Nothing happens because xp wont let you boot into 98, try a win98 bootdisk. I had this problem the installed a third party boot loader and reinstalled both versions of win. Didnt have to reinstall Linux though. >From: Stephen Wiebelhaus >Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >Subject: multi boot >Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:08:51 -0700 (PDT) > >I am trying to get a 3 boot system to work. I started >out with Win98. Then I added Suse Linux. The dual boot >worked fine, with Win98 on hda1 and linux on hda3. >Then I added WinXP. Ok, I made a few partition changes >at the same time. The primary drive became secondary, >so that Win98 is on hdb1. I installed WinXP on the new >harddrive, on hda1. It works fine. So I installed >Suse9, on hda2. That works fine, I can boot WinXP or >Suse. >When I try to boot Win98 is when nothing happens. Grub >comes up, I request Win98, then the screen goes black, >except for a flashing cursor in the top left. So I >swapped the master and slave drive settings, so I can >boot Win98 directly, it won't boot that way anymore. >Looks like when I installed WinXp or Suse on the >master drive, it blewup the MBR on the slave drive. >I used the Win98 rescue disk, and tried to restore >the boot wth that, but it didn't work. Anyone know how >I can restore the MBR or partition boot record for >hdb1, so I can boot Win98 again? > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss