I recently Installed Windows98 next to my other Windows98 to try and fix some problems.
So now I have a "Windows"(original) folder and a "Windows2"(new) folder on my C: drive.
Whenever I start up my computer, it loads up the new install of Windows98.
How can I make it so the original Windows98 gets to be the main one, so I can get rid of "Windows2"?

Hello, and Welcome to DAL.

When you performed the "new" installation, if it gave you the opportunity to save/back up your old installation files, you should use Control Panel to revert back. If not, you can do the following;

If the "original/old" 98 installation is a working one, you can edit your c:\msdos.sys file to default to the old 98 via the PATHS statement.

This file is marked as a hidden, system, and read only file so the attributes must be set before you can edit it. Click on Start, Run, and type in command. In the resulting DOS window, type in attrib -h -s -r c:\msdos.sys. (The spaces are required between the command, each "switch", and the file name.) Close the DOS window.

(Assuming your old 98 installation is c:\windows, and the "new" 98 is c:\windows.000 or c:\windows2 or similar; )

Open Notepad. Open the c:\msdos.sys file. At the top you'll see the [PATHS] section of the file. Change the section so it reads;

[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C

Close Notepad saving the changes to c:\msdos.sys. Shut down your current windows session. The next boot should bring you into the "old" 98 installation. If everything is working, reset the attributes for the c:\msdos.sys file.

Click on Start, Run, and type in command. In the resulting DOS window, type in attrib +h +s +r c:\msdos.sys. Close the DOS window.

Post back with your results and any other questions.

Thanks a lot Dan! I was able to revert back to the old 98 with all my stuff intact. I'll remember this in case anything else happens in the future.

You're welcome. Glad to help.