Remove W98 from XP

There's two options - if were running Win98 when you started the upgrade, then there's probably an option in the Control Panel under Add/Remove Programs to remove the backup of your Win98 files. It will likely be toward the bottom of the list. Theuninstall will probably take some time.

The other option is to just redo the drive or delete the contents of that partition if you're not using it. If you have your documents and stuff on there, then just move them somewhere else while you clean things up.

Hope this helps,
Chris

To Remove Windows 98,boot system in XP,delete the Windows 98 folder located in C:\Windows

Edit Boot.ini file manually to remove Windows 98 from boot list

1)Open Windows Explorer,click Folder Options from View menu
2)Click Show all Files
3)Choose the root folder of local hard disk
4)Right-click Boot.ini and click Properties
5)Click to clear Read-Only,Hidden,System,click OK
6)Open Boot.ini in notepad

Remove any entries that no longer point to valid installations of Windoe=ws

Savechanges to Boot.ini

This answer assumes that W98 is on the "C" (boot) drive.

1. Edit boot.ini to remove the option to boot to W98.
See the dual boot section at www.systeminternals.com
Or, search Microsoft's site for the terms boot.ini and bootcfg to get details on the boot.ini commands and syntax.

2. Boot into XP, and delete all the files on the "C" drive that you don't need except for those in the root folder.
You need several files in the root of drive "C" in order to boot up XP.
boot.ini
ntldr
ntdetect.com
and I believe the command.com that is there now.

You may be able to create a restore point, and remove the W98 drive.
You will then need to boot from the XP CD and perform a repair of the existing installation in order to make the XP drive the boot drive.

Chas