Article ID: 245808 - Last Review: March 1, 2007 - Revision: 3.2

Prompt for Choosing Hardware Profiles Even if Only One Profile Exists

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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.
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CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 files (Ntldr and Ntdetect.com) are being used to start Windows 2000.
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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.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, when used with:
    • the hardware: Intel x86
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
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kbenv kbprb KB245808
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