Help me with this dual boot. I am editing the INI file

[OverclockMe]

well I dont want to reinstall anything anymore, so when I am in windows 2000 pro
the BOOT.INI file goes like this

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft 2000 Professional" /fast detect


Now I heard you can type something in here to get 2000 pro ad 98 to dual boot, I dont want to reinstall anything, so can someone please rewrite this boot.ini file with the 98se info so it will dual boot?? thanks

 

[OverclockMe]

anyone?

 

[BigLance]

Here some boot.ini s from some NT4 and possibly 2000 installations I had at one time:

[Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
[Operating Systems]
C:\="Microsoft Windows"
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Setup"

[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=C:\
[operating systems]
C:\="Microsoft Windows 98"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00 [SVGA Mode]"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00 [VGA mode]" /basevideo /sos

[Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
[Operating Systems]
C:\="Microsoft Windows"
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Setup"

Not really sure which one is right for you, just give it a try and make a backup for yourself. Good Luck !!

 

[LocutusX]

OverclockMe:

Did you already have Windows 98SE installed on C: before you started installing Windows 2000? That's the easiest way to run a dual boot system. First install Win98SE onto C:, and then install Windows 2000 onto another drive/partition, such as D:. If you do it that way, the Win2K setup program will automatically make it "dual-boot" for you.

 

[OverclockMe]

thanks for the help, i am still confused tho, but thanks

 

[OverclockMe]

Locutus:

YEah i would do that, but i need my win2k to be in NTFS format

 

[SUOrangeman]

What file system is used on C:? NTFS? If so, then you CANNOT use Win2K's boot loader (controlled by C:\boot.ini) to dual boot. You HAVE to use a thrid party product like System Commander ot BootMagic.

Read about partitioning below (I think I covered this topic in there. )

-SUO

 

[thebaddog]

Install Win98 on C:, then install Win2K on D:. NTFS is okay like this. You can see C: from Win2K, but can't see D: from Win98.