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| 367024 | 2005-06-25 09:16:00 | I have a multiboot setup with Windows 98, 2000 and XP Unfortuntly XP hasnt registed windows 98. How would i go about adding windows 98 to the XP boot.ini file? Or is it likely that a linux distro (suse or ubuntu) would find windows 98? For the record, these are all installed on seperate partions, and i installed 98 then 2k then xp (in that order), and xp does register 2000 hope that makes sense |
iamsnoopdogg (8419) | ||
| 367025 | 2005-06-25 10:50:00 | It should be similar to this www.microsoft.com Except C:\=“Windows 98” would be whatever partition 98 is on. And if you want 98 to be first on the list, put this entry above 2k /XP. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 367026 | 2005-06-25 12:20:00 | hmm, i tried what the article said, and windows 98 with a few other wierd symbols came up, but when i selcted it, it froze then automactically restarted. my current boot.ini file looks like: [boot loader] timeout=5 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000" /fastdetect i tried adding windows 98: [boot loader] timeout=5 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 98" /fastdetect Note: windows 98 is on the same disk(1) as 2000, and in the first partition. After adding this and selecting windows 98 from the boot screen i got an error msg saying something like this File is missing or corrupt <root>System32/hal.dll please install the missing file Any ideas/solutions? |
iamsnoopdogg (8419) | ||
| 367027 | 2005-06-25 12:26:00 | This (hacks.oreilly.com) page will also help you with your boot.ini, how to understand it, and how it should look. You will need to edit according to your layout. | Myth (110) | ||
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