Why the dual boot option? Help please.

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