Hello,
Please follow the steps below for your two issues:
1- Just try to login from both the boot.ini options;
Windows and Windows.000
Which ever you are able to login successfully that is your main boot.ini
file for Windows XP. To delete the other boot.ini from your machine please
follow the below steps;
1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Click Tools and select Folder Options.
3. Click the View tab and select Show hidden files and folders.
4. Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types and Hide protected operating
system files.
5. Click OK.
6. Right-click C:\Boot.ini file and select Properties.
7. Verify that the read-only check box is unchecked.
8. Double-click the boot.ini file to open it and delete the latest line that
is similar as follows.
C:\= "Previous operating system on C:"
9. Save and close the file. Then, the option to start in Windows 98 will
disappear.
10. Delete all the Windows 98 files in Windows XP.
You need to delete the uninstallation files of Windows 98
Please refer to the article below.
Q308008 How to Remove the Windows XP Uninstallation Files
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/0/08.asp
If you cannot find the Windows XP Uninstall option, please follow the steps
below.
1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Click Tools and select Folder Options.
3. Click the View tab and select Show hidden files and folders.
4. Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types and uncheck Hide protected
operating system files.
5. Click OK.
6. Delete the following files.
C:\Win9xundo.dat
C:\Win9xundo.ini
C:\Winlfn.ini
For more information, please refer to the article below:
Title: HOW TO: Create a Multiple-Boot System with Windows XP:
URL:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q306/5/59.asp
Title: Multibooting with Windows XP:
URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gettingstarted/meandxp.asp
Title: Installing more than one operating system on your computer:
URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...SXP/home/using/productdoc/en/dual_booting.asp
2- After installing SP2, you were unable to access 16 bit DOS programs.
Resolution/Recommendations:
This issue appeared to be caused by not having the file Autoexec.nt in your
C:\WINDOWS\System32
We replaced the autoexec.nt file by following these steps:
1)Go to start, then run.
2)Type cmd then click OK.
3)in command prompt, type (without quotes) "copy
c:\windows\repair\autoexec.nt
c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt", then Enter.
4)restart computer.
IF not then do the below steps;
Start> All programs > Accessories > Notepad > and type follow text.
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3
Give the name to file Autoexec.nt and saved under C:\windows\system32.
For further reference:
How to Troubleshoot 16-Bit Windows Programs in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314495
Taimur Mughal [MSFT]
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