Removing a boot option from Windows 2000

[Given2Fly]

To make a long(and stupid) story short, I messed something up, and ended up having to reinstall Win2k yesterday...I decided to install to a different directory from the default because I had a few files in my old WINNT directory I needed ... So..now, when I boot up I have 2 boot options..both for Win2k(one which works, and one which doesn't)..and I can't remember for the life of me how to get rid of one of those options..luckily it defaults to the one that works, but I'd prefer to get rid of the option for the one that doesn't..can somebody please remind me how to do this..thanks

 

[Shadow07]

You will have to edit the BOOT.INI file. It has the following file attributes:

READ ONLY
SYSTEM
HIDDEN

You will have to remove all of them before you edit the file. I would make a backup of the file just incase something doesn't work, or make sure you have a recent ERD.

All you have to do is remove the line that you don't want to display in the boot options.

 

[RPB]

you can also right click my computer select properties then advanced and the uncheck the box that shows the boot menu

 

[Useful0ne]

Better still. From the command prompt, change to C:

type attrib boot.ini -h -s

press enter - then type

notepad boot.ini

press enter & edit away.

U-1

 

[Given2Fly]

Thanks all..fixed it..I thought it was the boot.ini, but couldn't find the file and forgot it was hidden(brain fart)..thanks again..all is working well now =p