I have try copying boot.ini from another bootable PC to D drive(with XP) but
cannot work.
Is creating a C partition is the only way out? I think the problem lies with
a file in previous C drive that have files like boot.ini, ntdetect.com,
ntldr, bootsec.dos & pagefile.sys goes with it. I was ask to delete the above
files when I want to keep 98 and remove XP. Now is the other way. What files
need to be deleted or replace. Now I think it make sense to replace some
files to previous D drive and reconnect as a single drive and boot from there.

"Timothy Daniels" wrote:

> "Pegasus" wrote:
> > "baxter" wrote:
> >> My PC was configure to boot from Win98 and XP.
> >> I install XP after Win 98 was installed. I am able to
> >> select to boot from Win98 or XP. Now my C drive
> >> has crash and I am not able to boot. I disconnect
> >> C drive and reconnect D(with XP) as primary disk
> >> but still cannot boot. Can anyone help? I don't want
> >> to reinstall b'cos I have a lot program installed. I think
> >> some config or exe files can be modified so I can
> >> boot straight from D drive with WinXP. I don't need
> >> Win98 anymore.
> >
> > There are a couple of ways to do this:
> >
> > a) Install another disk as a place holder for the dead
> > drive C:, then make it bootable.
> >
> > b) Make drive D: bootable and make some changes
> > to the the registry.
> >
> > Option a) is nice and easy. Option b) is much harder
> > unless the machine is networked. If you provide the
> > necessary details then someone will give you more
> > detailed instructions.
>
>
> If there is room for another small partition on the
> "D: drive", it could be made the "C: partition" and
> used to boot the "D: partition". The small partition
> would have to be a primary partition and it would
> have to be marked "active" (by using WinXP's
> Disk Management utility) in order to receive
> control from the MBR. It would also need a proper
> boot sector and the files boot.ini, ntldr, and
> ntdetect.com . (What utility would do that, Pegasus?)
> The single default entry in the boot.ini file would have
> to point to the "D: partition". That modification
> could be done manually by using Notepad or by
> Run/msconfig .
>
> If there is no space for a small partition on the
> "D: drive", you could use a utility called Partition Magic
> (now sold by Symantec) to shrink the "D: partition"
> to make room for the new small partition.
>
> *TimDaniels*
>