Simple Question (Startup)

[StressedTechie]

Very simple question but cant find a remedy.

I have a machine that when strating up presents the following screen

Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Professional

and perfroms a countdown from 25. I can make a selection. I want to clear this so only one selction is made visible and reduce the countdown. I thought this would be present in a Boot.ini file but the machine in question does not have one. Any ideas!

Thanks

 

[wannaciscobe]

Hi,
I'm not sitting in front of a win2k box right now but I think this is relate to the "choosing an operating system" you get from right clicking the "my computer" icon.

It's buried on a tab somewhere but you can do a couple of things like change the countdown time or just tell it to boot without choosing...
I'm sorry I can't be more specific but I can't remember exactly where it's found..

bob

 

[Wirdo]

I am on a win2k mach. As said right click my computer. Select properties, advanced, startup and recovery. You should see a section says display a list of OS for x amount of time change it to the desired amount.

 

[StressedTechie]

Thanks guys, I never knew that existed in the properties of My Computer.

Thanks I can start sticking my hair back in now.

Cheers

 

[Jocsta]

This will only let you change the selection and login delay though.
The "usable systems" are stored in c:\boot.ini.
If you are getting 2 identical lines saying "Windows 2000 Professional", and you wish to get rid of one of them, you can delete it directly from this file.
<< JOC >>

 

[wolluf]

StressedTechie

and the boot.ini is usually hidden system file - which may be why you think there isn't one.

 

[Jocsta]

LOL - kinda forget little things like that as I never hide system files, and obviously don't read the problem carefully enough 8)