clean install yields 2 WIN2K OSs

[Guest]

I just did a clean install of WIN2K on a disk which used to have WIN2K onboard. Although the entire "C" drive was re-formatted, I now see two copies of WIN2K available to me when I boot up. The second copy cannot be used, as it claims that certain files are missing. However, since I am starting from "scratch", how can I delete any remaining pointers to the extra OS?

I only see one WINNT folder on my "C" drive, but the installation has used 1.35 GB of the available space. Doesn't the OS normally require about 500 MB?

Is there a way to render this drive "empty" so that a clean install is really clean?

Sincerely,

Ray H.

 

[Dave Patrick]

You probably have the clean install. You'll just want to remove the
inoperative line from boot.ini located in the root of the system partition.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

I just did a clean install of WIN2K on a disk which used to have WIN2K

onboard. Although the entire "C" drive was re-formatted, I now see two
copies of WIN2K available to me when I boot up. The second copy cannot be
used, as it claims that certain files are missing. However, since I am
starting from "scratch", how can I delete any remaining pointers to the
extra OS?

I only see one WINNT folder on my "C" drive, but the installation has used

1.35 GB of the available space. Doesn't the OS normally require about 500
MB?

 

[Guest]

Thanks Dave.

However, as an extra precaution, can you talk me through the procedure so I don't erase the wrong thing? A search for "boot.ini" yielded no results.

Thank you.

Ray H.

 

[Dave Patrick]

First Control Panel|System|Advanced|Startup and Recovery, 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. So you'll need to show-all-files, hidden, system in
Explorer. You should end up with something like this (below). The timeout
value is not functional when there is only one startup choice.

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.


[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
Professional" /fastdetect

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Thanks Dave.

However, as an extra precaution, can you talk me through the procedure so

I don't erase the wrong thing? A search for "boot.ini" yielded no results.

 

[Guest]

"...choose the correct System Startup option as default..."

Already selected.

"..then you'll need to delete the options you
want removed from the boot.ini"

"uncheck the box for "Hide protected operating system
files" to locate the files in the system partition."

This is also done.
However, beyond that, I cannot find theactual "boot.ini" and the following files:

"[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
Professional" /fastdetect "

 

[Dave Patrick]

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.

Or from the "Run" box;
edit C:\boot.ini

 

[Guest]

Thanks Dave. That did it!
My system now opens correctly from the OS I want, and nothing else appears during startup.
For safety sake, I'll hide those system files again.

Best regards!

Ray3D

 

[Dave Patrick]

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Enkidu]

I just did a clean install of WIN2K on a disk which used to have
WIN2K onboard. Although the entire "C" drive was re-formatted,
I now see two copies of WIN2K available to me when I boot up.

It doesn't seem as if the drive really was formatted.

If you feel like re-installing, try deleting the partition when you
re-install.

Though I see that you have resolved the problems, so you probably
won't want to do this!

Cheers,

Cliff