Windows 2000 boot options

The Windows End-of-Support Solution Center is a starting point for planning your migration strategy from Windows For more information see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy. Modifying Folder Options. Save a Backup Copy of Boot.

Sample Boot. Editing the Boot. Removing an Operating System from the Menu. Modifying the Operating System Menu Order. Modifying the Default Operating System. Modifying the Time Out. This step-by-step article describes how to edit the Boot. NTLDR displays the bootstrap loader screen, where you can select an operating system to start. This screen is based upon the information in the Boot.

If you do not select an entry before the counter reaches zero, NTLDR loads the operating system that is specified by the default parameter in the Boot. You can add or modify settings in this section to boot other manually installed operating systems or cloned copies of Windows Professional. Check out the Windows Professional archive , and catch up on all the Windows Professional columns.

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The first tasks include modifying your folder options so you can view hidden files, and then backing up the Boot. This is a sample of the preceding Boot. Example of the line to select:. The default represents the operating system that will be loaded if no selection is made before the time-out occurs. The time-out represents the number of seconds you are allowed to select an operating system from the menu before the default operating system is loaded.

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