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Old 18-02-2004, 11:50 PM   #1
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Hi. I just installed Windows 2000 on my machine that also
runs 98. After using it for a while, I've decided that 2000
isn't for me, but getting rid of it seems kind of tricky.
It was set up on a dual boot mode (i.e when it boots, you
select either 98 or 2000. I didn't partition the c:\ drive
so as far as I know, both systems are on the same partition.

If anyone could let me know how to get rid of 2000, I'd be
really, really grateful!

Thanks.
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Old 18-02-2004, 11:57 PM   #2
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You can boot with your Win98 startup disk and issue the command
sys C:
this will rewrite the boot sector, then you can delete these files boot.ini,
ntldr, ntdetect.com, bootsect.dos, pagefile.sys and possibly ntbootdd.sys
from the root of the System partition C:\., then you can delete the Windows
2000 boot partition or possibly the \winnt directory (whichever the case)

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Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
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"Outofideas" wrote:
| Hi. I just installed Windows 2000 on my machine that also
| runs 98. After using it for a while, I've decided that 2000
| isn't for me, but getting rid of it seems kind of tricky.
| It was set up on a dual boot mode (i.e when it boots, you
| select either 98 or 2000. I didn't partition the c:\ drive
| so as far as I know, both systems are on the same partition.
|
| If anyone could let me know how to get rid of 2000, I'd be
| really, really grateful!
|
| Thanks.


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Old 19-02-2004, 01:15 AM   #3
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thanks very much, dave. followed your advice and everything
is back to normal, thankfully.

thanks again.


>-----Original Message-----
>You can boot with your Win98 startup disk and issue the

command
>sys C:
>this will rewrite the boot sector, then you can delete

these files boot.ini,
>ntldr, ntdetect.com, bootsect.dos, pagefile.sys and

possibly ntbootdd.sys
>from the root of the System partition C:\., then you can

delete the Windows
>2000 boot partition or possibly the \winnt directory

(whichever the case)
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
>Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
>Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
>"Outofideas" wrote:
>| Hi. I just installed Windows 2000 on my machine that also
>| runs 98. After using it for a while, I've decided that 2000
>| isn't for me, but getting rid of it seems kind of tricky.
>| It was set up on a dual boot mode (i.e when it boots, you
>| select either 98 or 2000. I didn't partition the c:\ drive
>| so as far as I know, both systems are on the same partition.
>|
>| If anyone could let me know how to get rid of 2000, I'd be
>| really, really grateful!
>|
>| Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

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Old 19-02-2004, 02:05 AM   #4
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You're welcome.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"outofideas" wrote:
| thanks very much, dave. followed your advice and everything
| is back to normal, thankfully.
|
| thanks again.


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