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removing w2k from dual boot
 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-04-10 11:49 [#01559082]
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when i installed xp pro on this one machine it didn't
remove win2k. now during boot up i am prompted to choose the
os i wan tto load. ive got it set to pick xp immediately,
but i don't care, I just want win2k offa there. anyone had
to deal with this before?


 

offline ToXikFB on 2005-04-10 12:01 [#01559094]
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yeah i had the problem, i just formatted and reinstalled

 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-04-10 12:10 [#01559108]
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aha, i got it

msconfig utility, boot.ini - "check all boot paths" - this
looks for dual boot and offers to remove it.

sweet.

now how do i get rid of the files? can i just delete the
windows folder?



 

offline xf from Australia on 2005-04-10 12:10 [#01559110]
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pretty much yeah, just don't erase anything related to your
current install.


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2005-04-10 12:12 [#01559112]
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If you just go to the control panel, choose system, then the
advanced tab then go to start up and recovery section and
choose settings, there as an option to edit the startup file
manually.

Just remove any references to W2K from that file (so you
only have Windows XP details left) and the bootloader won't
show any more.


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2005-04-10 12:13 [#01559117]
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Be careful just deleting the folder because you may delete
drivers and shit that you still require, you should be OK
though.


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2005-04-10 12:18 [#01559127]
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all my boots got in em is rocks

 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2005-04-10 14:15 [#01559635]
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id reccomend reformatting the partition wink2k is on, if you
can bother to copy everything else over, but if you dont
wanna the above will do fine



 

offline woj on 2005-04-11 17:38 [#01562037]
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C:\boot.ini at [operating systems] remove line with "Windows
2000..."



 

offline woj on 2005-04-11 17:40 [#01562038]
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oh shit, now get rid of the folder, fast!

 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-04-11 19:16 [#01562070]
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I didn't and I seem to be ok.

 

offline x0hx from Lysdexia (United States) on 2005-04-14 01:38 [#01564484]
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Run this hidden and lightly undocumented command with
switch:
FDISK /MBR
MBR = Master Boot Record
Thank you I'll be here tomorrow

 

offline x0hx from Lysdexia (United States) on 2005-04-14 01:44 [#01564486]
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Oh well fuck me nvm
you got it
Personally I'd use a bootable linux distro to get rid of the
2K partition... Shouldn't XP see it already though?
There's a few good free partition managers out there as
well...
Try the "Ultimate Boot CD", Bootdisk, or Bart's PE
You can make your own custom environment with Bart's

 

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