Removing Win2k
This is a discussion about Removing Win2k in the Windows Hardware category; I just installed the latest beta of Whistler, and can't figure out how to remove my previous install of Win2k. What do I do? Also, is there some way to do a clean install of Whistler, instead of having to install over a previous operating system? I noticed there is no support for install disks CrashNBurn.
I just installed the latest beta of Whistler, and can't figure out how to remove my previous install of Win2k. What do I do? Also, is there some way to do a clean install of Whistler, instead of having to install over a previous operating system? I noticed there is no support for install disks
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I hope this help...here we go....
I'm assuming that you want to remove Win2k, but keep Whistler...
simply...in a DOS prompt, get to the main drive letter...we will use C:\ as the default drive..
Change to C:\, type in "attrib -s -h -r boot.ini"
then type "edit boot.ini"
remove the part in there that shows Windows 2000. Save it. Then type "attrib +s +h +r boot.ini". Make sure your doing all of this in Whistler. Then in Whistler, goto the directory that has Win2k in it, example is C:\winnt for 2000 and c:\windows for whistler.
Remove the winnt directory...reboot the computer, everything should be fine after that.
And yes, you can clean install. If your using FAT32, simply use a Windows 9x boot disk to get into DOS and install it through there off of your drive or off the CD.
Hope this helps..
I'm assuming that you want to remove Win2k, but keep Whistler...
simply...in a DOS prompt, get to the main drive letter...we will use C:\ as the default drive..
Change to C:\, type in "attrib -s -h -r boot.ini"
then type "edit boot.ini"
remove the part in there that shows Windows 2000. Save it. Then type "attrib +s +h +r boot.ini". Make sure your doing all of this in Whistler. Then in Whistler, goto the directory that has Win2k in it, example is C:\winnt for 2000 and c:\windows for whistler.
Remove the winnt directory...reboot the computer, everything should be fine after that.
And yes, you can clean install. If your using FAT32, simply use a Windows 9x boot disk to get into DOS and install it through there off of your drive or off the CD.
Hope this helps..
OP
I tried booting with a Win9X boot disk and running setup, but it keeps telling me that "this program can't run in MSDOS mode"...any suggestions?
CrashNBurn
Quote:Originally posted by jdulmage:I hope this help...here we go....
I'm assuming that you want to remove Win2k, but keep Whistler...
simply...in a DOS prompt, get to the main drive letter...we will use C:\ as the default drive..
Change to C:\, type in "attrib -s -h -r boot.ini"
then type "edit boot.ini"
remove the part in there that shows Windows 2000. Save it. Then type "attrib +s +h +r boot.ini". Make sure your doing all of this in Whistler. Then in Whistler, goto the directory that has Win2k in it, example is C:\winnt for 2000 and c:\windows for whistler.
Remove the winnt directory...reboot the computer, everything should be fine after that.
And yes, you can clean install. If your using FAT32, simply use a Windows 9x boot disk to get into DOS and install it through there off of your drive or off the CD.
Hope this helps..
CrashNBurn
Quote:Originally posted by jdulmage:I hope this help...here we go....
I'm assuming that you want to remove Win2k, but keep Whistler...
simply...in a DOS prompt, get to the main drive letter...we will use C:\ as the default drive..
Change to C:\, type in "attrib -s -h -r boot.ini"
then type "edit boot.ini"
remove the part in there that shows Windows 2000. Save it. Then type "attrib +s +h +r boot.ini". Make sure your doing all of this in Whistler. Then in Whistler, goto the directory that has Win2k in it, example is C:\winnt for 2000 and c:\windows for whistler.
Remove the winnt directory...reboot the computer, everything should be fine after that.
And yes, you can clean install. If your using FAT32, simply use a Windows 9x boot disk to get into DOS and install it through there off of your drive or off the CD.
Hope this helps..
errr no offense....THC 129, I think that CrashNBurn is a newbies...lol..
j/k
you have to switch to the i386 folder the same folder as whistler is in and run "winnt.exe"...
example...
C:\2296\i386\winnt.exe
[This message has been edited by jdulmage (edited 08 November 2000).]
j/k
you have to switch to the i386 folder the same folder as whistler is in and run "winnt.exe"...
example...
C:\2296\i386\winnt.exe
[This message has been edited by jdulmage (edited 08 November 2000).]
