Prompt for Choosing Hardware Profiles Even if Only One Profile Exists

ID: Q245808

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
on the following platforms: x86
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

You may receive a prompt to choose which hardware profile to use when starting into Windows 2000, even if only one profile exists on your Windows 2000-based computer.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 files (Ntldr and Ntdetect.com) are being used to start Windows 2000.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, replace the Ntldr and Ntdetect.com files under the root of the boot partition with the correct versions for Windows 2000.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb