How do I remove Win98 when Win2k is installed on top of it?

[dscline]

I installed Win2k pro over Win98, but the only reason I did it was because I wasn't quite ready to do a full format. I had no need for dual booting, so I installed Win2k as a "clean install", and converted the drive (only one partition) to NTFS. Obviously Win98 won't work on NTFS, but I still get the option when I start the machine of either Win98 or Win2k, even though Win98 doesn't work. I assumed that the Windows directory (the old 98 OS) was just on the drive as a bunch of files, as opposed to a working OS, and that I could just delete the Windows directory. I've done that, with no apparent ill effects, but I still get the Win98 option when starting the machine. In hindsight, obviously, since I had no need for dual boot, I should have formatted first.

Question 1: How do I get rid of the dual boot screen so the machine goes straight into Win2K?

#2: If I do manage to get rid of the dual boot screen, would this install effectively be the same as a fresh install of Win2k? Is there really any advantage (from an OS "cleanliness" standpoint) of doing a full format before installing Win2k vs. doing a clean install over Win98? I would think the Win2k installation would be the same since it wasn't an "upgrade" option (except, apparently, for the dual boot screen I'm seeing). If I'm wrong about this, is it really worth it for me to format at this point & start over before I get too many things installed?

Thanks!

Edit: Just saw this thread, should have looked further down the list! Locutus's reply seems to take care of question#1. I'll try that when I get home. Still like to get opinions on #2.

 

[madbuster]

hey dude i've got the same problem as you do!

i istalled win98 on fat32 then did "clean istall" of win2k

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one thing that you cAN do though is:

download a boot manager from 3rd party software <ie not the windows stuff> and those apps. are a lot more configuarble.

 

[madbuster]

answer to 2nd question.


you should re-format becuase a fat32 file syst. loses it's integraty slowly over time. so it is good to reformat about every 2 years if not sooner.

 

[setaanbomb]

Right click my computer and click properties
Click on Advanced Tab
Click on Start up/Recovery
There is a check box to disable the boot menu. Check or uncheck it, I forget.

 

[dscline]

<< you should re-format becuase a fat32 file syst. loses it's integraty slowly over time >>



Isn't this a non-issue since I've just recently converted that drive to NTFS? Theoretically, everything that was on the drive when it was fat32 will be deleted, and the only things left would be those that were added after it was converted to NTFS (specifically, the Win2k files and anything I add after that install). The only reason I didn't do a format to begin with is because that drive was in another computer that was running out of disk space. I ghosted it to a larger drive, put the larger drive in the old computer, then the older, smaller drive has now become the OS drive for the server (a new larger drive will become the data drive for the server). I just wanted to make sure everything was OK with the old data that was ghosted before I formatted it.