IF the primary partition is NTFS you will have to make a 2nd Primary partition (extended partition will not work). 1) Use fdisk and make the new...
One way ,may be easyest, is just go into bios and select hdd1 or hdd2 to boot from. If your bios does not permit that , then need to know if XP...
A note on testdisk- you must use a bootable floppy and once booted put in the floppy with testdisk copyed to it. I agree with the freezer but...
there is something flakey going on. It may not help but again, run a memory test program just to be sure. I do lean toward a intermittent hdd...
could try- remove the cd drive(s) and connect the hdd to the 2nd IDE channel. When you put the hdd into the case's hdd slot be sure it does not...
Read below site, they posted several sites for needed file fix. http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/t1044124466
Win98 should load and run with no problems. When you was installing 98 did you receive any error messages ? Running in safemode may be why the...
Boot into Linux and run its Fdisk program and make the partition for 98 a Primary FAT32 partition and then format it, also make the partiton...
as Zander's states be sure to make a Boot Magic rescure disk, you will needed it . Bassic steps only. (Limited reading on my part for BM)...
Due to you haveing 18.0g of free space you can keep Linux. Use PMagic and make at least a 5g 'depending on useage' Primary Paritition for 98 and...
go into disk management and on the 2 hdd need more info. 1)post what partition types it shows for each .ie: primary or extended volume 2)size of...
Would first read infor here http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mosaddique/ There are many ways to do it, depending on answers of below questions....
You can change the date on Win98, but I'm now on Linux so can not look. I think when you click on the clock the new window on the right side...
"You must have at least one primary," only if you want it bootable, if the hdd is a slave no primarys are needed. "but the other three can be...
{MBR can have a max of 4 partitions and these are all called primary partitions. } the 4 partitions is correct but not all are primary, it can...
difference between a Primary and a Logical partition , there is none. If you have a hdd editor program and look at the partition type in the...
as posted by McTavish use of a third party boot manager is by far the easyest way. Depending on boot manager used will change the way you need to...
Hi charlesvar and all In bobmc32 first post he states C drive with Win98 is the boot drive ,ie hdd with primary partition . He...
I'm going to jump in here, better have a new look at bobmc32 attached Disk management link , his XP hdd (Disk #1) has not Primary Partitions on...
try this site http://tweakhomepc.virtualave.net/safe/deleted.html and be sure to read the completete site before proceeding. If you use goggle...
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