C:\WINDOWS vs C:\WINNT

[Howard Jeter]

Have two computers in household, both running Windows XP
Home eddition.

One shows the Windows Directory as C:\WINDOWS. The other
shows it as C:\WINNT.

How did the second one end up with WINNT and what is
WINNT?

Howard

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

C:\WinNT was an upgrade from Windows 2000. C:\Windows was a clean install!

 

[Howard Jeter]

More complicated than that. The computer with the WINNT
was purchased new from Gateway and was supposed to have XP
home edition on it. When I start the computer, it says
it's loading XP home edition. However, there is no Windows
folder listed in the files, just the WINNT folder.

Howard

 

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

OEMs can do it any way they want. Crusty old fart rat bastard was
talking about the retail CD install.