went from win98 to xp

[Guest]

I installed win xp full version with serv pack 2. I thought my hard drive was
wiped clean of win98 but apparently not. When i start up it asks me to choose
which operating system, xp or windows. Also when i shut down it does not auto
shut down it says safe to turn off computer. Is the a way to fix these or do
i have to start all over?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Phil,

1) Go to the Control Panel/System/advanced tab, click on startup and
recovery settings. Click the edit tab to open boot.ini in notepad. Remove
the line that loads Win98 from the [operating systems] section, then close
saving changes.

2) Go to the Control Panel/Power Options, look on the advanced tab for the
option to enable APM. It is not installed by default during installation.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Check All Boot Paths

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Boot.ini tab | Check All Boot Paths button |
A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations | Confirm you want to remove the entry and reboot

[[Check All Boot Paths - This button will check the boot paths for all
operating systems listed in the BOOT.INI to ensure they point to a valid
operating system. ]]

Msconfig image
http://www.winnetmag.com/Files/16/20784/msconfig.gif

If there is only one you will get:
It appears that all BOOT.INI lines for Microsoft operating systems are OK.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Thank you VERY VERY much for your help. worked like a charm.
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Thank you,
Phil

Hi Phil,

1) Go to the Control Panel/System/advanced tab, click on startup and
recovery settings. Click the edit tab to open boot.ini in notepad. Remove
the line that loads Win98 from the [operating systems] section, then close
saving changes.

2) Go to the Control Panel/Power Options, look on the advanced tab for the
option to enable APM. It is not installed by default during installation.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Phil,

You're most welcome.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Thank you VERY VERY much for your help. worked like a charm.
--
Thank you,
Phil

Hi Phil,

1) Go to the Control Panel/System/advanced tab, click on startup and
recovery settings. Click the edit tab to open boot.ini in notepad. Remove
the line that loads Win98 from the [operating systems] section, then
close
saving changes.

2) Go to the Control Panel/Power Options, look on the advanced tab for
the
option to enable APM. It is not installed by default during installation.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

I installed win xp full version with serv pack 2. I thought my hard
drive
was
wiped clean of win98 but apparently not. When i start up it asks me to
choose
which operating system, xp or windows. Also when i shut down it does
not
auto
shut down it says safe to turn off computer. Is the a way to fix these
or
do
i have to start all over?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Have you scanned for an updated sound card driver? Best source would be the
system maker or card manufacturer's site.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org