I don't know if this is your situation, but XP installs a file called
boot.ini that controls you startup sequence. It will usually be a hidden
file so you need to use ATTRIB to change its attributes, or change the
settings on you Windows Explorer to display hidden files. If you do have
this file, you need to edit it to remove other startup listings. I am
not sure what will happen if you delete the file. It appears that your
bootup code is now XP based rather than 98. You may need to re-install
98 to clean up the whole thing, but editing the boot.ini file will
remove your symptoms.

In their anti-piracy campaign, Microsoft now registers Windows XP as
well as Office XP so that you can't install multiple copies of the
product as you had tried to do. It may be a pain, but we sort of brought
it upon ourselves by doing illegal installs.

Peter
The NoSpin Group

-----Original Message-----
My sweet niece, in a favor to her favorite uncle, decided to try to
install Windows XP HE on my Win 98'SE computer.  The OEM XP software
came from my brother-in-law's new COMPAQ and of course it didn't
take...said there were 'one too many' installs of the same OS.  I
subsequently tried to de-install the OEM version of XP from my
computer...every registry entry I could find I wiped. NOW, after all my
efforts I still get a nag on start up that wants me to pick the OS I
want to run. Where is this nag and how can I get rid of it?  If I'm not
right in front of the computer on start up and don't pick Windows '98 it
balks and makes me restart.  This is just another pain in a day full...I
know it's a Windows security feature but how do I now get it off and
stop the XP nag ?

Allen

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