restoring W2K pro dual boot

[katsujinken]

Is it posible to restore dual boot if you install an os after upgrading one of the OS?

Like an idiot, I tried to upgrade Win 95 to 98 and it removed my dual boot startup.:-( is there an easy way to restore this or am I screwed and need to reinstall 2000?
I know you could restore it with NT but how about 2000?
Sempai Ike

 

[butchrecon]

If you made an ERD (Emergancy Repair Disk) restoring the boot menu for dual boot is easy. Just boot from either your 4 setup floppies or CDROM and select repair. Follow the prompts. When it asks for your ERD input it. James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net

 

[katsujinken]

I don't have a current ERD. Could I use one from another machine with a similar configuration?
Which items are used to restore the dualboot? Is the registry required or just the boot.ini? Sempai Ike

 

[butchrecon]

Dual boot Config resides in the boot.ini file. If you use an ERD from another machine the Drive have to be partitioned and distributed the same. I don't recommend using another systems ERD. (though I have in the past). It can cause a lot of headaches if things are not IDENTICAL.

With out the ERD you may have to install Win2000 again. Or you can try to repair it. I am not sure if it will work.. James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net

 

[mhughes]

You may want to check out this article:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q153/7/62.ASP