Multiboot Question

[Jim Davis]

Is there any way to uninstall/remove/delete/get rid of an OS from a
multiboot setup? e.g. You have a choice at startup to boot Win 2000 or Win
XP? Is there any way to get rid of Win 2000 and return your system to Win XP
only?

If so, how?

TIA.

 

[Kerry Brown]

Is there any way to uninstall/remove/delete/get rid of an OS from a
multiboot setup? e.g. You have a choice at startup to boot Win 2000
or Win XP? Is there any way to get rid of Win 2000 and return your
system to Win XP only?

If so, how?

TIA.

Where is the win2k installed? Different partition? Different drive?

 

[Jim Davis]

Where is the win2k installed? Different partition? Different drive?

Kerry --

On a different drive. Specifically, Win XP on C: drive, Win 2k on another
drive partitioned as D:.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Boot to WinXP, click start/run, type 'control sysdm.cpl' and click ok. On
the advanced tab, click startup and recovery settings. Click the 'edit'
button under the startup options to open boot.ini in edit mode. Remove the
line from [operating systems] that loads Win2000. Click file/save and close.

If you haven't already, you can delete the Win2000 system folders from
whatever drive they are residing one.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Kerry Brown]

Kerry --

On a different drive. Specifically, Win XP on C: drive, Win 2k on
another drive partitioned as D:.

Edit the boot.ini file to remove the entry for win2k. Temporarily disable
the D: drive. Run it for a few days to make sure XP isn't using that drive.
Once you're sure re-enable the drive and re-partition and format it.

 

[Jim Davis]

Edit the boot.ini file to remove the entry for win2k. Temporarily disable
the D: drive. Run it for a few days to make sure XP isn't using that
drive. Once you're sure re-enable the drive and re-partition and format
it.

To Kerry Brown and Rick "Nutcase" Rogers --

My sincerest thanks to you both. I followed your advice and everything
worked perfectly. Several of my "knowledgeable" friends said this could not
be done. Well, they were wrong.

Thanks again to you both. Take care.

Jim Davis.

 

[Jim Davis]

Hi,

Boot to WinXP, click start/run, type 'control sysdm.cpl' and click ok. On
the advanced tab, click startup and recovery settings. Click the 'edit'
button under the startup options to open boot.ini in edit mode. Remove the
line from [operating systems] that loads Win2000. Click file/save and
close.

If you haven't already, you can delete the Win2000 system folders from
whatever drive they are residing one.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Is there any way to uninstall/remove/delete/get rid of an OS from a
multiboot setup? e.g. You have a choice at startup to boot Win 2000 or
Win XP? Is there any way to get rid of Win 2000 and return your system to
Win XP only?

If so, how?

TIA.

To Rick "Nutcase" Rogers and Kerry Brown --

My sincerest thanks to you both. I followed your advice and everything
worked perfectly. Several of my "knowledgeable" friends said this could not
be done. Well, they were wrong.

Thanks again to you both. Take care.

Jim Davis.

 

[Kerry Brown]

To Kerry Brown and Rick "Nutcase" Rogers --

My sincerest thanks to you both. I followed your advice and everything
worked perfectly. Several of my "knowledgeable" friends said this
could not be done. Well, they were wrong.

Thanks again to you both. Take care.

Jim Davis.

Your welcome. Glad it worked out.