uninstall wins 2k

jetster · 11-22-2006, 11:24 AM

Hi,

I have 2 operating systems (XP and wins 2k) on my comp and the hard disk has been partition into half. Everytime when It boots up, it will ask which operating sys to boot in and i find this is rather a pain. So now i want to get rid of 2k completely and merge all drives into one.

I need your expertise.

thanks in advance

kof2000 · 11-22-2006, 12:00 PM

you dont have to get rid of it or merge. you just need to get rid of the windows 2k from your boot.ini file. remove the 2k os line and save it then reboot or if xp is the top option just set the timeout to 0 and is done.

jetster · 11-22-2006, 12:09 PM

I've tried to do that but it won't let me save the file after I edited it. It said "can't save this file as it's an attribute file? "

So I don't know what to do next

henryjsaunders · 11-22-2006, 08:10 PM

Delete all the partitions and make another one with all the hard drive then you can use one OS without a boot menu.

kof2000 · 11-22-2006, 09:05 PM

are you editing it on the c: drive? for xp you need to go to the system properties and start up and recovery section to edit and make changes to it and click okay.

jetster · 11-23-2006, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kof2000

are you editing it on the c: drive? for xp you need to go to the system properties and start up and recovery section to edit and make changes to it and click okay.

Yes I was editing it on C drive...

How do you edit from system properties because I didn't any options to edit it ?

11-22-2006, 11:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
jetster Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: uk Age: 28 Posts: 47	uninstall wins 2k Hi, I have 2 operating systems (XP and wins 2k) on my comp and the hard disk has been partition into half. Everytime when It boots up, it will ask which operating sys to boot in and i find this is rather a pain. So now i want to get rid of 2k completely and merge all drives into one. I need your expertise. thanks in advance

11-22-2006, 12:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	you dont have to get rid of it or merge. you just need to get rid of the windows 2k from your boot.ini file. remove the 2k os line and save it then reboot or if xp is the top option just set the timeout to 0 and is done. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

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henryjsaunders Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 190	Delete all the partitions and make another one with all the hard drive then you can use one OS without a boot menu. __________________ Serving your everyday needs, Mr Saunders www.henryjsaunders.com

11-22-2006, 09:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	are you editing it on the c: drive? for xp you need to go to the system properties and start up and recovery section to edit and make changes to it and click okay. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

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11-22-2006, 12:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
jetster Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: uk Age: 28 Posts: 47	I've tried to do that but it won't let me save the file after I edited it. It said "can't save this file as it's an attribute file? " So I don't know what to do next

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