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How to put Win NT at first choice
Name: alpha Date: May 20, 2003 at 09:56:42 Pacific OS: WinNT & Win 2000 CPU/Ram: p3-500/256
Comment:
Original OS in C: is Win NT. D: is Win 2000, it was install later. While turn on the PC, there are two choice -- first is Win 2000, second is Win NT. If I don't select Win NT, pc will be auto. run Win 2000. How do I can put Win NT for first choice, or let pc auto. run Win NT at first without select ?
Name: [KoRT] O d i n Date: May 20, 2003 at 11:17:50 Pacific
Reply:
go into your boot.ini and switch it around.
location: C:\WINNT or C:\WINDOWS
^_^ - good luck
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Response Number 2
Name: FishMonger Date: May 20, 2003 at 21:02:50 Pacific
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On the desktop, right-Click on "My Computer" and select: Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery > Under "system Startup" select NT as your default OS
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Response Number 3
Name: trvlr Date: May 21, 2003 at 07:26:41 Pacific
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Reply-2 much the easier/simpler route...
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Response Number 4
Name: Deputy DooDah Date: May 21, 2003 at 11:49:18 Pacific
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No need to click all over hell and half of Texas. Make your boot.ini look like this:
[boot loader] timeout=10 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows 2000" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT 4.0" multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT 4.0 VGA mode" /basevideo /sos \WINNT="Windows NT 4.0" multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT 4.0 VGA mode" /basevideo /sos
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Response Number 5
Name: akhen Date: May 22, 2003 at 07:30:03 Pacific
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use the "rightclick/properties/advancetab" method. Much much simplier...trust me.
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Response Number 6
Name: alpha Date: May 22, 2003 at 12:49:06 Pacific
Reply:
Thank everyone for help. I did " right click/properties/advance tab", it is very easy and good way.
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