windows 2000 professional startup

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During start up my computer shows 2 identical choices of starting windows
2000, followed by msdos. I would like to remove the 2nd option to start
windows from my startup screen... How can I accomplish this? Thanks for any
help
 
R-click "My Computer", Select Properties, Select Advanced Select Startup
Setting, Select Edit.
 
Hi Gary,

you must edit the boot.ini file in your C: Partition and delete
any entries in your mbr or other tables. Dont forget to delete
unnecessary and from old operating systems left files...

Before you do this make a backup of your system and install
the recovery console on your system. Be carefull and only edit
the boot.ini when you exactly know what you are doing there.

Read this carefully: http://www.sysinternals.com/Information/bootini.html

Best Regards

Kerem Gümrükcü
 
Thank you Kerem, I will give this a try...

Kerem Gümrükcü said:
Hi Gary,

you must edit the boot.ini file in your C: Partition and delete
any entries in your mbr or other tables. Dont forget to delete
unnecessary and from old operating systems left files...

Before you do this make a backup of your system and install
the recovery console on your system. Be carefull and only edit
the boot.ini when you exactly know what you are doing there.

Read this carefully: http://www.sysinternals.com/Information/bootini.html

Best Regards

Kerem Gümrükcü
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During start up my computer shows 2 identical choices of starting windows
2000, followed by msdos. I would like to remove the 2nd option to start
windows from my startup screen... How can I accomplish this? Thanks for any
help
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1. Open a Command Prompt window and unhide boot.ini:
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

E:\Documents and Settings\andy>c:

C:\>attrib boot*
SH C:\BOOTLOG.TXT
SH C:\BOOTLOG.PRV
SH C:\bootsect.dos
A SHR C:\boot.ini

C:\>attrib -h -s -r boot.ini

C:\>

2. In Windows Explorer open boot.ini and delete the entry you don't
want:
[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="E: Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional (SP4 AX4C Max II)" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(6)\WINNT="H: Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional (SP4 AX4C Max II" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINNT="F: Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional (SP4 P4-HT AiW)" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(5)\WINNT="G: Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows"

3. In Command Prompt window, hide boot.ini:
C:\>attrib +r +s +h boot.ini

C:\>
 
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