RE: Can I partition a disk and make it bootable for windows from linux?

[Spongebob <NadaSpam@adelphia.net>]

Byron Hillis wrote:

>> Is there any way to make grub delay a little? Windows is
>> beyond the point where I can use the key (it's F5, I forget
>> what F8 does -- command line
>> maybe?) to enter safe mode really fast. I have about the time
>> of a fast mouse double-click to press F5 after hitting enter
>> in the grub menu.
>>
> 
> It's a bit of a hack, but if you're still trying to work this out you
> might want to do this...
> 
> Edit the boot.ini of the Windows partition to contain two entries, and
> modify the time that it pauses, you can press F5 in this time and it will
> boot into safe mode. For example if your boot.ini reads
> 
> [boot loader]
> timeout=10
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> 
> Change it to
> 
> [boot loader]
> timeout=5
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional"
> 
> for a 5 sec wait for you to press F5. The file is a hidden file, so make
> sure you have enabled show protected operating system files...you can also
> get to it via Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Startup & Recovery
> Settings (Windows XP Only?).

I'm using Win98. I don't seem to have boot.ini.