Ref. XP home/2000 server pro
Hi
I'm trying to find/locate/search for the Operating System Folder. All file and folders are unhidden including the OS folder. I've looked in Explore in the root files "C&E" and have done extensive searches and aways come up empty handed. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? What file name and extension does one use when using "search" for the operating folder? Thanks in advance.

Tools >> Folder Options >> View >> Show hidden files and folders

Type in this at the run box to get to the Windows folder of the currently running OS.%systemroot%

On Win2k--any variety--OS folder is WINNT and on WinXP it is usually Windows.
thesea are not usually hidden folders.

Hi
All check boxes for hidding files folders, including hide OS file are deselected. The WINNT and WINDOW folders are there (visible)but when I expand them I don't see a file I can associate with an OS file.

An OS is an abbriviation for Operating System. If you are trying to find a specific file extention such as *.dll, *.ocx, *.msi, *.exe, *.com, *.sys, *.dbl, et cetera, just use the find function to find the file that you wish to find, and press search. This will find all files with the given extention from the directory you specify, and optional for subdirectories.

If you are trying to find your page file, it would be at the root of the drive that you have specified it to reside on (default c:\). If you are trying to find the exact version of the verision of Windows you are running, just type in winver at the run box, and press enter. This will show you the version of WIndows that you are currently running. If none of these respnces are what you are looking for, please respond.

Hi
Do all the files of the OS reside in one folder and is that the system folder? If I were to go to the E drive (logical) and delete the system folder and edit the boot.ini folder would that remove/delete the Win 2K OS? My goal is to free up the E partition and use it for files and data.

Apparently you have two operating systems. One must be on C and the other on E. You must have a dual-boot system with a dual-boot manager that lets you choose which system to load on each startup.

If you delete the main folder and subfolders of the Win 2K operating system on your E drive, it is clear that Win 2K will no longer work. However, I think that a proper uninstall, if possible, will give you better results than just deleting the operating system and its folders and subfolders.

Deleting OS folders usually leaves a lot of other files related to the defunct operating system scattered in different folders of the drive or partition, and this will impair drive performance and/or give you error messages. In addition, you wouldn't be freeing up as much space as you could.

If you just want to keep Win XP and as long as it is installed on your C drive, you should get rid of Win 2K in the best possible way. That is, you should try to uninstall it correctly rather than delete it manually folder by folder. By uninstalling it properly, you shouldn't lose any data folders on your E drive that you might wish/need to keep.

You should also read the Win 2K help in order to see how it can be uninstalled.

If you can't find an uninstall option for Win 2K under Add/Remove programs, then you have to determine what folders you really need to keep on the E drive before deleting Win 2K manually. After that, you can proceed and delete the Win 2K folders, being careful not to erase those folders containing personal data and info that you want to keep.

Finally, if you have a dual-boot manager (that is, if every time you start or reboot your system you see options asking you to choose which OS you want to use), you should uninstall that, too. If you keep only one OS, there's no use in having the dual-boot manager anymore. It might give you errors on every boot if you keep it. Anyway, if it doesn't cause trouble, you won't need it, so uninstall it, too.

In the upper right-hand corner of this page there is a search option where you can type in relevant words (such as "uninstall win 2000" or something like that), then choose the Win 2000 OS in the drop down menu next to that box, and click on "Go search". This will let you find other posts that might give you more info on how to do what you want.

Good luck.

Juan

Juan
Thanks for all your help. I will take your advice.
Jerome.