Removing Windows NT Boot Menu After Installing Windows 95 (135551)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q135551

SUMMARY

Windows 95 can co-exist with Windows NT on the same computer. However, if you want to remove Windows NT system files and the Boot menu after you install Windows 95, you must follow the procedures described below.

MORE INFORMATION

To de-activate the Windows NT Boot menu sequence and remove Windows NT system files, do the following:
  1. Create a Windows 95 Startup disk using the Add/Remove Programs options in the Windows 95 Control Panel.
  2. Put the Windows 95 Startup disk in drive A and reboot your computer.
  3. Update the hard disk partition boot sector using the SYS command on the Windows 95 Startup disk by typing SYS C:.
  4. Remove the Windows 95 Startup disk from Drive A and reboot your computer.
  5. In Windows 95, remove or back up the following files:

    NTLDR
    NTDETECT.COM
    BOOT.INI
    NTBOOTDD.SYS (located only on a SCSI boot partition drive)

  6. If you want to remove Windows NT, delete the Windows NT directory tree

    (%SystemRoot%).

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/12/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB135551
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