Debora,
Sorry it has been a while since we have provided some direction but may
this will help.
So essentially you have 2 operating systems on your hard drive.
To delete the one that you don't want (condering the one you do want is
operating correctly) will be take 2 steps.
1. Remove the folder that the unwanted operating system is installed to,
ie, C:\WINNT, right click the appropriate folder in Windows Explorer and
choose delete. Make sure to empty the Recycle bin.
To verify which folder is correct we will evaluate the boot.ini file.
2. The boot.ini file tells the hardware where to locate the operating
system we want to load at bootup.
In order to see this file in Window Explorer you will need to go to
Tools\Options in Windows Explorer.
Set the file settings to see all hidden and system files.
The boot.ini file is located in the system folder root, ie, C:\Windows.
Open the boot.ini file in Notepad.
Here is an example of what it will look like.
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
Under the [operating system] section highlght and delete the whole line for
the operating system you no longer want.
Save and close boot.ini.
3. Once you reboot the system you should not longer have an option for the
operating system you removed.
If you accomplish this successfully and it doesn't resolve your memory
error you may need to install more memory.
Hope this helps and hasn't been to detailed. Be careful with the boot.ini
file. If you have any question just let me know.
Mike Terrill
Microsoft Server Setup Team
Enterprise Platform Support
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We want to remove the approiate listing for the operating system we do not
wish to use anymore.
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| ok i dont know if this is what i am supposed to do but
| maybe someone can tell me and How
|
| i HAD win98 and my husband (the genius) decided to upgrade
| to win2000 only he did it wrong so he tried agian.... well
| the first time it carried all the 98 stuff and files and
| the 2nd time it didn't but now i have 2 operating
| systems... i use the 2nd one and have new information and
| everything i need on it but i dont have a lot of memory
| because of all the un needed and unwanted stuff that is on
| the 1st win2000 so i WANT to just delete it but i dont
| know how... when i reboot it gives me the option of which
| one i want to use and they both have different stuff..ok
| one more thing i can do much online with the 2nd one...the
| one that i USE.... becase it tells me that i dotn have
| enought virtual memory and i should increase my paging
| file...i am HOPING that if i delete the 1st win 2000 it
| will take care of this too.....any advice is welcome your
| can post or e-mail me....thank you in advance
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