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02-18-2003, 05:23 AM
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Just want to check :: Fixboot
Okay, been running XP for a few months now (and i quite like it!
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02-18-2003, 09:47 AM
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Have you read all the posts in Tips on how to add 98 to and existing XP install? |
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02-18-2003, 01:29 PM
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I'm sure it was something to do with a table i saw on the MS site, maybe just read it wrong. And you've got me their, no i didn't read the guides :/ But i remember skimming over them before and they talked about fdisk n' your HD etc, and i just don't have the time to re-install everything and i'm not planning to get a second HD. My other questions were more important
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02-18-2003, 02:00 PM
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No, you don't need to fdisk, nor reinstall everything.
Fixboot would be run on C (the drive with XP on it) to fix it's boot record. It may STILL not recognize the 98 installation after that, without editing the boot.ini file. Go read the tips section about adding a 98 install to an existing XP one. |
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02-18-2003, 03:16 PM
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Thanks for your help
Plan to do all the stuff later this week but sadly my times pretty limited and my computers got to be on the go nearly all the time :/ |
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02-18-2003, 03:25 PM
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Time to build another one, network the two, and then you always have one online
I'm at the point where I'm building a 5th one for home. One for each member of the family, and a second one for me when my first is down for whatever reason. |
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02-18-2003, 05:58 PM
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Sounds like he got it mixed up. I think what he meant was 98 cannot read an NTFS partition.
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