Reinstall 98

[Step]

I have Win98 and XP on a dual boot setup. Can I reinstall Win98 over itself and not mess up XP?

 

[Doh!]

It will mess up the boot process & you would have to either reintall XP or use the recovery console to fix it. Obviously, the later is a more convenient option.

 

[Step]

Doh!

So, it's possible for me to boot with a win98 startup disk and install 98 in the same location?

 

[FOBSIDE]

if you install OVER win98 currently it will mess up the boot loader. you might be able to repair 98 and have it work.

 

[obenton]

Sometimes win98 install recognizes the NT boot loader, and does not disturb it, and sometimes it rewrites the boot sector. To encourage it to recognize the NT boot loader, run setup from command line with the /ntldr switch.