I just installed windows 98 on a second harddrive G:\ and I want to add it to my win2k boot.ini file keeping win2k as the defualt. I have tryed some things already. What should I have in the boot.ini file to do this?

Just adding a line to the boot.ini may not be all that's required... Dual/multi-boot (without using add-in boot utils) requires that all installed M$ OS have their respective boot/start-up files in the active Primary partition. This Primary partition must be a file format that all installed OS can see - at boot-time... Depending on the OS installed it can be fat16 or fat32, but not ntfs. So - what file format is the c: partition - fat32 or ntfs? Also how did you go about installing '98 to second drive? Post back with that info and then folks can advise accordingly?

you can use an indipendent boot manager, as XOSL, www.xosl.org

C:/ is formatted to NTFS it has windows 2000 on it and 98 G:/ is FAT I disconnected my main drive to install 98 so I would know for sure that it would not wipe my 2k installation.

You have a slight problem... Each OS was installed independantly - without evidence/presence of the other. As already indicated above... without using add-in utils, for a dual/multi-boot (M$ OS) you need a common fat16 active Primary partition - for all installed (M$ OS) boot/start-up files. Clearly at present you do not have this on c: (Master drive)... (You have a fat32 '98 Primary, and an ntfs XP Primary each on separate drives.) But you have a suitable Primary (fat32 - it could have even been fat16) on the '98 drive... so there are options various. Options could include using an add-in boot-manger util; PM and System Commander have them, and there are various freebies around too (xosl.org and osloader.com being two). Another approach: Set '98 drive as Master to current W2K drive (which will now be the slave). (Remember to set jumpers accordingly, or put Master drive to end of ribbon cable, and set jumpers to cable-select - if using cable select.) Then run W2K setup/repair routine (CD or floppies boot) and allow it to repair current installation. It will/should establish the W2JK bot/start-up files in the c: active Primary partition (on '98 Master) drive; will rewrite the '98 mbr to W2K version; will create the bootsect.dos for '98 to boot via the NT boot-loader; will complete the boot.ini entries and thus the dual-boot. '98 will still boot as c: and all its path statments will remain corrct. Similarly W2K will still boot as c: , and all its path statements will remain correct. NT family OS store drive letter info etc in the registry which is why they will/should remain constant even though the drive is now a slave. Make ERD and keep safe/current. My preference would be for switching the drives around option; saves cash and no uneccesary software installed - when it can all be achieved without it. W2K repair routines: http://is-it-true.org/nt/nt2000/atips/atips71.shtml http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q293401 The second link (M$ KB) discusses it form ME in after W2K. It applies equally to '98. It includes how to do it using a temp install of W2K, as well as a repair without an ERD - which is the route I would use (i.e. no ERD but can find current installation). If '98 does not boot as c: (at present) when booted alone - without W2K drive attached... post back; include details of both drive configs etc. Need more input - post back?