How to get rid of "dual boot"screen?

[Harry Krause]

When one of my computers boots up, it presents two choices for OS...

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows 2000 (default)


The lower choice which is the default comes up even though there is only
one OS on the machine...

How do I get rid of the Windows 2000 (default) choice?


Here's the contents of my boot.ini file:

[boot loader]
timeout=10
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




Suggestions?


Thanks!

 

[Eric McG]

Control Panel > System > Advanced [tab] > Startup and Recovery [button]. In the
System Startup section, select the configuration that boots properly from the
drop down list.

Uncheck "Display list of operating systems.....". Click on OK till you're out.

 

[Harry Krause]

Control Panel > System > Advanced [tab] > Startup and Recovery [button]. In the
System Startup section, select the configuration that boots properly from the
drop down list.

Uncheck "Display list of operating systems.....". Click on OK till you're out.

No...didn'thelp...there's only one OS listed there, and it isn't the
default...it is the "other one."

 

[Abhijeet Nigam [MSFT]]

Hi,

Copy MSconfig.exe from Windows XP machine to your Windows 2000 Professional
Machine
and then check the boot information by running msconfig
probably it has the information of the default windows 2000
remove that information from there



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[Harry Krause]

Hi,

Copy MSconfig.exe from Windows XP machine to your Windows 2000 Professional
Machine
and then check the boot information by running msconfig
probably it has the information of the default windows 2000
remove that information from there



This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Thanks, but I don't have Win XP...any other source for MSconfig.exe?

 

[Harry Krause]

Thanks, but I don't have Win XP...any other source for MSconfig.exe?

Found msconfig from xp...and this is what is in my boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=10
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


What is it I am supposed to change or eliminate?

 

[Jim Hanke [MSFT]]

I am assuming this was a "cut and paste" of your boot.ini.

I see an extra ( that should not be there.

Default=multi(0)disk((0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINNT

If this is not a cut and paste and simply a typo, I would not expect you to
see the menu.
You can change the time to 1 instead of 10.
The menu will still appear, but only for an instant.

Jim.

 

[Eric McG]

If the system was booting correctly, simply uncheck "Display list of operating
systems.....". Click on OK till you're out.

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Eric McGillicudy

Control Panel > System > Advanced [tab] > Startup and Recovery [button]. In the
System Startup section, select the configuration that boots properly from the
drop down list.

Uncheck "Display list of operating systems.....". Click on OK till you're out.

No...didn'thelp...there's only one OS listed there, and it isn't the
default...it is the "other one."

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Simply edit C:\Boot.ini to remove the unnecessary line(s).

1) Click Start > Run, Type "Cmd" and then press <Enter>.

2) Type "Cd\" and then press <Enter>

3) Type "Attrib C:\Boot.ini -h -r -s" and then press <Enter>

4) Click Start > Run, Type "Notepad c:\boot.ini" and then press
<Enter>

5) Edit the file as desired, save it, and then exit Notepad.

6) Type "Attrib C:\Boot.ini +h +r +s" and then press <Enter>

7) Close the command console.


Bruce Chambers
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