Help! Critical prob with multiboot!

[Force Flow]

I have win98SE installed on the C: partition of my HDD. I just installed win2k pro on the D: partition. (both partitions are FAT32) I got the O/S up and running, but there is one major problem. I get no boot menu! When I had it partially installed, I got a boot menu. Now that that I finished the installation, my boot menu vanished!

Now what?

I can see the boot.ini on the C: partition in the C:\ directory, and all that is listed in there is win2k as the default partition. If someone has the same kind of multiboot, could they look at this file and tell me what is says? Thanks.

Presently pulling my hair out,
Force Flow

[homey]

Hi,

Can you find a file called bootsect.dos in the C:\>
If not, you can make one and then add a line to the boot.ini file
C:\="Windows 98"

Also, the timeout needs to be greater than 0 like 15 or 20

[Force Flow]

Well, here's my boot.ini file as it stands:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)WINNT
[operating systems]
(I added this line: ) multidefault=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Microsoft Windows 98" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

If you see something wrong (ie number variable incorrect), please tell me.

Homey, I'll try adding that line. By the way, is there a special place I need to add it (at the beginning or end, perhaps?)

[ZANEY123]

[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"/fastdetect


that is what mine looks like


looks like you need to remove the BOOT from the line you added

[Force Flow]

WOOHOO! I got it working!
Here it is:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
[operating systems]
C:\="Microsoft Windows 98SE"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

Thanks guys!

[homey]

Not sure where you got the word "multidefault" from.

Try something like this....

[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
C:\="Windows 98"

[Force Flow]

I got that "multifault" thing from the text wrap while coping and pasting. I just fixed it in my posts.