2 OS on my computer!

[Guest]

Hi,

I recently upgraded my computer from windows98 to windows2000. When I
upgraded it though, there were two options: "Upgrade" and "Clean install".
However, the option to "upgrade" was greyed out, so i had to choose "clean
install".

Now, whenever i put my computer on, the first thing it does is ask me which
operating system i want to go into. i never use windows98, and its just a
nuisance.

Is there any way I can get rid of windows98 without affecting windows2000 or
any of my files on windows2000?

Thankyou for your time

 

[ByTor]

Hi,

I recently upgraded my computer from windows98 to windows2000. When I
upgraded it though, there were two options: "Upgrade" and "Clean install".
However, the option to "upgrade" was greyed out, so i had to choose "clean
install".

Now, whenever i put my computer on, the first thing it does is ask me which
operating system i want to go into. i never use windows98, and its just a
nuisance.

Is there any way I can get rid of windows98 without affecting windows2000 or
any of my files on windows2000?

Thankyou for your time

First off, verify that you do not indeed have two OS's on the
machine....Right click "My Computer" click "manage".....Click "Disk
Management".......Do you indeed see only one whole partition on your
HardDrive "Disk0"

If it is one partition than boot to your XP CD, let it scan, hit R for
the recovery console.....At the prompt type in "fixmbr" without the
quotes......Any doubts about reading your drive in disk management post
back before you do it, I'm assuming you have one Harddrive on your
system of course.....

 

[Dave Patrick]

Then you now have a dual-boot. If both OS's are installed to the same
partition then there won't be a clean break as they share some files and or
folders. Best to do a clean install.

First Control Panel|System|Startup /Shutdown, choose the correct System
Startup option as default, then you'll need to delete the options you want
removed from the boot.ini, it's a system, hidden file in the root of the
system partition C:\. So you'll need to show-all-files, hidden, system, in
Explorer. Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|View, then radio button for "Show
hidden files and folders", then uncheck the box for "Hide protected
operating system files" to locate the files in the system partition. You
should end up with something like this. The timeout value is not functional
when there is only one startup choice. Then you can remove the \windows
directory (assuming Windows 2000 is installed in \winnt)

The line your going to remove from the boot.ini will be similar to
C:\="Microsoft Windows"

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000"
/fastdetect


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

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| Hi,
|
| I recently upgraded my computer from windows98 to windows2000. When I
| upgraded it though, there were two options: "Upgrade" and "Clean install".
| However, the option to "upgrade" was greyed out, so i had to choose "clean
| install".
|
| Now, whenever i put my computer on, the first thing it does is ask me
which
| operating system i want to go into. i never use windows98, and its just a
| nuisance.
|
| Is there any way I can get rid of windows98 without affecting windows2000
or
| any of my files on windows2000?
|
| Thankyou for your time

 

[Guest]

thanks a lot, i'll give it a go in the near future.

 

[Dave Patrick]

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

:
| thanks a lot, i'll give it a go in the near future.