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Peter
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:50 am Post subject:
Problem after aborting Win2000 Server Setup |
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I attempted to upgrade from Win98 to Win2000 Server. Part way into the Setup
procedure I realised it was going to force a clean install, so I aborted the
Setup.
Now, every time I start the computer I get an option to boot into Win2000 or
Win98. The default is Win2000, but there are no Win2000 files installed. If
I miss the 5 second window to cursor down to Win98, the system locks up with
a message about not finding files and I have to restart.
I have tried in vain to get rid of this option on startup. I have looked for
files or folders to delete. I have searched the CMOS settings. What am I
missing? Do I have to reinstall Win98 (is this even possible now?).
AAAAaaaaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!! |
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seth
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:50 am Post subject:
Re: Problem after aborting Win2000 Server Setup |
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first, you can press escape to stop the counter
second, you can select win98 from the startup menu
third, to remove the 2000 item from the menu, when windows boots, open
c:\boot.ini file and delete the line that says "windows 2000 server" and
leave everything else the way it is
"Peter" <sales@hydeparkpress.com.au> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I attempted to upgrade from Win98 to Win2000 Server. Part way into the
Setup
procedure I realised it was going to force a clean install, so I aborted
the
Setup.
Now, every time I start the computer I get an option to boot into Win2000
or
Win98. The default is Win2000, but there are no Win2000 files installed.
If
I miss the 5 second window to cursor down to Win98, the system locks up
with
a message about not finding files and I have to restart.
I have tried in vain to get rid of this option on startup. I have looked
for
files or folders to delete. I have searched the CMOS settings. What am I
missing? Do I have to reinstall Win98 (is this even possible now?).
AAAAaaaaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!!
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Dave Patrick
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:50 am Post subject:
Re: Problem after aborting Win2000 Server Setup |
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You can boot with your Win98 startup disk and issue the command
sys C:
this will rewrite the boot sector, then you can delete these files boot.ini,
ntldr, ntdetect.com, bootsect.dos, pagefile.sys and possibly ntbootdd.sys
from the root of the System partition C:\.
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Regards,
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
"Peter" wrote:
|I attempted to upgrade from Win98 to Win2000 Server. Part way into the
Setup
| procedure I realised it was going to force a clean install, so I aborted
the
| Setup.
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| Now, every time I start the computer I get an option to boot into Win2000
or
| Win98. The default is Win2000, but there are no Win2000 files installed.
If
| I miss the 5 second window to cursor down to Win98, the system locks up
with
| a message about not finding files and I have to restart.
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| I have tried in vain to get rid of this option on startup. I have looked
for
| files or folders to delete. I have searched the CMOS settings. What am I
| missing? Do I have to reinstall Win98 (is this even possible now?).
|
| AAAAaaaaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!!
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