Re: How to remove OS choices from ex-dual boot system?

Hello Neil,

The output from before stated:

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 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
C:\=MS-DOS

Your other 2000 machine:

boot loader]
timeout=30
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

See the difference between WINNT and WINDOWS. This folders point to the folder where the OS files are located. So for me it should 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 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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Finally got it! Now that I know how, I found the boot.ini file in my
other Win2000 machine:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
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
So I guess all I have to do now is replace that file in the subject
machine with this one and I'm all set, correct?

And I can delete the MSDOS7 directory too.

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
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Hello Neil,

You have to enable the hidden files/folders, open Explorer, Tools,
Folder options, View, "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck
"Hide protected operating system files".

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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Thanks for the quick replies, fellas.

Alas, there is no boot.ini file either in the C: root directory or
anywhere else on the hard drive.

Searching on "boot" I find several other files, but none of them in
the root directory. There are a few "pqboot" files, so I assume
Partition Magic has taken over what boot.ini was supposed to do.

Apart from some folders (mostly the usual ones I guess) the only
things in
the root directory are config.sys, msdos.sys and a few text files.
Config.sys contains nothing but "REM Setup Generated File."
Msdos.sys
contains:
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\MSDOS7
WinBootDir=C:\MSDOS7
[Options]
LOGO=0
BootGUI=0
Any ideas?
"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Can you post the contents of C:\boot.ini ?

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"Neil Harrington" wrote:
I have a Windows 2000 computer which a couple of years ago I made
dual boot with Windows 98. I don't recall the details at all but
remember it took quite some finagling with Partition Magic since
the Win98 partition had to be the first one, and converted to
FAT32 of course. Later I decided to dump the dual boot arrangement
and go back to just Win2000, again accomplished with PM.

Since then, whenever I start up I'm given the choice of starting
Win2000 or DOS. Evidently the old DOS files were saved in a
directory, MSDOS7.

I am going to give the computer to a friend and would like to
remove the OS choice at startup, as she knows little about
computers and it will only confuse her. How do I do that?



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