Dual Boot???

[slacker361]

Is this when you have lets say win 98 and win 2k on the same machine and it gives you the black screen option on which one you want to use.

If so this is my case. I started to load win2k pro on my 98 machine. and let s say i had problems with the install and it didnt fully install.

Is there a way I can get rid of the partial install of win2k???? and stop getting the boot up selection screen???

KEEP FOLDING

[Sid]

My buddy Norm is slacking:rolleyes:

From dos type fdisk /mbr

[richardc]

@Sid
what using the win 98 bootdisk and typing
sys c: at the DOS prompt and then deleting all the W2K files?

[Sid]

If I'm not mistaken the mbr has been changed to locate the NTLDR file. You need to redirect the mbr back to the 9x system files. Once that is done you can delete the 2k files anyway you want.

[Norm]

Originally posted by Sid
If I'm not mistaken the mbr has been changed to locate the NTLDR file. You need to redirect the mbr back to the 9x system files. Once that is done you can delete the 2k files anyway you want. I believe you are correct sir. :)

A 'sys c:' would only replace a bunch of files that are already on C:
An 'fdisk /mbr' using a 98 startup disk would do as Sid says.

[slacker361]

ok i believe you guys almost. but wont the fdisk /mbr kill my hard drive and i will have to start all over again???

[Sid]

Well I feel pretty damn stupid... Here is the official microsoft documentation on removing NT from a 9x boot system.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q171444

[Norm]

I'll never back you up again :D

richardc, can I buy you a beer?

j/k Sid, I thought the same about the mbr.

[slacker361]

thanks guys , I am swamped right now, and as a matter of fact i just got a new hd with a clean??? copy of 98se . but i keep getting a vxd error. I will post the correct error as soon as it blows again. so now i have 2 40 gig hd. this is getting expensive YIKES

[Sid]

I guess I was thinking of my day's of removing linux LOL.