Repairing 98\XP dual-boot

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Sam

I had to re-install w98 and ran into some boot issues. I copied back
boot.ini, ntldr and ntdetect to the c drive. Then used the fixboot command
in the recovery console. The start menu appears and when I select xp, it
reboots immediately. With w98 - invalid system disk. The bootcfg rebuild
didn't work. Is there a file that I missed or was there something I should
have done but didn't?

Thanks,
Sam
 
Thanks but that's not quite what I need. It assumes that you are using FAT32
and XP is on the C drive. I'm using NTFS and it's on the D drive.
 
Yes, but don't be so quick to dismiss those steps. I have had dual-boot with
98 on C (FAT32) and XP on D (NTFS) and, after having formatted and
reinstalled 98 on C with XP still on D, have followed the instructions in
the "Repairing the Windows® XP Boot Loader" section in addition to copying
ntldr and ntdetect.com to C drive. Following that, I was successful at
booting into both operating systems once again.



Regards,
 
I would also check it out first, I have the same configuration (C: fat32
win98, D: XP NTFS)

if after you finish reading that and still have problems, post or repost the
exact problem and I or someone else here will surely get ya going again.

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I appreciate both your feedback. I got frustrated with it and wiped
out both drives. I'm up and running. Made a new ghost image so I
won't have to worry about it again for another year.

Thanks again,
Sam


| Forgot to mention copying boot.ini in addition to ntldr and
ntdetect.com :-)
|
|
|
| Regards,
|
| --
| Patti MacLeod
| Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
|
|
| "Patti MacLeod" wrote:
|
| > Yes, but don't be so quick to dismiss those steps. I have had
dual-boot with
| > 98 on C (FAT32) and XP on D (NTFS) and, after having formatted
and
| > reinstalled 98 on C with XP still on D, have followed the
instructions in
| > the "Repairing the Windows® XP Boot Loader" section in addition
to copying
| > ntldr and ntdetect.com to C drive. Following that, I was
successful at
| > booting into both operating systems once again.
| >
| >
| >
| > Regards,
| >
| > --
| > Patti MacLeod
| > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
| >
| >
| > "Sam" wrote:
| >
| > > Thanks but that's not quite what I need. It assumes that you
are using FAT32
| > > and XP is on the C drive. I'm using NTFS and it's on the D
drive.
| > >
| > >
| > > | > > > Hi Sam,
| > > >
| > > > Follow the steps in the "Repairing the Windows® XP Boot
Loader" section
| > > here
| > > > in order to create the BOOTSECT.DOS file that is needed to
boot Win98,
| > > etc.:
| > > > http://dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm
| > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > > > Regards,
| > > >
| > > > --
| > > > Patti MacLeod
| > > > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
| > > >
| > > >
| > > > "Sam" wrote:
| > > >
| > > > > I had to re-install w98 and ran into some boot issues. I
copied back
| > > > > boot.ini, ntldr and ntdetect to the c drive. Then used the
fixboot
| > > command
| > > > > in the recovery console. The start menu appears and when I
select xp, it
| > > > > reboots immediately. With w98 - invalid system disk. The
bootcfg rebuild
| > > > > didn't work. Is there a file that I missed or was there
something I
| > > should
| > > > > have done but didn't?
| > > > >
| > > > > Thanks,
| > > > > Sam
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > >
| > >
| > >
 
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