Windows98 and XP

george101 · 23-08-2005, 02:33 PM

Anyone please help me with with this

I use both Windows98 and WindowsXP Media Center Edition 2005 on my pc with 98 on C drive and XP on D. Whenever i get a problem with 98 I want to install XP also. I tried copying the boot.ini file in C but it doest help. Please help me to install 98 without installing XP.

Ankit · 25-08-2005, 01:20 PM

no need to do that....run xp set up...at the setup screen press R to go to recovery console...the press C...
the screen will ask for the windows installation u want to log on...select ur xp instalation...
enter administrator password...
on the command prompt...fixboot..Enter...press y when it asks for confirmation...
then run ....map...it will give the drive letters of all drives...is ur cdron drive letter is say f:..then enter
copy f:\i386\ntlsr c:\
copy f:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
overwrite if there are any exsiting files...
make sure u have copied old boot.ini file...by type c:\boot.ini....

reboot ur pc from hard drive and u should be running...

23-08-2005, 02:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
george101 Good Boy Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 330	Windows98 and XP Anyone please help me with with this I use both Windows98 and WindowsXP Media Center Edition 2005 on my pc with 98 on C drive and XP on D. Whenever i get a problem with 98 I want to install XP also. I tried copying the boot.ini file in C but it doest help. Please help me to install 98 without installing XP.

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25-08-2005, 01:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ankit Broken In Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 129	no need to do that....run xp set up...at the setup screen press R to go to recovery console...the press C... the screen will ask for the windows installation u want to log on...select ur xp instalation... enter administrator password... on the command prompt...fixboot..Enter...press y when it asks for confirmation... then run ....map...it will give the drive letters of all drives...is ur cdron drive letter is say f:..then enter copy f:\i386\ntlsr c:\ copy f:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\ overwrite if there are any exsiting files... make sure u have copied old boot.ini file...by type c:\boot.ini.... reboot ur pc from hard drive and u should be running...