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More info?)
If, as you say, your C: drive is on the active partition
then boot.ini would be on the same drive, same as
the other two Win2000 boot files: ntldr and ntdetect.com.
All are in the root directory and are hidden. It will
therefore note be necessary to move any file.
"Alan" <NOSPAMalan_pltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> Here's the information of my harddisk:
> Partition C is FAT 32, 16GB, it is active.
> Partition D 16 GB.
>
> Because I installed Win2K first, then Win98, if the boot.ini in parition
D,
> can I delete the Win98 entry and move this file to partition C ?
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
> news:%231zcfMPKFHA.1540@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Alan" <NOSPAMalan_pltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:ecafn2OKFHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > I have paritioned my 32 GB harddisk into C and D.
> > > Installed Win2K Professional on parition C, then installed Win98 on
> > parition
> > > D. Now I want to delete the Win98 to make room for Linux.
> > > Can I just delete the files in paritition D ? How about the boot.ini,
is
> > it
> > > on parition C or D?
> >
> > It depends on the way your system is configured:
> > - Which drive is active, C: or D:?
> > - What file system do you use for Win2000, FAT or NTFS?
> >
> > About the location of boot.ini: We can't tell - it's your PC!
> > I suggest you go and have a look. I also recommend that
> > you post its contents in your reply.
> >
> >
>
>
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