booting

[Debbie]

When I reboot my puter I get a screen that asks me to choose between
1)Microsoft Professional Windows 2000
2)Microsoft Professional Windows 2000 Setup
I have never had that show up before. Why is it showing up now and how can I
get rid of it? Thank you
Debbie

 

[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 2000 Setup"

Change it to;
[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

Then you can delete these folders

$win_nt$.~bt
$win_nt$.~ls

Edit rdisk(x) and partition(y) as needed for your situation.

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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

:
| When I reboot my puter I get a screen that asks me to choose between
| 1)Microsoft Professional Windows 2000
| 2)Microsoft Professional Windows 2000 Setup
| I have never had that show up before. Why is it showing up now and how can
I
| get rid of it? Thank you
| Debbie
|
|

 

[Debbie]

I did a search for boot.ini and nothing showed up?
Debbie

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 2000 Setup"

Change it to;
[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

Then you can delete these folders

$win_nt$.~bt
$win_nt$.~ls

Edit rdisk(x) and partition(y) as needed for your situation.

--

Regards,

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

:
| When I reboot my puter I get a screen that asks me to choose between
| 1)Microsoft Professional Windows 2000
| 2)Microsoft Professional Windows 2000 Setup
| I have never had that show up before. Why is it showing up now and how can
I
| get rid of it? Thank you
| Debbie
|
|

 

[Stubby]

It's hidden. Right click on it, Properties, clear the appropriate bits.

 

[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.

Post the text if you need help.

--

Regards,

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

:
|I did a search for boot.ini and nothing showed up?
| Debbie

 

[Debbie]

[Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Setup"


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.

Post the text if you need help.

--

Regards,

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

:
|I did a search for boot.ini and nothing showed up?
| Debbie

 

[Dave Patrick]

OK, then what I posted originally is exactly what you need to change it to.


--

Regards,

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

:
| [Boot Loader]
| Timeout=5
| Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
| [Operating Systems]
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
| Professional" /fastdetect
| C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Setup"

 

[Debbie]

Thank you. That worked.
Debbie


OK, then what I posted originally is exactly what you need to change it to.


--

Regards,

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

:
| [Boot Loader]
| Timeout=5
| Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
| [Operating Systems]
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
| Professional" /fastdetect
| C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Setup"

 

[Dave Patrick]

Good to hear. 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

:
| Thank you. That worked.
| Debbie