I am using dual mode os windows. Frist windows is windows 98se(fat32) & second windows is windows xp chinese(ntfs) . Recently my windows 98 have problem,so i format & install back windows 98se. But when I boot my computer,only can detect one os (windows 98se),I con't detect my windows xp.why? any solution so slove this problem. I hope my computer can boot to dual windows.thank.

This is written for ME/XP dualboot. Just substitute 98 where you see ME. Here's how to do it. Boot up into ME. Insert your XP disk into CD-ROM but do not load Just exit the XP setup and leave the disk in the drive. Next use Explorer to locate the following files in the I386 folder of the XP CD: NTLDR and NTDETECT. Copy these two files to the root directory of your C drive. Next you will need to create a file called READ.SCR using notepad and save this file also in root of C drive.and run debug command in MS DOS to create a new bootsect.dos file. the contents of READ.SCR as follows: L 100 N 0 1 N C:\BOOTSECT.DOS R BX 0 R CX 200 W Q N in the first row is replaced by number corresponding to drive letter of the dos partition where ME is loaded. 2=C 3=D 4=E. In my case 2. To run the program open MSDOS and type: debug read.scr press enter. To verify the success check the C root directory and you should have a new file called BOOTSECT.DOS Lastly you need a new BOOT.INI file. Copy the following into notepad and save it as BOOT.INI also in the root directory of your C drive: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect C:\="Microsoft Windows ME" If this Boot.ini file does not work for you then there's another way to recreate the file. After completing all the other steps except the Boot.ini file restart your system with the XP disk in. when prompted press R for recovery. Setup will detect your existing XP install and you should log in using admin password. Once logged in type FIXBOOT press enter, answer Y. Then type FIXMBR press enter, answer Y. Remove XP CD, reboot. Your dualboot options should be restored.

the problem is fat32 (win98) can't see ntfs (xp). format to fat32 & install win 98 & xp. xp can be installed on fat32. if you want both fat32 & ntfs get partition magic, that is what i have done

It does not matter whether XP is installed in FAT32 or NTFS. The bootfiles for XP were written to the FAT32 C partition when the dualboot was first set up and were lost when C was formatted and 98 reinstalled. You do not need to reformat either partition or reinstall either operating system. Just replace the bootfiles as outlined in my earlier response.