Triple-Boot WinXP & Win98???

[Cactus]

OK, if all else fails, try this:

On your boot drive is a file called MSDOS.SYS. open this file with notepad, and it contains two variables that point to your Windows98 folder. Change them to the location on the second HDD, reboot, and voila: your booting into that second Win98 installation.

I know this is not what you wanted, but I found out after testing that what I suggested earlier won't work.

Oh, and of course you could also try third-party Multi Boot software like PowerQuest's BootMagic.

[FrogBait4]

Quote:

Originally posted by Le Cactus@Dec 29 2002, 06:28 PM
I know this is not what you wanted, but I found out after testing that what I suggested earlier won't work.

Oh, and of course you could also try third-party Multi Boot software like PowerQuest's BootMagic.

I found out it wouldn't work all week... :P

I downloaded Boot Part from -

hxxp://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm

...to try...

...But it seems to me that this should be something WinXP should handle on its own...

[FrogBait4]

Quote:

Originally posted by craftyc@Dec 29 2002, 04:09 PM
I don't think that doing "C:\Windows" will do the trick...

Ah, but that's the format WinXP Pro used for the dual-boot Boot.ini...Not me...

I have Minasi's Mastering Win2000 Pro book, and the Boot.ini in that is identical to Microsofts WinXP Boot.ini samples/examples...

...Leading me to believe some lazy sod at MS is just re-badging the Win2000 KB articles with "WinXP"...

[daMANiack]

Hi,

I've also had problems dual booting Windows ME/9x in the past if I didn't install it first.

At present I'm dual booting with 2x Windows XP (C:\ and F:\) and Windows ME (G:\)

I think it centres around 3 files:

1. Autoexec.bat
2. Boot.ini
3. Msdos.sys

Autoexec.bat

Quote:

SET windir=G:\WINDOWS
SET winbootdir=G:\WINDOWS
SET COMSPEC=G:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
SET PATH=G:\WINDOWS;G:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
SET PROMPT=$p$g
SET TEMP=G:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TMP=G:\WINDOWS\TEMP

Boot.ini

Quote:

[boot loader]
timeout=7
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
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOWS="XP Gaming" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows Millennium"

I think the C:\="Microsoft Windows Millennium" is only pointing Windows ME to where it's boot files are located. (I used to change it to show where Windows ME was installed, but never worked for obvious reasons)

Msdos.sys

Quote:

[Paths]
WinDir=G:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=G:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=G

[Options]
BootMulti=1
BootGUI=1
AutoScan=1
WinVer=4.90.3000
;
;The following lines are required for compatibility with other programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes).
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxh
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxj
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxk
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxm
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxn
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxp
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxq
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxr
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxs

I couldn't dual boot to Windows ME after I'd tested by upgrading/refreshing Windows XP, but as soon as I replaced the above files, it was fine again.

This was for my Laptop that I use for work and my son sometimes takes it away with him, hence the dedicated XP Gaming partition.

Cheerz