ADVANCED TECHNIQUE - If you do not like the boot menu text, you can edit the "boot.ini" file, located on the "C:\" drive. Before doing so, you should back up the file to avoid one of those "simple" mistakes.
Load the boot.ini file using WinXP and notepad.
You could change the previous Windows installation that is currently being displayed as "Microsoft Windows" to be something more descriptive, such as, "Windows Me."
Note you can also change the "delay" time before it automatically boots to one of the OS's... default is something like 30 seconds, I dropped it to 15 seconds.
My Boot.ini file for a dual-boot computer (WinME on C and WinXP on D) looks like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Pro" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
C:\="Windows ME"
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It dosent seem to detect my internet settings, i have a lan cable going to a router which in turn connects into the wall. Will windows 98 have to be updated in order to use this? If so, how can i go about that?
You should have an internet connection wizard somewhere on your Win98 start bar... also make sure (duh) that you have the Win98 drivers loaded for whatever network card (or MB network connection) that you are using... Win98 has to see the connection, and that means you need to ensure the network card is properly loaded with the right drivers... as long as you load the network adapter drivers and set the Internect Connection wizard, Win98 will work just fine with modern high speed internet (I have an old P3 laptop that still runs Win98 and it has a wireless network adapter in it... works just fine).
Below is a guide I wrote for myself (so I don't forget in my old age). It's nothing official, just some notes I jotted down for myself... if it's useful to you, feel free to copy:
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Installing Multiple Partitions and OS guide
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With fresh or clean HD, do the following:
1) Boot with Emergency Boot Disk (preferably a WinME boot disk)
2) Run FDisk (A:\FDISK)
3) Delete all pre-existing Partitions if/as need-be per menu options
4) Create Primary Partition (Option 1)
5) When it asks to use all available space select "N" for NO.
6) When it asks to enter size, it is probably easiest just to enter a percentage, such as 30% for the WinMe/98 drive (and later 70% for WinXP drive).
7) Activate Partition (it will state you need to do this, go along and activate the partition).
8) Create Extended DOS Partition... after the first partition is created, select option 1 again, then select option 2 for "Create Extended DOS Partition".
9) It will ask for percentage to use... if this is to be the remainder (2nd partition is the last), then use the remaining percentage to make it easy (as per previous example, say 70% after the initial 30% was used). This will create the "D" drive. If you were to further partition the drive, it would create "E", "F", etc, depending on how many partions you wanted... for our purposes, you only need two... "C" (fow Win98/ME) and "D" (for WinXP).
10) Reboot system w/CD-ROM support
11) Install your first OS using your Windows CD-ROM (Win98/ME)... make sure you install it in the C: drive
12) After you have finished installing Win98/ME, reboot with your CD-ROM drive with the WinXP CD in the drive and install WinXP. MAKE SURE YOU INSTALL WINXP IN YOUR SECOND PARTITION (D-Drive), or you will overwrite your first Win98/ME installation!
13) After completing WinXP install, a "boot menu" will appear, allowing you to choose which OS to run. Congradulations, you've done it without spending a nickel or using an outside program!
14) ADVANCED TECHNIQUE - If you do not like the boot menu text, you can edit the "boot.ini" file, located on the "C:\" drive. Before doing so, you should back up the file to avoid one of those "simple" mistakes.
Load the boot.ini file using WinXP and notepad.
You could change the previous Windows installation that is currently being displayed as "Microsoft Windows" to be something more descriptive, such as, "Windows Me."
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