Reloading W2K problem

[gladiator]

After receving various status codes and to a MS helpdesk
tech, it was recommended that I only run the repair
option from my W2K CD.

After running that option my computer no longer boots
clean. It defaults to a menu where I can select W2K
Professional aor W2K Professional setup. If I don't
select it coninutes to boot eventually asking for a boot
disk.

I have tried to recover my previous CFG.SYS but that
failed.

What is the procedure to get W2K to boot clean and
straight into the desktop?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Edit boot.ini located in the root of the system partition (usually C:\)
boot.ini will be something like;

[Boot Loader]
Timeout=30
Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000" /fastdetect
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Windows NT Setup"

Change it to; (note the 'default=' line must also change. rdisk and
partition values may be different for your system.)

[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="Windows 2000" /fastdetect


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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


:
| After receving various status codes and to a MS helpdesk
| tech, it was recommended that I only run the repair
| option from my W2K CD.
|
| After running that option my computer no longer boots
| clean. It defaults to a menu where I can select W2K
| Professional aor W2K Professional setup. If I don't
| select it coninutes to boot eventually asking for a boot
| disk.
|
| I have tried to recover my previous CFG.SYS but that
| failed.
|
| What is the procedure to get W2K to boot clean and
| straight into the desktop?
|

 

[Gladiator]

Thanks Dave.

I appreciate the assistance.

I will give it a shot.

Randy

 

[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 Dave.
|
| I appreciate the assistance.
|
| I will give it a shot.
|
| Randy