MS-MVP Help please

[WallyBugg]

I have a two drive configuration with Win98 on drive C
(master); WinXP resides on drive D (slave).

I had to reinstall WinXP after installing Win98.

Win98 is no longer on my boot.ini choices. I do not have
enough confidence to write to the boot.ini.

Current entry is as follows:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect ?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

How would I write this to the boot.ini? Is there a way to
make WinXP recognize Win98 without writing anything?

Thanks for your help!

Wally

 

[CS]

I have a two drive configuration with Win98 on drive C
(master); WinXP resides on drive D (slave).

I had to reinstall WinXP after installing Win98.

Win98 is no longer on my boot.ini choices. I do not have
enough confidence to write to the boot.ini.

Current entry is as follows:

[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect ?

How would I write this to the boot.ini? Is there a way to
make WinXP recognize Win98 without writing anything?

See the instructions on MVP Doug Knox's web site:

http://www.dougknox.com/

Look for "Installing 98/ME after XP has been installed".

 

[John John]

Is there a bootsect.dat file at the root (C:\) of the Windows 98
partition? If yes then add this line to the [operating systems] section
of the boot.ini file:

C:\="Windows 98"

So your file should look like so:


[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
C:\="Windows 98"


If you have no bootsect.dat post again. There was no need to reinstall
Windows XP, this was easily fixable without a reinstall.

John