I upgraded my operating system from Win 98 to 2000, but I could never use it because it asked for a password that I didn't know (and the person who did the upgrade for me didn't remember it!!!!)
So, finally, I reinstalled Windows 2000, thinking I would loose everything. But that didn't happen. I did something wrong and now my PC has 2 operative systems and both are called Windows 2000 Professional.
Now, I have this message whenever the computer starts: "Please select the operating system to start". If I choose the upper one, it opens the previous one, the one I cannot use because of the password. If I choose the lower one, it opens the new one and I can get in. It is quite annoying to have to choose each time and I am afraid that it is occupying memory space. I also have a mix up of folders.
Does anybody know how can I get rid of the previous one? If I change the boot.ini setup I won't know which is which! Should I reinstall and choose different options when asked about disk partitions?
Thank you very much!
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Jump to PostHi,
I don't know if it is possible to remove windows without format, but I will till you how to control the boot list and how to skip the selection of OS.
Right click My computer and choose properties.
Choose advanced tab and then startup and recovery settings.
from …
Jump to PostI'm thinking you re-partitioned part of your drive to get the second operating system on there. first, start a reinstall. then, when you get to the partition options page, remove all the extra partitions. your original installation of windows will be on the top partition (unless you have one that …
Jump to Postminesz, follow dortz' instructions to th Edit button and put up a copy of the notepad that opens, cos what you folks are discussing is clear as mud. Pretty much.
Jump to PostHeh!, sorry, it was actually kb.net's instructions, not Dortz's that I wanted you to follow, but you got it right anyway... :)
Okay, your current boot.ini file is correct, your earlier version tells me that you actually installed your second OS onto the same partition as the …
Jump to PostBy the way, if you do not use some third party software to wipe your HD before an installation then during Setup you must remove the old OS [boot] partition and then remake and fast-format it. Remaking the boot partition [C:] rewrites the master boot record for the disk, and …
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