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| Thread ID: 29608 | 2003-01-26 02:40:00 | Dualboot - XP/98: removal of 98 | javoyle (2120) | Press F1 |
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| 116628 | 2003-01-26 02:40:00 | If i have a dual booting system, xp pro as the main OS, but i dont need 98 se anymore, how do i dump it safely? The last time i tried to dump 98se, i stuffed the computer up: I reformated C:\ (location of 98) then deleted the boot.ini file used for the OS selection at startup. Then i coulnt start XP, it said something about boot.ini file being missing or corrupt. What does a guy have to do to dump an older operating system which to me, is obsolete and un-needed??!! javoyle ps. is there a third party DOS - like thingie that can access ntfs partitions without windows being started? - javoyle |
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| 116629 | 2003-01-26 02:58:00 | I've done the same thing in the past & used the FixBoot command at startup to repair the mbr & it worked fine. Was a while ago & can't remember exactly the details. Do a hunt on google & download an XP boot floppy then run the ASR from the CD. Or if you have a bootable XP CD, boot from it after deleting the partition & carry out the repairs. Better still backup, delete all partitions install XP fresh on C, then install 98 or whatever on another partition. |
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