Dual (triple) boot problem (win98, Linux, WinXP)

From: Zalek Bloom (ZalekBloom_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/07/03 

Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 21:18:36 GMT

Hello,
I installed on my PC Win98SE, Linux RH8.0 and WinXP. Boot manager is
LILO. On my first screen I see 3 options: Win98, Linux and WinXP.
When I choose WinXP - computer stucks.
When I choose Win98 I am getting a WinXP boot menu: Win98 and WinXP and
from there everything is working.
My question: can I start WinXP from LILO without going to the second menu?
In lilo.conf I have:

other=/dev/hda4
        optional
        label=WinXP

>From fdisk /dev/hda I see:

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 3208 25768228+ c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2 3209 3221 104422+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 3222 5021 14458500 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda4 5022 7297 18281970 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda5 3222 4842 13020651 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 4843 5021 1437786 82 Linux swap

All OS are working properly - just this annoying 2nd menu.
Any ideas?

Thanks,

Zalek

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