Go from Dual Boot to Single Boot
#16
Posted 21 September 2007 - 12:05 PM
#17
Posted 21 September 2007 - 12:05 PM
Just an easy to verify speculation.
#18
Posted 21 September 2007 - 12:12 PM
#19
Posted 21 September 2007 - 12:13 PM
jolly....boot into xp and do start , then run, then type "notepad d:\boot.ini" (without the quotes) and tell us what happens
#20
Posted 21 September 2007 - 12:20 PM
Will post content of notepad d:\boot.ini as soon as I can get it. (Someone may be home now and will try to call there and them locally perform task and e-mail me results.)
Thanks again for your patience.
JR
Edited by jollyr, 21 September 2007 - 12:28 PM.
#21
Posted 21 September 2007 - 01:33 PM
No file named boot.ini was found.
#22
Posted 21 September 2007 - 01:52 PM
ok....take the windows 98 drive completely out of the machine for this
If you have your Windows XP disk
- Insert your Windows XP disk into your computer and reboot
- Make sure the PC is set to run from the CD as the primary boot device.
NOTE: You do this by setting your PC to boot to the CD-ROM in BIOS (enter bios by pressing f1, f2 or del key during memory count up, then search for boot order, and set the CD as the first boot device) - When the PC boots, it will boot from the CD...after the first several screens load, you will be given a choice to choose R for Recovery Console. You will be asked to log in.
NOTE: For Windows XP Home, there is not password, just hit ENTER. For Windows XP pro, ask whomever set up the machine what password they used.
If you DO NOT have your Windows XP disk
- Download RC.ISO from Here.
- Now burn this ISO image to a CD and boot your computer with it.
NOTE: Keep in mind that this is different than burning a file to a CD-ROM. If you do not know how to burn an ISO image, then download CDBurnerXP Pro to another Windows machine and install it. Then go Here for instructions for burning the ISO image - Once the CD is created, place it in the defunct computer
- Then reboot your broken PC with that CD in the CD-ROM drive.
- Make sure the PC is set to run from the CD as the primary boot device.
NOTE: You do this by setting your PC to boot to the CD-ROM in BIOS (enter bios by pressing f1, f2 or del key during memory count up, then search for boot order, and set the CD as the first boot device) - When the PC boots, it will boot from the CD...after the first several screens load, you will be given a choice to choose R for Recovery Console. You will be asked to log in.
NOTE: For Windows XP Home, there is not password, just hit ENTER. For Windows XP pro, ask whomever set up the machine what password they used.
- At the Recovery console C:\WINDOWS prompt, type
chkdsk /r
- Press ENTER
- Let this scan run UNINTERUPTED untill completed (30 min or so depending on the drive)
- Report any errors in your next reply
- Once the scan is complete, Type exit, and then press ENTER to quit Recovery Console.
- Your computer will now restart, boot from the CD again and continue with the next steps.
- At the Recovery console C:\WINDOWS prompt, type
Fixboot
- Press ENTER
- Type
Fixmbr
- Press ENTER
- Type
Exit
- Press ENTER
- Your computer will now restart.
- See if it boots into windows now
#23
Posted 21 September 2007 - 02:15 PM
Am still a bit confused because my c: drive (primary) contains Win98 and my d: drive (secondary) contains XP
JR
#24
Posted 21 September 2007 - 02:16 PM
you're wanting to completely remove the 98 drive from the computer and just leave the XP drive in...you may even want to make sure that that drive is jumpered as master and is on the end of the IDE cable...you want to end up with the xp drive as the primary drive and the 98 drive out of the computer completely
#25
Posted 21 September 2007 - 02:30 PM
if you do everything right xp should boot
you're wanting to completely remove the 98 drive from the computer and just leave the XP drive in...you may even want to make sure that that drive is jumpered as master and is on the end of the IDE cable...you want to end up with the xp drive as the primary drive and the 98 drive out of the computer completely
Just so I am 100% certain, am I correct in understanding that should I perform all this before going into the procedure you describe using the recovery console, etc...?
Sorry if I seem pedantic but want to avoid having to blow up my entire PC and starting from scratch if at all possible!
JR
#26
Posted 21 September 2007 - 02:31 PM
also..you're not being pedantic...you're being cautious
#27
Posted 21 September 2007 - 02:42 PM
Just one more question... Would there be any problem formatting the Win98 drive before removing it? Would like to use it for a little more storage space once all is said and done.
JR
#28
Posted 21 September 2007 - 03:00 PM
yes there would...hehe if the above steps don't cause windows xp to boot (also might have one other thing to try) then you can put the 98 drive back the way it was and then y ou can at least boot into XP the old way so that you can back up your dataJust one more question... Would there be any problem formatting the Win98 drive before removing it? Would like to use it for a little more storage space once all is said and done.
#29
Posted 21 September 2007 - 03:06 PM
So... Even if I swap drives, set their jumpers, alter the BIOS and copy the edited boot.ini file to D, the PC won't boot?
JR
EDIT: Posted this before discussion was complete. Will wait to see how this shakes-out
Nope.
Murray
#30
Posted 21 September 2007 - 03:11 PM
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