Microsoft KB Archive/188761

= Windows NT Dual-Boot Does Not Work After Uninstalling Windows 98 =

Article ID: 188761

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q188761



SYMPTOMS
After you uninstall Windows 98 from a dual-boot computer with Windows 95 and Windows NT Workstation 4.0, you may be unable to successfully start Windows NT Workstation.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you install Windows NT Workstation after you upgrade Windows 95 to Windows 98. When you uninstall Windows 98, Setup deletes the Windows NT Boot.ini file. This file is needed by NTLDR to start Windows NT successfully.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the Windows NT Emergency Repair Disk to replace the missing files. For information about using the Windows NT Repair disk, please refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 103280

TITLE : Using an Emergency Repair Disk Created by Windows NT



MORE INFORMATION
When you uninstall Windows 98, Setup also deletes the Windows NT Bootsect.dos file.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb KB188761

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