Dual Boot

[emmynem_2005]

I Have Windows 98 As My Primary OS In "C" Drive.
3 Days Ago I Installed Windows XP Professional In "D" Drive.
I Had NT/Authority Error In Windows XP.
So I Formatted My "D" Drive Through MS-Dos From Windows 98.
But Still I Am Getting 2 Options At Start Up To Select Windows 98 Or Windows XP.
How To Remove It From There???

 

[waynejkruse10]

edit the boot.ini in the C:\ drive

 

[emmynem_2005]

How And What Should I Edit In boot.ini?

 

[Samm]

boot.ini is in root of C drive but is hidden.
Set windows explorer to show hidden files, locate boot.ini & open it's properties. Untick the read only setting & hidden setting.

Open boot.ini in text editor such as notepad or Dos edit. (Do not use Word etc).

Change the contents of the file to :

[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows 98" /fastdetect

Change boot.ini attributes back to hidden & read only afterwards.

Strongly recommend you create a backup of boot.ini first before you modify it.

 

[emmynem_2005]

My boot.ini File Shows This.



[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows"


What Should I Do To It?
And What About The Last Line "C:\="Microsoft Windows" ?

 

[Samm]

Your boot.ini looks different because it is still listing XP as an option. XP would have been on the second partition of the first drive, hence 'partition(2)'.

Try renaming boot.ini to boot.old or something, then create a new boot.ini containing just the lines i posted. The last line of yours (C:\="Microsoft Windows") isn't necessary when there is only one OS to choose from.
Remember to set the hidden, system & readonly attributes for the new boot.ini & make sure it is in the root of the C drive.

If your system fails to boot with the new boot.ini, just boot off a boot disk, delete the new file & rename the original one back to boot.ini