Win98 Install Problem

[prog_tom]

Hi, I have a Win2k Pro, installed before i installed Win98se, win2k pro is on e:\, Win98se is installed on C:\, I formated the whole C:\ so ... I think I losted the boot info file.

Now I can only boot into Win98, I would like to know if there's anyway to boot both...

[parksie]

Run Windows 2000 Setup again, and choose Repair.

[chrismitchell]

I found that the only way is to install 98 first then install 2000 because it gives the option of dual boot.. though try what Parksie says.

[filburt1]

Solutions:

• Install Windows 2000 after Windows 98
• Do a Windows 2000 repair (iffy)
• Get a boot manager program
• Don't use Windows 98

I prefer the last one.

[chrismitchell]

I also prefer the last one...

[Guv]

Partititon Magic 6.0 from Powerquest includes Boot Magic. This combo is damn good at installing and handling multiple operating systems.

It is also handy because it can create, hide, resize, and move partitions. The resizing and moving can be done without losing the data in a partition.

[AgentBxb]

Hi prog tom if you formatted your c drive and win 2000 on e:\ you would have lost three files that are needed to boot win2000
1) boot.ini
2)ntdetect
3)NTLDR

You can make your own boot.ini using notepad then change the file extension to *.ini it lookes something like this... You probably will have to change the "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)" part to whatever hard drives your using you might have to play with it a little can't do all your work for ya

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows"

Next step copy all three files to your C:\ Drive or you can copy them to a floppy disk and use that to boot up your system I've included the other 2 files needed they are generic to all windows system so they will work for anybody

but anyways hope that helps and Good luck

[AgentBxb]

Hi prog tom if you formatted your c drive and win 2000 on e:\ you would have lost three files that are needed to boot win2000
1) boot.ini
2)ntdetect
3)NTLDR

You can make your own boot.ini in notepad it lookes something like this you might have to play with the "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)" part to use your own HardDrives can't do all the work for ya

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows"

Next copy all three files to your C:\ drive or you can use a floppy and boot of of that...
and that's it hope that helpes and Good Luck...

[AgentBxb]

Sorry the NTLDR file was to big to post here but if you type NTLDR in any search engine you should be able to find it


Woops sorry for the double post I was trying to attach those files but they were to big and i couldn't delete one of them