How do u remove windows 2000 server?
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shinakuma9
, Dec 19 2006 10:59 PM
#1
Posted 19 December 2006 - 10:59 PM
#2
Posted 20 December 2006 - 07:50 AM
try browsing this link, there's a pretty good "how-to" there you may be able to use. Be careful. or be prepared to reinstall all over again---Good luck!
http://www.petri.co...._windows_xp.htm
http://www.petri.co...._windows_xp.htm
#3
Posted 20 December 2006 - 07:56 AM
Oh, and did I mention that you could lose everything else on your hard drive if you don't pull this off? Having two OS of course takes up more space, but then, the two are supposed to be on separate partitions. If you have both on the same partition (big headache and a hard blunder to pull off in the first place, thanks to windows safeguards) but in their own folders, as I have mistakenly done, you should probably keep reading until you find a similar situation and use that info.
again, be careful or be prepared to reinstall all over again---
again, be careful or be prepared to reinstall all over again---
Edited by trid2bnrml, 20 December 2006 - 08:02 AM.
#4
Posted 20 December 2006 - 08:24 AM
Hi shinakuma9...
Let's look into this a little further. Open My Computer and double click on "Local Disk C:". What Windows Folders do you see? Is there one named Windows and one named WINNT or something similar to that?
From Windows XP, Open Control Panel and double click on the "System" icon. Under the "Advanced" tab, in the "Startup and Recovery" section, click on the "Settings" button. In the window that opens, click on the "Edit" button. A notepad window will open (boot.ini)...copy the contents of that window and Paste it here for me.
wannabe1
Let's look into this a little further. Open My Computer and double click on "Local Disk C:". What Windows Folders do you see? Is there one named Windows and one named WINNT or something similar to that?
From Windows XP, Open Control Panel and double click on the "System" icon. Under the "Advanced" tab, in the "Startup and Recovery" section, click on the "Settings" button. In the window that opens, click on the "Edit" button. A notepad window will open (boot.ini)...copy the contents of that window and Paste it here for me.
wannabe1
#5
Posted 20 December 2006 - 02:47 PM
Yes, there is a WINNT folder
heres the contents from the file
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Server" /fastdetect
heres the contents from the file
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Server" /fastdetect
#6
Posted 20 December 2006 - 03:04 PM
Are there any files you need to move from the 2000 installation to the XP installation?
This will go quickly when we start and there will be no going back. If there is nothing in the 2000 installation you want to keep, do the following.
From Windows XP, open My Computer and double click on the "Local Disk C:" icon. Right click on the WINNT folder and choose "Delete"...Accept the deletion.
Open the boot.ini file as you did earlier. Then copy the red text below...right click in the boot.ini file window and choose "Select All"...right click again and choose "Paste". This will replace your current boot.ini file with the one I modified for you. Click "File" on the notepad toolbar and choose "Save".
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
Close all open windows and reboot.
This will go quickly when we start and there will be no going back. If there is nothing in the 2000 installation you want to keep, do the following.
From Windows XP, open My Computer and double click on the "Local Disk C:" icon. Right click on the WINNT folder and choose "Delete"...Accept the deletion.
Open the boot.ini file as you did earlier. Then copy the red text below...right click in the boot.ini file window and choose "Select All"...right click again and choose "Paste". This will replace your current boot.ini file with the one I modified for you. Click "File" on the notepad toolbar and choose "Save".
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
Close all open windows and reboot.
Edited by wannabe1, 20 December 2006 - 03:04 PM.
#7
Posted 21 December 2006 - 07:50 AM
well now it seems that 2000 is removed properly, thanks for the help.
Anything else i have to do?
Anything else i have to do?
#8
Posted 21 December 2006 - 08:05 AM
If everything's running ok....you're good to go!
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays!
#9
Posted 21 December 2006 - 02:50 PM
Alright, seems fine.
happy holidays to u too
thx for the help!
happy holidays to u too
thx for the help!
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