanks for your help
nathan

1.) Windows may have been installed twice to the same partition. From a
command prompt;
echo %systemroot%
to see which one you're using.

2.) From a command prompt;
echo %userprofile%
to find out which one you're using.


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"nathan" wrote:
| hi,
| i recently installed windows 2000 and saw that there are two folder,
| winnt and winnt.0 could you please tell me the difference
|
| also what is my main user folder F:\Documents and Settings\user or
| F:\Documents and Settings\user.computer
|
| thanks for your help
| nathan
|

hi thanks alot for that
turns out that i am using WINNT.0 and user.COMPUTER

how can i remove the other instilation, although i do not remember
installed win 2k twice on the same partition but oh well

thanks
nathan

I thought you said "i recently installed windows 2000" You must have done a
parallel install to the same partition. If the install is new the best thing
would be to do a clean install.

To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup
disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000
CD-Rom; change to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute
makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the
prompts.

Setup inspects your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to
install the Setup and driver files. When the Windows 2000 Professional
screen appears, press ENTER to set up Windows 2000 Professional.

Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of
the license agreement and continue the installation.

When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing
partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard
disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an
existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must
then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System
partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this
step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted
press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with
your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in
setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new
partition and specify the size (if required). Windows will by default use
all available space.

Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your new install before
connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo.../W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS03-049.mspx

Then

Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"nathan" wrote:
| hi thanks alot for that
| turns out that i am using WINNT.0 and user.COMPUTER
|
| how can i remove the other instilation, although i do not remember
| installed win 2k twice on the same partition but oh well
|
| thanks
| nathan
|

hi
yes i did recently install windows 2k although mopre than likely i
reinstalled it on an old partition which had win 2k on it and simply
forgot to formatt the partition
thanks for your help
nathan

You're welcome.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"nathan" wrote:
| hi
| yes i did recently install windows 2k although mopre than likely i
| reinstalled it on an old partition which had win 2k on it and simply
| forgot to formatt the partition
| thanks for your help
| nathan
|