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Deleting W98 partition in dual boot setup

Asked by ho1972 in Windows 2000 Operating System

Tags: boot, dual, eliminate

I run W98 and W2k on a dual (multi?) boot setup. I would like to be rid of W98. However, not only do the OSs exist on separate partitions, they reside on separate disks. My W98 install is on my old 5400 HD (C) while my W2k install is on my newest 7200 disk. Since boot.ini, NT detect, and who knows what else is a part of W98, I'm afraid if I just delete my W98 folder that I will hose my entire system. I want to eliminate the dual boot option and delete W98 without harming my W2k setup.

Guidance?

EDIT: I've just been advised of an error: While the critical files needed for the boot sequence reside on my C drive (which contains the active boot partition), they are NOT in the w98 folder as I stated. So it seems that I could delete my Windows folder as well as most of everything else on that partition without a problem. What happens if I delete boot.ini (and ntldr,arcldr.exe,ntdetect.com) as well?

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Deleting W98 partition in dual boot setup

Asked by ho1972 in Windows 2000 Operating System

Tags: boot, dual, eliminate

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