Computing.Net > Forums > Windows 2000 > Choose operating system startup

Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Click here to start participating now! Also, check out the New User Guide.

Choose operating system startup

Reply to Message Icon

Name: PCpassive
Date: October 2, 2003 at 04:47:23 Pacific
OS: win2k sp3
CPU/Ram: 866/256
Comment:

Hello all,
I recently bougt a new harddrive to use as primary master so i just made a ghost image of the old C: drive and put it on the new C: drive. At first it didnt work, the comp couldn't find a certain file. THen i found out that the file BOOT.INI has changed somehow, so i fixed it and the comp boots and works fine, but at startup i get the option to choose between Windows 2000 professional and WINNT(default). How do i remove this? Below is a copy of my boot.ini file

[boot loader]
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 /kernel=kernel01.exe




Sponsored Link
Ads by Google

Response Number 1
Name: wanderer
Date: October 2, 2003 at 10:19:26 Pacific
Reply:

I don't recognize the /kernel=kernel01.exe.

Everything else looks fine except I don't see how you would be getting a menu. You have no timeout=[amount of seconds] line in your boot.ini. With no timeout line its suppossed to just execute.


0

Response Number 2
Name: PCpassive
Date: October 2, 2003 at 11:08:49 Pacific
Reply:

The /kernel=kernel01.exe is added for another bootscreen. That's not the problem cause i already removed it and still the same.


0

Response Number 3
Name: PCpassive
Date: October 2, 2003 at 11:16:30 Pacific
Reply:

Nevermind,
I copied the boot.ini file from my xp machine to the 2k machine and edited it and it works fine now. Should've done that in the first place :)


0

Sponsored Link
Ads by Google
Reply to Message Icon

Related Posts

See More


windows 2000 print server... Backing up Sybase DB



Post Locked

This post is quite old and has been locked from receiving new replies. Please create a new posting instead.


Go to Windows 2000 Forum Home


Sponsored links

Ads by Google


Results for: Choose operating system startup

Two operating systems in the same c www.computing.net/answers/windows-2000/two-operating-systems-in-the-same-c/49890.html

2 operating systems option while booting www.computing.net/answers/windows-2000/2-operating-systems-option-while-booting/27511.html

Multiple Operating systems www.computing.net/answers/windows-2000/multiple-operating-systems/57332.html