XP-Windows Dual Boot

[abent2000]

I installed a copy of RC 1 on a separate, clean Hard Drive (D<img src=/S/smile.gif border=0 alt=smile width=15 height=15>. My "real" windows 98SE is on C:. When the machine starts I must select XP or Windows but the default is XP. How can I edit BOOT.INI to reverse this selection? I'd like the default to be Windows 98.

[Leif]

On the basis it is similar to W2K:

Right_mouse My Computer
Properties | Advanced | Startup & Recovery

or

Control Panel | System

Boot.ini should be read only - you can alter it with a text editor, but it is probably safer to go the 'proper route'.

** if the above doesn't work, a search for 'dual boot' from Start | Help should show you how.

[abent2000]

Wow. That fixed it. Thank you so much.

Of course, for now, I'd just as soon remove XP in toto but wouldn't have a clue as to what to remove from my "real" Windows 98 C: drive. If I removed some of those files like boot.ini and God knows what else, it is sure to screw something up.

As I said before, I put XP on a completely separate hard drive but obviously some changes had to be made to the existing files. I've searched everywhere I could think to find an uninstall/deinstall process to no avail. Guess there is no way to back this truck up without jack knifing the whole rig! <img src=/S/bummer.gif border=0 alt=bummer width=15 height=15>

Thanks again,
Al

[DaveA]

Check out <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=2000&Number=56124&page=0&vi ew=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&part=> Removing Dual Boot</A>.
This is in the Windows 2000 board, but the process is the same.

[abent2000]

That should do the trick. Thank God for WOPR and the great folks with the answers who "live" here.

Al