NT bootloader Problem when reinstalling win2k

[Mojonba]

Since the day win2k came out i've had win2k dualbooting with win98. Today 2k crapped out on me and I had to reformat & install. I have to FAT32 partitions. c:\drive has win98 & d:\had win2k. I reformated D:\ and rerun setup. The problem is that somehow win2k's setup didn't detect that I had Win98 installed. I'm booting directly into 2k without any loader. I ran the Emergency Repair and did the Boot Sector fix but no go. It didn't add Win98 to the loader. I need someway to add it manually. Perhaps add the entry to boot.ini but i don't know exactly what to put? Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[ctll]

i forget exactly, but the entry is c:\windows...

i'm not dual booting anymore...

http://support.microsoft.com/

EDIT HERE'S THE GOOD STUFF
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C:\="Microsoft Windows 98"

the entry is c:\

then the ="windows" gives you what text you see on the boot up screen

so it's c:\="insert text you like here"

 

[ctll]

ps are you sure you reinstalled on D: ?

 

[ctll]

don't do the sys c:
unless you need to



change the microsoft dos to windows eh.... i forgot the = and the quotes....


Setting Up Dual Boot After Installing Windows NT

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SUMMARY
This article explains how to set up Windows NT to dual boot with MS-DOS on a computer that was originally installed as Windows NT only. In order to dual boot, the system partition must be a file allocation table (FAT) partition and not a Windows NT file system (NTFS) partition.



MORE INFORMATION

Start the computer from an MS-DOS floppy disk that contains the Sys.com file. Sys the boot drive to MS-DOS using the following command:

A:\>sys c:

You should receive a system transferred message when this is complete.

NOTE: This will disable the Windows NT boot loader and now the computer will boot MS-DOS when booting from the computer's hard disk drive. You will have to repair the Windows NT boot loader after completing the procedures explained below.


Reboot the system from the computer's hard disk drive to an MS-DOS command prompt and install MS-DOS on the system if it is not already installed.


After completely installing MS-DOS onto the system and rebooting as necessary, restart your system using your Windows NT Setup disks. During Setup, select R to repair Windows NT.

NOTE: You only need to repair the Windows NT boot sector. You should not choose to inspect the registry files, the Windows NT system files, or the Windows NT boot environment during this procedure.


Once you have repaired the Windows NT boot sector will need to manually edit the Boot.ini file to include an option to boot to MS-DOS. The Boot.ini file is a read-only, hidden, system file located in the root directory of the boot drive. The following line should be added to the Boot.ini file under the operating systems section:

c:\="Microsoft DOS".


The next time you reboot the computer, you should have an option to choose Microsoft DOS on the Windows NT start menu.

The procedure above can also be used to enable dual booting between Windows NT and Windows 95. To dual boot Windows 95, boot the system to MS- DOS and install Windows 95. Windows 95 installation is Windows NT-aware and will not overwrite NT boot loader information when installed in this manner.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbsetup NTSrvWkst
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
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[Mojonba]

Yeah i'm sure I installed it on D:\
Thnks for the reply.
I'll see if I can fix it when i have a little more time.

 

[TomBilliodeaux]

Why did it "crap out" on you?
How long did you run W2k before it crashed?

 

[1921Photoelectric]

A partitioning programs will recognize the two operating systems and add its own boot loader to run each system. I don?t think it would be worth the cost of the program though.
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