On Tuesday 14 March 2006 06:29 pm, John Bowden wrote: John: Thanks for your quick replies. How do I tell if my new drive with XP is a slave or not? My XP install is using NTFS for a file system. I'll await your instructions before I try anything further.... --Ray.
> Ray Uotila writes: > > On Tuesday 14 March 2006 05:55 pm, John Bowden wrote: > > > > Hi John, > > Followed your instructions, when I type ver at the prompt I get "Windows > > 98 [Version 4.10.2222]". I am running a fresh install of XP Home on a new > > and separate hard drive (I have been running Mandriva for several months > > on an older drive). > > When I type win at the prompt I get "Bad Command or File Name". > > Hope you can still help. Thanks, --Ray. > > > >> Ray Uotila writes: > >> > Hi all, > >> > When I boot and choose Windows, all I get is a Windows 98 C prompt. > >> > Can someone help me and tell me how I can configure Mandriva to > >> > recognize XP? I have a fresh install of XP Home on a brand new hard > >> > drive. > >> > Thanks to all in advance, --Ray. > >> > ____________________________________________________ > >> > Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? > >> > Go to http://store.mandriva.com > >> > Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > >> > ____________________________________________________ > >> > >> at the dos promt type "ver" without the quotes, this will tell > >> you what version of win/dos you are using. Then type win to > >> start windoz. > >> To set up the boot loader to automaticaly boot one or the other > >> you need to go into Mandriva's control centre and select the > >> Boot option, then the "set up how the system boots". > >> > >> Guy Faulks the only person to enter the Parliament with honest > >> intentions and he was going to blow them up ! > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> Free POP3 Email from www.Gawab.com > >> Sign up NOW and get your account @gawab.com!! > >> ____________________________________________________ > >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? > >> Go to http://store.mandriva.com > >> Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > >> ____________________________________________________ > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? > > Go to http://store.mandriva.com > > Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > > ____________________________________________________ > > Ok it seems the old drive still has entries in the master boot > record for an old install of 98 which grub is picking up on. if > it is the first drive, "master on an IDE setup then boot from a > 98 system floppy and type "fdisk mbr". This will rest the master > boot record. DONT do it if the drive is a slave or you will have > even more probs booting xp. Is xp using fat32 or ntfs for its > file system? Try doing the Mandriva control centre stuff ubove > and see if Mandriva picks up your xp entries in the mbr. if it > does add it to the boot options and remove the 98 option. > > Guy Faulks the only person to enter the Parliament with honest > intentions and he was going to blow them up ! > --------------------------------------------- > Free POP3 Email from www.Gawab.com > Sign up NOW and get your account @gawab.com!! > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? > Go to http://store.mandriva.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
