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From: Richard (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/06/04 

Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:48:10 -0700

If you installed 98 after Xp, which I think is what you
are saying you are probably not going to get it to work.
The general rule of thumb is to install the oldest
operating system first, in this case 98, then the new
one, in this case XP. Good luck but you may be looking at
a reinstall.
>-----Original Message-----
>xp after install 98 and then i don't found xp .
>so i make
>
>1. Start to the Recovery Console, type the command
fixboot at the prompt, and then press ENTER.
>2. If the Recovery Console does not appear, follow
these steps:
>a. Use one of the following methods to start the
computer so that you can gain access to the file system
of the boot partition:
>â?¢ Specify another operating system on the Boot
menu.
>â?¢ Start from the Windows XP CD-ROM, and then at the
Windows Setup screen, press R to use the Recovery Console
to repair the Windows installation.
>â?¢ Use a Windows NT 4.0 boot disk that also contains
the Windows XP boot files.
>â?¢ If your boot partition is a basic disk that is
formatted with the FAT file system, use an MS-DOS boot
disk.
>b. Copy the Ntldr and Ntdetect.com files from the
I386 folder on the Windows XP CD-ROM to the root folder
of your boot drive (usually drive C).
>
>but next restart change err message.
>"hl.dll" fail .
>
>now i fail win98 & xp .
>
>how i can do?
>pls, learn 2 me.....
>
>hee~hee..
>
>thnk 4 any help.
>ahlynnthit or tester
>
>.
>

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