please help.. accidently tried to install win2k over win2k

kyoporich · Cadet Joined: May 07, 2004 Posts: 4 Location: USA

Hi everyone.

I made a really bad mistake in trying to fix some start up bugs on my pc at home (running win2k sp4) by trying to re-install it again (this worked for me many times with win98). As soon as it starts the setup and begins to detects my current version windows, it alerts me that I can't install win2k and to contact an administrator. It only has 2 options, hit enter to continue or F3 to quit. So I have to hit F3 each time. Now when my computer starts up, during the boot, it asks me what I would like to start and it gives me 2 options- windows 2k professional or windows 2k professional set up. It defaults to set up and only gives me 5 seconds before it automatically starts the set up process again ultimately resulting in that screen that tells me I can't continue and must hit F3 to quit. If I select the windows 2k professional option, my win2k loads as it did before.

Anyone know how to get rid of this win 2k set up boot default option that I created? Now I must sit in front of my computer as I starts up and switch the selection to the normal boot each time or else it goes to set up where it eventually fails.

I don't think CD and key code that I used for the reinstall is the same as the original CD and key code that I used for the original install. Could this be the problem? Any advice or input would help

Thanks for all your help

-kr

helpless · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 4:08 pm Post subject:

read the below2 times before starting with it.

go to your boot.ini file after unhiding your systemhidden-files, open it with notepad, and remove the line with /setup ( if your not sure post the text here, and stop doing anything ) then save the file as NEWbootini.txt

the go to the original boot.ini file again and rightclick it to change the properties, adjust them so it will alow you to rename the file, rename it to bootini.OLD.

then followed by renaming your NEWbootini.txt yo boot.ini
then reboot and it will be OK if everything goes well.

CU


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