Originally posted by DaveH@Dec 27 2002, 02:02 AM
You won't be able to add it to the boot menu...
Actually, I can add just about anything to the menu...It just won't boot into it... :P
My Boot.ini is different from all the ones in the MS KB and MSDN Library...
MS says it should look like this:
[start MS quote] This is a sample of a default Boot.ini file from a Windows XP Professional computer.
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
This is a sample of the above Boot.ini file after adding another partition running Windows 2000 Professional.
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect [/end MS quote]
Now, here is *my* Boot.ini file -
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows 98SE"
If I try to edit my INI file to match MS's conventions, it won't boot into Win98, whether I'm trying to dual-boot or triple boot...
Just to clarify, I have Win98 and WinXP set up on one HDD, with a second HDD with Win98 on it. I'd like to add the 2nd HDD O/S to the boot menu, so I can boot that drive also. Both drives are stand-alone bootable.
In looking & printing out literally dozens of Triple-Boot articles, it appears that *all* the WinXP multi-boot articles at MS are re-badged Win2000 articles, just "updated" to WinXP...
...And my Boot.ini is not similar to any of them...
(whew, lotta writing...I need caffeine & sugar!)...
