boot.ini file in windows 98

foreveranuj · 21-01-2006, 01:14 AM

Hi All,

I had win98 in my c:\ drive, winXP in my D and win2k in my F:\(Windows 98 was the first one to be installed - and then the rest)

Now, drives D and F have been formatted - so i have only Windows 98 in my C:\ drive left with me. However, im not being able to reset the boot.ini file. It still gives me the dual booting options upon Windows startup.

Currently, my boot.ini file in windows 98 looks like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows"

Please tell me how can I edit this so that Windows 98 is the default option - ideally, there should not be a dual boot option at all during startup, because win98 is the ONLY OS on my machine.

Can i delete the boot.ini file?

Pls help!

Thanks

Anuj
http://foreveranuj.tripod.com

swatkat · 21-01-2006, 01:27 AM

Hi,
It should be:-

Code:

default=C:\

anusoni · 23-01-2006, 04:19 PM

Don't delete the boot.ini, even though u've deleted the other Operating system , your system is still stuck with the NT Boot loader. Deleting boot.ini will make your system unbootable.
There are two ways to fix this:

1) as swatkat said, modify your boot.ini and set the default=c:\
and remove
"multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micr osoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect "
from the [operating systems] list

2) the other way is a lil' dangerous since it involves messing with the MBR(Master boot record) where the boot loader resides. Just boot in Win 98 Dos Mode and type in fdisk/mbr this will rewrite the master boot record of your harddisk and hopefully reset the win98 boot loader.

Hope this is of a lil' help.

21-01-2006, 01:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
foreveranuj Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Brighton, MA Posts: 44	boot.ini file in windows 98 Hi All, I had win98 in my c:\ drive, winXP in my D and win2k in my F:\(Windows 98 was the first one to be installed - and then the rest) Now, drives D and F have been formatted - so i have only Windows 98 in my C:\ drive left with me. However, im not being able to reset the boot.ini file. It still gives me the dual booting options upon Windows startup. Currently, my boot.ini file in windows 98 looks like this: [boot loader] timeout=5 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINNT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect C:\="Microsoft Windows" Please tell me how can I edit this so that Windows 98 is the default option - ideally, there should not be a dual boot option at all during startup, because win98 is the ONLY OS on my machine. Can i delete the boot.ini file? Pls help! Thanks Anuj http://foreveranuj.tripod.com __________________ When Life gives you Lemons, eat 'em raw.

21-01-2006, 01:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
swatkat Human Spambot Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: India Posts: 2,033	Hi, It should be:- Code: default=C:\ __________________ http://swatrant.blogspot.com/

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23-01-2006, 04:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
anusoni Apprentice Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 71	Don't delete the boot.ini, even though u've deleted the other Operating system , your system is still stuck with the NT Boot loader. Deleting boot.ini will make your system unbootable. There are two ways to fix this: 1) as swatkat said, modify your boot.ini and set the default=c:\ and remove "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micr osoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect " from the [operating systems] list 2) the other way is a lil' dangerous since it involves messing with the MBR(Master boot record) where the boot loader resides. Just boot in Win 98 Dos Mode and type in fdisk/mbr this will rewrite the master boot record of your harddisk and hopefully reset the win98 boot loader. Hope this is of a lil' help.