2 OS????

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hi

i have a problem with my system, i was previously using
win98se but i decided to upgrade to win2k so i just load
in the win2k disc and installed win2k from there...well
eventually i got what i wanted, win2k os but i found out
something when i switch on the system. Everytime the
system will prompt me for this 2 options:
1. Microsoft Windows 2000, or
2. Microsoft Windows

well i had installed win2k, obviously i chose option 1,
but what is option 2? is it win98? why do i have 2 OS?
how can i fully uninstalled win98se on my system? i only
want to use win2k NOT win98.Help.

Thank You

B

 

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It sound like you simply installed win2k, rather than upgraded or clean
installed and thus have two o/s.
So does yr sys start if you select option2?
and if so which o/s?
If it starts with win98 reboot to option 1, open boot.ini and edit out ref
to option 2, then locate the win98 folder and delete - ensure this is the
win98 folder, I believe default win2k folder is 'Winnt'
If it doesnt boot simply edit boot.ini.

"B" <desmond1980@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1b8ca01c45097$1e394510$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> hi
>
> i have a problem with my system, i was previously using
> win98se but i decided to upgrade to win2k so i just load
> in the win2k disc and installed win2k from there...well
> eventually i got what i wanted, win2k os but i found out
> something when i switch on the system. Everytime the
> system will prompt me for this 2 options:
> 1. Microsoft Windows 2000, or
> 2. Microsoft Windows
>
> well i had installed win2k, obviously i chose option 1,
> but what is option 2? is it win98? why do i have 2 OS?
> how can i fully uninstalled win98se on my system? i only
> want to use win2k NOT win98.Help.
>
> Thank You
>
> B

 

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Thank You for your advice and feedback...
Sorry about the multi-posting...im just too desperate for
help hope u can understand...
now what i want is to do a clean install of W2K. Its ok
even if it needs to format my HDD. All i want is to delete
everything and have a clean and new W2K as my OS.

How do i go about having everything deleted and just have
Win2K install?

Thank You Very Much

B

>-----Original Message-----
>It sound like you simply installed win2k, rather than
upgraded or clean
>installed and thus have two o/s.
>So does yr sys start if you select option2?
>and if so which o/s?
>If it starts with win98 reboot to option 1, open boot.ini
and edit out ref
>to option 2, then locate the win98 folder and delete -
ensure this is the
>win98 folder, I believe default win2k folder is 'Winnt'
>If it doesnt boot simply edit boot.ini.
>
>"B" <desmond1980@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1b8ca01c45097$1e394510$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> hi
>>
>> i have a problem with my system, i was previously using
>> win98se but i decided to upgrade to win2k so i just load
>> in the win2k disc and installed win2k from there...well
>> eventually i got what i wanted, win2k os but i found out
>> something when i switch on the system. Everytime the
>> system will prompt me for this 2 options:
>> 1. Microsoft Windows 2000, or
>> 2. Microsoft Windows
>>
>> well i had installed win2k, obviously i chose option 1,
>> but what is option 2? is it win98? why do i have 2 OS?
>> how can i fully uninstalled win98se on my system? i only
>> want to use win2k NOT win98.Help.
>>
>> Thank You
>>
>> B
>
>
>.
>

 

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304868
Insure you delete/format any partitions the install process finds before
continuing

"B" <desmond1980@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1bdf501c4519d$534ce480$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank You for your advice and feedback...
> Sorry about the multi-posting...im just too desperate for
> help hope u can understand...
> now what i want is to do a clean install of W2K. Its ok
> even if it needs to format my HDD. All i want is to delete
> everything and have a clean and new W2K as my OS.
>
> How do i go about having everything deleted and just have
> Win2K install?
>
> Thank You Very Much
>
> B
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >It sound like you simply installed win2k, rather than
> upgraded or clean
> >installed and thus have two o/s.
> >So does yr sys start if you select option2?
> >and if so which o/s?
> >If it starts with win98 reboot to option 1, open boot.ini
> and edit out ref
> >to option 2, then locate the win98 folder and delete -
> ensure this is the
> >win98 folder, I believe default win2k folder is 'Winnt'
> >If it doesnt boot simply edit boot.ini.
> >
> >"B" <desmond1980@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:1b8ca01c45097$1e394510$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> hi
> >>
> >> i have a problem with my system, i was previously using
> >> win98se but i decided to upgrade to win2k so i just load
> >> in the win2k disc and installed win2k from there...well
> >> eventually i got what i wanted, win2k os but i found out
> >> something when i switch on the system. Everytime the
> >> system will prompt me for this 2 options:
> >> 1. Microsoft Windows 2000, or
> >> 2. Microsoft Windows
> >>
> >> well i had installed win2k, obviously i chose option 1,
> >> but what is option 2? is it win98? why do i have 2 OS?
> >> how can i fully uninstalled win98se on my system? i only
> >> want to use win2k NOT win98.Help.
> >>
> >> Thank You
> >>
> >> B
> >
> >
> >.
> >