Uninstall Windows 98 on dual boot system

Here are the steps:

First in w2k go to Control Panel|System|Advanced|Startup and Recovery, choose w2k as the System Startup default option.

Now you have to edit the boot.ini file in the c:\ root directory.

Remove from the boot.ini the linesimilar to
C:\="Microsoft Windows". the file should now look like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

(there might or might not be a timeout line but it is not used in a w2k-only environment).

As a precaution I would make backups of the w2k registry and the boot.ini file before doing any editing. I would next rename the win98 directory (c:\windows or wherever you installed it to) and run the system for a few days to see if you have any problems. If you do not, you can permnently delete it.

Enjoy,

DrBob:>)

It is quite simple.

1. Boot to Windows 2000, and delete the folder that contains Windows 98.
2. Now remove the reference to Windows 98 by opening Windows Explorer, clicking View -> Folder Options.
3. On the View tab, click Show All Files, and then click OK.
4. Click the root folder of the local hard disk, right-click the Boot.ini file, and then click Properties.
5. Click to clear the Read-Only, Hidden, and System check boxes, and then click OK.
6. Open the Boot.ini file in Notepad.
Remove any entries that used to point to Windows 98.
7. Save the changes to the Boot.ini file, and then restore its attributes that you changed in step 5.