Microsoft KB Archive/293401

= How to Enable Dual Boot After You Install Windows Me on a Windows 2000-based Computer =

Article ID: 293401

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q293401



SUMMARY
This article describes how to enable a dual boot configuration on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer on which you have installed Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).



MORE INFORMATION
When you install Windows Millennium Edition on a Windows 2000-based computer, the Windows 2000 boot menu may not appear. To enable a dual-boot configuration, repair the Windows 2000 installation. To do this, follow these steps:  Start Windows 2000 Setup. On the Welcome to Setup page, press R. On the Windows 2000 Repair Options page, press R. When you are prompted to Select one of the following repair options, press M. Press the UP ARROW twice to select Verify Windows 2000 system files, and then press ENTER to clear the selection. Press the DOWN ARROW to select Continue (perform selected tasks), and then press ENTER.

The following message appears:

You need an Emergency Repair disk for the Windows 2000

installation you want to repair.

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With an Emergency Repair Disk
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> If you have an Emergency Repair Disk, press ENTER.</li> Insert the Emergency Repair Disk into drive A, and then press ENTER.</li> Follow the instructions to repair the installation, and then restart the computer.</li></ol>

Without an Emergency Repair Disk
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> If you do not have an Emergency Repair Disk, press L. A message similar to the following should appear:

Setup has found Windows 2000 in the following folder:



</li> Press ENTER.

Setup examines the disks and completes repairs.</li></ol>

If Setup Is Unable to Locate Windows 2000
If you do not have a Windows 2000 Emergency Repair Disk, and Setup cannot locate the Windows 2000 installation, perform the following Windows 2000 installation: <ol> Start Windows 2000 Setup.</li> On the Setup will install Windows 2000 on partition page, select Leave the current file system intact (no changes), and then press ENTER.</li> Press ESC to install Windows 2000 to a new folder.</li> In the Select the folder in which the files should be copied box, type \TempWin, and then press ENTER.

Setup installs a new copy of Windows 2000.</li> Log on to the new copy of Windows 2000.</li> Start a command prompt.</li> At the command prompt, type :, where drive is the boot drive of the computer, and then press ENTER. For example, type C:, and then press ENTER.</li> Type ATTRIB -H -R -S BOOT.INI, and then press ENTER.</li>  Type EDIT BOOT.INI, and then press ENTER.

Edit.com opens a BOOT.INI file similar to the following: <pre class="fixed_text">[boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\TEMPWIN [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\TEMPWIN=&quot;Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional&quot; /fastdetect C:\ = &quot;Microsoft Windows&quot; </li>  Replace all instances of TEMPWIN with WINNT. The BOOT.INI file should appear similar to the following: <pre class="fixed_text">[boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=&quot;Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional&quot; /fastdetect C:\ = &quot;Microsoft Windows&quot; </li> Press ALT+F, and then press S.</li> <li>Press ALT+F, and then press X.</li> <li>Type ATTRIB +H +R +S BOOT.INI, and then press ENTER.</li> <li>Type EXIT .</li> <li>Restart the computer.</li> <li>When the boot menu appears, select Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.</li> <li>Use Windows Explorer to delete the TEMPWIN folder and the All Users.TEMPWIN folder.</li></ol>

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