How To? WinXP Boot.ini

Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of the boot =
partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone - =
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Nospam" wrote in message =
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then I =
finally
upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The win98 install was
installed software (windows OS) only. XP was installed and a dual boot =
was
set up by the system.
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1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?
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2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 folder "C" =
(all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 folder?
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info and suggestions please
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Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to install Win98
first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like all Microsoft products,
the upgrade version can be used to do a clean install from scratch, you just
need to prove you own a legit copy of whatever it is you are upgrading. In
this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to insert your 98
disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP booting off
C: (if that's what you want), you may want to consider starting over and
reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then I finally
upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The win98 install was
installed software (windows OS) only. XP was installed and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 folder "C"
(all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 folder?

info and suggestions please

Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to install Win98
first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like all Microsoft products,
the upgrade version can be used to do a clean install from scratch, you just
need to prove you own a legit copy of whatever it is you are upgrading. In
this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to insert your 98
disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP booting off
C: (if that's what you want), you may want to consider starting over and
reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then I finally
upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The win98 install was
installed software (windows OS) only. XP was installed and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 folder "C"
(all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 folder?

info and suggestions please

He already has both OS's installed, 98 and a clean XP. He just wants to
remove the 98 installation, which is fine and will still leave him with a
working XP install, if done correctly.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to install
Win98
first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like all Microsoft
products,
the upgrade version can be used to do a clean install from scratch, you
just
need to prove you own a legit copy of whatever it is you are upgrading.
In
this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to insert your
98
disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP booting off
C: (if that's what you want), you may want to consider starting over and
reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then I
finally
upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The win98 install was
installed software (windows OS) only. XP was installed and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 folder "C"
(all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 folder?

info and suggestions please

He already has both OS's installed, 98 and a clean XP. He just wants to
remove the 98 installation, which is fine and will still leave him with a
working XP install, if done correctly.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to install
Win98
first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like all Microsoft
products,
the upgrade version can be used to do a clean install from scratch, you
just
need to prove you own a legit copy of whatever it is you are upgrading.
In
this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to insert your
98
disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP booting off
C: (if that's what you want), you may want to consider starting over and
reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then I
finally
upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The win98 install was
installed software (windows OS) only. XP was installed and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 folder "C"
(all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 folder?

info and suggestions please

Will that be limited due to the electronic registration caveat of 120 days.
between reg # installs.....


"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to install
Win98
first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like all Microsoft
products,
the upgrade version can be used to do a clean install from scratch, you
just
need to prove you own a legit copy of whatever it is you are upgrading.
In
this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to insert your
98
disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP booting off
C: (if that's what you want), you may want to consider starting over and
reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then I
finally
upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The win98 install was
installed software (windows OS) only. XP was installed and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 folder "C"
(all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 folder?

info and suggestions please

Will that be limited due to the electronic registration caveat of 120 days.
between reg # installs.....


"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to install
Win98
first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like all Microsoft
products,
the upgrade version can be used to do a clean install from scratch, you
just
need to prove you own a legit copy of whatever it is you are upgrading.
In
this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to insert your
98
disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP booting off
C: (if that's what you want), you may want to consider starting over and
reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then I
finally
upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The win98 install was
installed software (windows OS) only. XP was installed and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 folder "C"
(all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 folder?

info and suggestions please

I don't *believe* so, and from what I've read there are ways to save the
registration information and then replace it after doing what needs to be
done, because you would not be changing any hardware. Sorry I can't provide
direct links but they should turn up in a newsgroup or Google search.

Besides, Doug Knox has correctly pointed out that you've already got a clean
install on D: so you should be able to just delete the Win98 install from
your C: drive and then adjust from there. You didn't say whether the D: you
mentioned was another drive or another partition on the same drive as C:,
this would probably affect what (if anything) you needed to do after undoing
your dual-boot situation.

-craig

Nospam wrote:
Will that be limited due to the electronic registration caveat of 120
days. between reg # installs.....


"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to
install Win98 first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like
all Microsoft products, the upgrade version can be used to do a
clean install from scratch, you just need to prove you own a legit
copy of whatever it is you are upgrading.
In this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to insert
your 98 disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP
booting off C: (if that's what you want), you may want to consider
starting over and reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then I
finally upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The win98
install was installed software (windows OS) only. XP was installed
and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 folder
"C" (all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 folder?

info and suggestions please

I don't *believe* so, and from what I've read there are ways to save the
registration information and then replace it after doing what needs to be
done, because you would not be changing any hardware. Sorry I can't provide
direct links but they should turn up in a newsgroup or Google search.

Besides, Doug Knox has correctly pointed out that you've already got a clean
install on D: so you should be able to just delete the Win98 install from
your C: drive and then adjust from there. You didn't say whether the D: you
mentioned was another drive or another partition on the same drive as C:,
this would probably affect what (if anything) you needed to do after undoing
your dual-boot situation.

-craig

Nospam wrote:
Will that be limited due to the electronic registration caveat of 120
days. between reg # installs.....


"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to
install Win98 first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like
all Microsoft products, the upgrade version can be used to do a
clean install from scratch, you just need to prove you own a legit
copy of whatever it is you are upgrading.
In this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to insert
your 98 disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP
booting off C: (if that's what you want), you may want to consider
starting over and reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then I
finally upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The win98
install was installed software (windows OS) only. XP was installed
and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 folder
"C" (all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 folder?

info and suggestions please

It is a seperate physical drive...



"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
I don't *believe* so, and from what I've read there are ways to save the
registration information and then replace it after doing what needs to be
done, because you would not be changing any hardware. Sorry I can't
provide
direct links but they should turn up in a newsgroup or Google search.

Besides, Doug Knox has correctly pointed out that you've already got a
clean
install on D: so you should be able to just delete the Win98 install from
your C: drive and then adjust from there. You didn't say whether the D:
you
mentioned was another drive or another partition on the same drive as C:,
this would probably affect what (if anything) you needed to do after
undoing
your dual-boot situation.

-craig

Nospam wrote:
Will that be limited due to the electronic registration caveat of 120
days. between reg # installs.....


"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to
install Win98 first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like
all Microsoft products, the upgrade version can be used to do a
clean install from scratch, you just need to prove you own a legit
copy of whatever it is you are upgrading.
In this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to insert
your 98 disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP
booting off C: (if that's what you want), you may want to consider
starting over and reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then I
finally upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The win98
install was installed software (windows OS) only. XP was installed
and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 folder
"C" (all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 folder?

info and suggestions please

It is a seperate physical drive...



"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
I don't *believe* so, and from what I've read there are ways to save the
registration information and then replace it after doing what needs to be
done, because you would not be changing any hardware. Sorry I can't
provide
direct links but they should turn up in a newsgroup or Google search.

Besides, Doug Knox has correctly pointed out that you've already got a
clean
install on D: so you should be able to just delete the Win98 install from
your C: drive and then adjust from there. You didn't say whether the D:
you
mentioned was another drive or another partition on the same drive as C:,
this would probably affect what (if anything) you needed to do after
undoing
your dual-boot situation.

-craig

Nospam wrote:
Will that be limited due to the electronic registration caveat of 120
days. between reg # installs.....


"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to
install Win98 first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like
all Microsoft products, the upgrade version can be used to do a
clean install from scratch, you just need to prove you own a legit
copy of whatever it is you are upgrading.
In this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to insert
your 98 disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP
booting off C: (if that's what you want), you may want to consider
starting over and reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then I
finally upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The win98
install was installed software (windows OS) only. XP was installed
and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 folder
"C" (all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 folder?

info and suggestions please

Hi,

Jumping back in here.....

Just do exactly as you planned unless you want to reinstall to "C", =
there is no need to do otherwise. You should be aware that this =
arrangement is fine, however the boot files will be on C, so be careful =
not to to format it.

Should you choose to remove the C drive in the future, you will need to =
do a repair installation to be able to boot the system on D.

--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone - =
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Nospam" wrote in message =
.. .
It is a seperate physical drive...
=20
=20
=20
"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
I don't *believe* so, and from what I've read there are ways to save =
the
registration information and then replace it after doing what needs =
to be
done, because you would not be changing any hardware. Sorry I can't
provide
direct links but they should turn up in a newsgroup or Google =
search.

Besides, Doug Knox has correctly pointed out that you've already got =
a
clean
install on D: so you should be able to just delete the Win98 install =
from
your C: drive and then adjust from there. You didn't say whether =
the D:
you
mentioned was another drive or another partition on the same drive =
as C:,
this would probably affect what (if anything) you needed to do after
undoing
your dual-boot situation.

-craig

Nospam wrote:
Will that be limited due to the electronic registration caveat of =
120
days. between reg # installs.....


"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to
install Win98 first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like
all Microsoft products, the upgrade version can be used to do a
clean install from scratch, you just need to prove you own a =
legit
copy of whatever it is you are upgrading.
In this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to =
insert
your 98 disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP
booting off C: (if that's what you want), you may want to =
consider
starting over and reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of =
the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then =
I
finally upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The =
win98
install was installed software (windows OS) only. XP was =
installed
and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 =
folder
"C" (all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 =
folder?

info and suggestions please



=20
=20

Hi,

Jumping back in here.....

Just do exactly as you planned unless you want to reinstall to "C", =
there is no need to do otherwise. You should be aware that this =
arrangement is fine, however the boot files will be on C, so be careful =
not to to format it.

Should you choose to remove the C drive in the future, you will need to =
do a repair installation to be able to boot the system on D.

--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone - =
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Nospam" wrote in message =
.. .
It is a seperate physical drive...
=20
=20
=20
"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
I don't *believe* so, and from what I've read there are ways to save =
the
registration information and then replace it after doing what needs =
to be
done, because you would not be changing any hardware. Sorry I can't
provide
direct links but they should turn up in a newsgroup or Google =
search.

Besides, Doug Knox has correctly pointed out that you've already got =
a
clean
install on D: so you should be able to just delete the Win98 install =
from
your C: drive and then adjust from there. You didn't say whether =
the D:
you
mentioned was another drive or another partition on the same drive =
as C:,
this would probably affect what (if anything) you needed to do after
undoing
your dual-boot situation.

-craig

Nospam wrote:
Will that be limited due to the electronic registration caveat of =
120
days. between reg # installs.....


"Craig Hulett" wrote in message
...
Hopefully not pointing out the obvious, but you didn't need to
install Win98 first to install the 'upgrade' version of XP. Like
all Microsoft products, the upgrade version can be used to do a
clean install from scratch, you just need to prove you own a =
legit
copy of whatever it is you are upgrading.
In this case, a clean install of XP will stop and prompt you to =
insert
your 98 disk, once done, installation will continue.

To clean up your dual boot mess and get back to just having XP
booting off C: (if that's what you want), you may want to =
consider
starting over and reinstalling XP clean.

-craig

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers wrote:
Hi,

1. Yes, just edit boot.ini, a hidden system file on the root of =
the
boot partition. It will open in notepad.

2. Yes.

"Nospam" wrote in message
...
I recently had to reformat my hard drive and install 98SE, then =
I
finally upgraded to XP (Wal-mart only had the upgrade). The =
win98
install was installed software (windows OS) only. XP was =
installed
and a dual
boot was set up by the system.

1. Can I remove the dual boot option when the PC starts up?

2. If I can remove the dual boot, since I don't use win98 =
folder
"C" (all XP
is on another drive "D"), can I completely remove the win98 =
folder?

info and suggestions please



=20
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