removing w2000 from dual boot machine

[compusimple]

Have a friends machine which starts up giving you the choice of xp-pro or w2000 pro.
Would like to eliminate W200-pro but can't find it in add remove programs.

I know I could wipe everything and load xp-pro but looking for an easier way.

tnx

Elliott

[Redapple]

Hello Ellioit.

- Right click on my computer, select properties
- Move to the advanced tab
- Under 'startup and recovery' select settings
- In the new dialog box you have a couple of options:
- If you wish to leave W2000 on the machine, but not see the option screen you can simply set the 'time to display list of operating systems:' to 0 as winXP should now be ur default OS
- If the removal of W2000 is your goal, then click edit
- First save a copy of the notepad file which opens 'boot.ini' just incase you make a mistake
- Now there will be a lines similar to:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

*There will also be a line for W2000 here under [operating systems] something like 'multi(1)disk(0)partition(#).....'
- Check that your default line points to XP, as it does above
- Now erase the line with the other OS, in this case W2000 ie. 'multi(1)' NOTE *the entire line may be more than one line in notepad*
- Save the file
- Then you are free to erase the folder associated with the erased OS NOTE *if a mistake was made, you may wish to do this as the last step*
- Reboot your system and its done.

- Upon any mistakes load into either W2000 or XP, etc which ever is easiest (or still remaining on your system)
- Copy the old boot.ini over the modified one, and try again.

[compusimple]

many tnx red
Have printed out instructions and will get back here with results

Elliott

[Redapple]

Your welcome Elliott.

[compusimple]

worked just as you said
tnx again
Elliott