How do I remove Windows 2000 bootloader?

[petreza]

Hi,

A friend of mine has this problem:

Originally on his computer he had Windows 98.
Then he tried to install Windows 2000.
But because there was a problem with W2K he decided to go back to W98.

Now every time he boots there is a menu for choosing:

1. Windows 2000
2. Windows 98

eventhough Windows 2000 is not installed. And there is a timer for 30 seconds.

From what I know that is the W2K bootloader. I tried removing it by running "fdisk /mbr" but it didn't work. I guess it is installed in the partition itself.

QUESTION:

How do I remove the bootloader so that it boots directly into W98?
If removing is impossible then how can I reduce the timing to zerro seconds?

Thank you !

 

[minoukat]

go into your primary active partition, find the file Boot.ini (it's hidden and read only btw), remove the line with Windows 2000 on it, save it, and reboot

 

[turd]

you can also create a boot disk, boot with it, and, at the A: prompt, type "sys c:".