Removing Windows NT Boot Menu After Installing Windows 95

 Last reviewed: September 9, 1996
Article ID: Q135551
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows 95

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:" (without the quotation marks).

  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%).

KBCategory: kbinterop
KBSubcategory: ntboot ntconfig
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10 3.50 3.51 95 win95x flex



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Last reviewed: September 9, 1996
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