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More info?)
Thanks Dave!
Your help is OUTSTANDING!
George
>-----Original Message-----
>Edit boot.ini located in the root of the system partition
(usually C:\)
>
>boot.ini will be something like;
>
>[Boot Loader]
>Timeout=30
>Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
>[Operating Systems]
>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows
2000" /fastdetect
>C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Windows 2000 Setup"
>
>Change it to;
>[Boot Loader]
>Timeout=30
>Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
>[Operating Systems]
>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows
2000" /fastdetect
>
>
>(note the 'default=' line must also change. rdisk and
partition values may
>be different for your system.)
>
>To clean install with your serial ATA controller you'll
want to boot the
>Windows 2000 setup disks or CD-Rom. The set of four
install disks can be
>created from your Windows 2000 CD-Rom; change to the
\bootdisk directory on
>the CD-Rom and execute makeboot.exe (from dos) or
makebt32.exe (from 32 bit)
>and follow the prompts.
>
>Then *F6* very early and very important (at setup is
inspecting your system)
>in the setup to prevent drive controller detection, and
select S to specify
>additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to
insert the manufacturer
>supplied Windows 2000 driver for your serial ATA
controller in drive "A"
>
>If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers,
then it may be too
>late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already
assigned the
>resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.
>
>When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and
or other partitions
>found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the
install, then again
>restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid
unexpected drive
>letter assignments with your new install.
>
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>"George" wrote:
>| Howdy!
>|
>| I started an install of Windows 2000 on a new hard
>| drive on a computer. When the install rebooted, it
could
>| not see any hard drives (probably because it can not see
>| the SATA hard drives) Subsequently, I ghosted the image
>| on to the new hard drive. Now, at boot-up the computer
>| still gives me both the normal Windows boot and the
>| Windows setup boot (which it defaults to eventually
giving
>| the blue screen of death). I want to get rid of the
setup
>| boot option. How do I do this??
>|
>| THANKS for any help you can provide.
>|
>| George
>
>
>.
>
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