Solve : Windows XP and 2000?

1.	Solve : Windows XP and 2000?
Answer» When I boot up my computer it prompts me to either boot using windows XP or 2000 I'd like it just to run XP automaticly and delete the windows 2000 version where would I start to get rid of the second operating system?You need to edit your C:\BOOT.INI file. Post it on here and we will tell you what to remove. I went into my C drive and cant find a boot file I also tryied searching it in my FILES and folders on the C drive with no luckIts hidden. Select "Show OS files" in the folder properties. Wont advice to edit the boot.ini, as you will forever loose the 2000. Right click on "My computer" (not sure exactly here), there is an option which tells you which OS to select and display the choice menu for how many seconds.If you know where your operating system? I mean that if 2000 is on D: drive then format it.( FIRST backup of all your data) also remember that first is your xp not 2000. Quote from: vibhor_agarwalin on July 06, 2007, 06:55:45 AM Wont advice to edit the boot.ini, as you will forever loose the 2000. You won't lose the 2000 if you make a copy of the old boot.ini to (say) boot.ini.old see here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022 Still, Never mess up windows boot files Quote from: vibhor_agarwalin on July 06, 2007, 07:04:06 AM Still, Never mess up windows boot files It's OK if you know what you are doing. Quote from: contrex on July 06, 2007, 07:05:55 AM Quote from: vibhor_agarwalin on July 06, 2007, 07:04:06 AM Still, Never mess up windows boot files It's OK if you know what you are doing. But that's Windows, and it doesn't know what it itself is doing Quote from: rockstar4cs on July 05, 2007, 11:06:32 PM When I boot up my computer it prompts me to either boot using windows XP or 2000 I'd like it just to run XP automaticly and delete the windows 2000 version where would I start to get rid of the second operating system? How are we doing, rockstar4cs? What have you done on this so far? Exactly what happens when you see that screen? If you do nothing, the computer proceeds to boot under the DEFAULT OS after a set time, right? You don't need to actually remove Windows 2000 just to stop that screen from appearing. Just edit the boot.ini file (see the link contrex provided) Deselect the option Time To Display List Of Operating Systems. Of course, if you're sure you never want to use Win 2000 again, you might as well remove it from your hard drive to FREE up the space.

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When I boot up my computer it prompts me to either boot using windows XP or 2000 I'd like it just to run XP automaticly and delete the windows 2000 version where would I start to get rid of the second operating system?You need to edit your C:\BOOT.INI file. Post it on here and we will tell you what to remove.
I went into my C drive and cant find a boot file I also tryied searching it in my FILES and folders on the C drive with no luckIts hidden.

Select "Show OS files" in the folder properties.

Wont advice to edit the boot.ini, as you will forever loose the 2000.

Right click on "My computer" (not sure exactly here), there is an option which tells you which OS to select and display the choice menu for how many seconds.If you know where your operating system?
I mean that if 2000 is on D: drive then format it.( FIRST backup of all your data)
also remember that first is your xp not 2000. Quote from: vibhor_agarwalin on July 06, 2007, 06:55:45 AM

Wont advice to edit the boot.ini, as you will forever loose the 2000.

You won't lose the 2000 if you make a copy of the old boot.ini to (say) boot.ini.old

see here

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

Still,

Never mess up windows boot files Quote from: vibhor_agarwalin on July 06, 2007, 07:04:06 AM

Still,

Never mess up windows boot files

It's OK if you know what you are doing.
Quote from: contrex on July 06, 2007, 07:05:55 AM

Quote from: vibhor_agarwalin on July 06, 2007, 07:04:06 AM
Still,

Never mess up windows boot files

It's OK if you know what you are doing.

But that's Windows, and it doesn't know what it itself is doing Quote from: rockstar4cs on July 05, 2007, 11:06:32 PM

When I boot up my computer it prompts me to either boot using windows XP or 2000 I'd like it just to run XP automaticly and delete the windows 2000 version where would I start to get rid of the second operating system?

How are we doing, rockstar4cs? What have you done on this so far?

Exactly what happens when you see that screen? If you do nothing, the computer proceeds to boot under the DEFAULT OS after a set time, right?

You don't need to actually remove Windows 2000 just to stop that screen from appearing. Just edit the boot.ini file (see the link contrex provided) Deselect the option Time To Display List Of Operating Systems.

Of course, if you're sure you never want to use Win 2000 again, you might as well remove it from your hard drive to FREE up the space.

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