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How to remove dual boot SBS 2000 / SBS 203
Hello,
Two physical discs, one partition each. C:, SBS 2000, E: SBS 2003 (D: CDROM).
I would like to leave ONLY SBS 2003 single boot.
Any help is appreciatted.
Pedro
Two physical discs, one partition each. C:, SBS 2000, E: SBS 2003 (D: CDROM).
I would like to leave ONLY SBS 2003 single boot.
Any help is appreciatted.
Pedro
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DanKoster
Forgot to mention that the file is usually hidden and marked system, so you need to make sure you have those files visible in explorer. Or just hit Start -> Run and type "notepad c:\boot.ini".
Hi Pedro
Alternatively, you can do:
Start > run > msconfig
Boot.ini Tab
You should see both of your operating systems under [operating systems]. What I would do is select the one that is your SBS 2003 and set it as Default and then change the Timeout to maybe 1 second. Doing this will accomplish (1) it'll automatically boot into SBS 2003 if no one is there to select the proper OS and (2) the timeout is set so quickly that there is no 30 second delay when booting the system.
Since you're running a server, changing drive letters is very dangerous, who really knows what will and won't work.
Let us know how it goes please.
Michael
myfootsmells
Alternatively, you can do:
Start > run > msconfig
Boot.ini Tab
You should see both of your operating systems under [operating systems]. What I would do is select the one that is your SBS 2003 and set it as Default and then change the Timeout to maybe 1 second. Doing this will accomplish (1) it'll automatically boot into SBS 2003 if no one is there to select the proper OS and (2) the timeout is set so quickly that there is no 30 second delay when booting the system.
Since you're running a server, changing drive letters is very dangerous, who really knows what will and won't work.
Let us know how it goes please.
Michael
myfootsmells
If it were me, I'd backup, flatten, and reinstall. See http://sbsurl.com/backup for the how-to.
This would be your cleanest, safest way to do this.
Jeff
TechSoEasy
This would be your cleanest, safest way to do this.
Jeff
TechSoEasy