so you want to stop using win98, but keep some files on that partition?

yes , i wanna stop using win98 (i want my computer to automatically load win XP after i remove it) , but keep all the other files i have , how can i do that

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well that might be problematic sincec you have winxp on drive #2. If you want, you can erase win98 but you have to keep the partition it is on.

I would recommend you get Powerquest Partition magic, but it's possible without it.

Another question: can you see the drive with win98 on it when you are using WinXP?

yes i can see it

so what do u recommend now ?

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Okay, step one is to find a file on C: called boot.ini.

It will look something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
Windows 98

First make a backup of this file. Then you want to delete the line after [operating systems] that has windows 98 in it. Next, make sure the default= line has same info as the windows xp line under operating systems. Then change timeout to =0.

After doing this (and making sure that XP boots properly) you can delete c:\windows without fear.

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Originally posted by DamnDirtyApe Okay, step one is to find a file on C: called boot.ini. It will look something like this: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect Windows 98 First make a backup of this file. Then you want to delete the line after [operating systems] that has windows 98 in it. Next, make sure the default= line has same info as the windows xp line under operating systems. Then change timeout to =0. After doing this (and making sure that XP boots properly) you can delete c:\windows without fear.

thank you so much man , i will do that and give you an answer by tuesday night (when i'm gonna use the concerned computer) . thanks again mate

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it's me again

well i have some trouble , first of all i can't find boot.ini in C:\ , the only boot.ini file i found is boot.ini.backup in E:\ (where XP is) , and when i opened it with notepad , there was no windows98 line ...

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would be to jsut reinstall winXP on the C-drive and have it overwrite the windows dir?!?

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Heh, yeah it might just be easier to start from scratch as far as windows is concerned.

sorry but i can't be arsed to try that :/

any other solution ?

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Sorry man.. it's hard to do this stuff when you aren't there in person.