change boot.ini

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Herman

Hello All

I have removed win 2000 server from a partition and have reformatted
this partion. However when booting it is still in the boot setup.
How can I change the boot.ini ??

My actual boot.ini is:
[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 Server Setup"

I think I have to remove the last line?? Am I right in this

Can someone confirm this or do I need to do something else?

Herman
 
My actual boot.ini is:
[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 Server Setup"

I think I have to remove the last line?? Am I right in this
Can someone confirm this or do I need to do something else?
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As usual, make backups before trying and be sure to have a way
(Windows CD Console or another bootable hard drive or a recovery CD)
to access your drive if anything goes wrong! O:-)

Make sure hidden files: ntdetect.com and ntldr are present in the same
root folder as boot.ini

To leave just 2000 Pro, it is the last line that has to be eliminated.
You should also change the Default line:

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

It's possible that C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT hidden/temporary installation
directory is still occupying space on your drive, so it may be worth
to check it out.

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Marco Pesce - e-mail: marcopesce#tin.it
 
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