Why the dual boot option? Help please.

[Lucite Lizard]

My wife's computer was running Win98SE. It recently developed some
issues so I decided to completely re-format the hard drive (I used a
Win98SE boot disk to reformat). I used an Win2k Professional install
disk in order to install Win2k on her computer. However, after
installing Win2k Prof, I get a dual boot option as follows:
1. Windows 2000 Professional
2. Microsoft Windows

I'm asked to choose which OS to boot and press Enter. Problem is,
Win98SE no longer installed.

My questions are:
Why am I getting the 2 boot options when only Win2k is installed?
Is it because I formatted the HD with a Win98SE boot disk?
Should I have selected a format option when prompted by during the
Win2k install process to something other than "use existing
format"? (such as having the Win2k Prof disk do the formatting)


Any answers appreciated.

 

[David H. Lipman]

Because its in the hidden file boot.ini in the root of "C:" and so are the Kernel DOS files.

Change the attribute of boot.ini to Read/Write and remove the MS DOS line then save the file
and remark as Read-Only.

Dave

| My wife's computer was running Win98SE. It recently developed some
| issues so I decided to completely re-format the hard drive (I used a
| Win98SE boot disk to reformat). I used an Win2k Professional install
| disk in order to install Win2k on her computer. However, after
| installing Win2k Prof, I get a dual boot option as follows:
| 1. Windows 2000 Professional
| 2. Microsoft Windows
|
| I'm asked to choose which OS to boot and press Enter. Problem is,
| Win98SE no longer installed.
|
| My questions are:
| Why am I getting the 2 boot options when only Win2k is installed?
| Is it because I formatted the HD with a Win98SE boot disk?
| Should I have selected a format option when prompted by during the
| Win2k install process to something other than "use existing
| format"? (such as having the Win2k Prof disk do the formatting)
|
|
| Any answers appreciated.

 

[Lucite Lizard]

Because its in the hidden file boot.ini in the root of "C:" and so are the Kernel DOS files.

Change the attribute of boot.ini to Read/Write and remove the MS DOS line then save the file
and remark as Read-Only.

Dave

Dave,

Thanks for your reply and advice.

Tried to do as you instructed. I first went to Control Panel and
Folder Options and checked "Show all files and folders" option.
I then used My Computer (Windows Explorer) to check the root C:
directory. Only files listed were the autoexec.bat and config.sys
files. I did a file search (F3 key) and searched for it with no luck
(if it's hidden I don't think it will show though).
Your advice sounds good, but I just can't locate the darn boot.ini
file.

Do you or any others have any additional answers that might help (or
why I can't locate the pesky boot.ini file).


Regards,
Lucite Lizard

 

[Conrad Pfleging]

In folder options you also have to uncheck "Hide Protected Operating System
Files"

 

[David H. Lipman]

You need use view "C:\" in My Computers.
Choose Tools --> Folder Options --> view
Un-ckeck "hide protected operating system files..."

You can then see boot.ini. Right click on the file and un-check "Read-Only" attribute.

Then remove last line which is most probably MS DOS loader line.

Should end up looking like...

[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

or

[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
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Recovery Console" /cmdcons


Save file, change boot.ini attribute back to Read-Only.

Again view "C:\" in My Computers.
Choose Tools --> Folder Options --> view
Ckeck "hide protected operating system files..."

Dave


| On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 23:07:38 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
|
| >Because its in the hidden file boot.ini in the root of "C:" and so are the Kernel DOS
files.
| >
| >Change the attribute of boot.ini to Read/Write and remove the MS DOS line then save the
file
| >and remark as Read-Only.
| >
| >Dave
| >
|
| Dave,
|
| Thanks for your reply and advice.
|
| Tried to do as you instructed. I first went to Control Panel and
| Folder Options and checked "Show all files and folders" option.
| I then used My Computer (Windows Explorer) to check the root C:
| directory. Only files listed were the autoexec.bat and config.sys
| files. I did a file search (F3 key) and searched for it with no luck
| (if it's hidden I don't think it will show though).
| Your advice sounds good, but I just can't locate the darn boot.ini
| file.
|
| Do you or any others have any additional answers that might help (or
| why I can't locate the pesky boot.ini file).
|
|
| Regards,
| Lucite Lizard

 

[Lucite Lizard]

The dual boot problem had been eleviated!

Thanks to both Conrad and David for advice and help in solving the
dual boot option I was getting.

Your help has been greatly appreciated. Again, Thank You to you both.

Best Regards,
Lucite Lizard