boot.ini ?

Gamer · 15th December 2004, 20:59

Quote:

[boot loader]
timeout=25
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(3)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(3)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

problem :
can't acces XP anymore.

disk 1
c: win XP

disk 2
D: old PIV install
E: backup
F: win 2000
installed win 2000 after win XP.
what is wrong here, tried all different settings, but can't boot XP.
any help please.

jmke · 15th December 2004, 21:01

take WinXP cdrom, boot from it, choose recovery console;

type "fixboot"

reboot

Gamer · 15th December 2004, 21:02

tried it, didn't work

I have 3 options when using fixboot :
1 windows (new install)
2 windows (old install)
3 WinNT

tried 1 and 2, no go.

jmke · 15th December 2004, 21:10

"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect" is correct though

could try to add

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

Gamer · 15th December 2004, 21:23

nope, didn't work.
tried fixboot again too, no go.

Sidney · 15th December 2004, 21:30

Happened to me twice last year with WinY2K and Win-XP, the MB master boot was corrupted. I had to reload. The second time it happened on another machine I finally dropped WinY2k. My only reason to keep two was the damn scanner did not have XP-driver support. Went out and bought a new scanner for $60; end the freaking headache.

easypanic · 15th December 2004, 21:55

"bootcfg /rebuild" ?

Or is this the same as "fixboot"?

Gamer · 15th December 2004, 22:22

bootcfg didn't work

maybe I'll try Lazyman's idea

easypanic · 15th December 2004, 22:23

You're gonna buy a new scanner?

15th December 2004, 22:50

I get that message sometimes when I'm overclocking.

lowering the overclock usually fixes the problem...

I never used that console though. I usually do a repair when something is terribly wrong. I think you can do a repair if you boot from the win xp cd and press F5 right away but I haven't tried that yet.

Also, I once replaced the boot.ini. Took it from one winxp and copied it to the other winxp. I don't know what I did for it to let me do that though because I tried the same thing again later on and that time, it didn't let me copy the file (in use by the os, even in safe mode it didn't work).

15th December 2004, 21:01	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	take WinXP cdrom, boot from it, choose recovery console; type "fixboot" reboot __________________

15th December 2004, 21:02	#3
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	tried it, didn't work I have 3 options when using fixboot : 1 windows (new install) 2 windows (old install) 3 WinNT tried 1 and 2, no go. __________________

15th December 2004, 21:10	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	" multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect" is correct though could try to add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect __________________

15th December 2004, 21:23	#5
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	nope, didn't work. tried fixboot again too, no go. __________________

15th December 2004, 21:30	#6
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Happened to me twice last year with WinY2K and Win-XP, the MB master boot was corrupted. I had to reload. The second time it happened on another machine I finally dropped WinY2k. My only reason to keep two was the damn scanner did not have XP-driver support. Went out and bought a new scanner for $60; end the freaking headache. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

15th December 2004, 21:55	#7
easypanic Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,823	"bootcfg /rebuild" ? Or is this the same as "fixboot"? __________________ \|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\\|\|____ \|....The BEER TRUCK.... \|\|\|\|'""\|""°\_,__ \|___Just for You___l\|\|__\|__\|___\|) _____\| \|(@)(@)""""""""""""\|(@)(@)**\|(@)\|

15th December 2004, 22:22	#8
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	bootcfg didn't work maybe I'll try Lazyman's idea __________________

15th December 2004, 22:23	#9
easypanic Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,823	You're gonna buy a new scanner? __________________ \|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\\|\|____ \|....The BEER TRUCK.... \|\|\|\|'""\|""°\_,__ \|___Just for You___l\|\|__\|__\|___\|) _____\| \|(@)(@)""""""""""""\|(@)(@)**\|(@)\|

15th December 2004, 22:50	#10
kristos Posts: n/a	I get that message sometimes when I'm overclocking. lowering the overclock usually fixes the problem... I never used that console though. I usually do a repair when something is terribly wrong. I think you can do a repair if you boot from the win xp cd and press F5 right away but I haven't tried that yet. Also, I once replaced the boot.ini. Took it from one winxp and copied it to the other winxp. I don't know what I did for it to let me do that though because I tried the same thing again later on and that time, it didn't let me copy the file (in use by the os, even in safe mode it didn't work).