Re: Can't copy boot.ini file

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Could you create a new boot.ini file by going to MSCONFIG and copying the
information from the Boot.ini tab, and then setting the appropriate file
attributes?


"Ralph Hutchinson" <a78be3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:SMXXe.64342$7f5.1110@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Rick, I'm trying to copy it from the root of the C: drive. It will not
> copy the file and when I started the machine in dos and used the
> >attrib -h *.ini< command it said it will not reset the attribute on the
> system files. I am assuming Windows is not letting that happen but I
> didn't think when I booted to dos that windows had any affect on the
> files?
>
> Ralph
>
>
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> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uZgaSycvFHA.2792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi,
>>
>> Where are you trying to copy boot.ini from and what is the exact error
>> message you are receiving?
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Ralph Hutchinson" <a78be3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:nVNXe.60504$7f5.39739@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> I have a dual boot system on a single hard disc with two primary drives
>>> C: and D:. I have WinME installed on the C: drive and WinXPPro on the
>>> D: drive. The ME system on the C: drive has crashed. I have an exact
>>> copy of that entire system along with it's installed programs on another
>>> hard drive. I now want to reformat the new but crashed C: drive and
>>> recopy that system from the old drive again to the new drive.
>>>
>>> I'm assuming that the boot.ini files for both the ME and XP systems on
>>> the new disc are written to the boot sector on the C: drive. I want to
>>> copy the boot.ini files to a floppy to make a "start up" or "rescue"
>>> disk but the system will not allow that. I've tried to boot with a
>>> rescue disk from another computer and use DOS to change the attributes
>>> on the file so I could copy it but it still won't let me access the file
>>> at all. Can anyone tell me how to accomplish this? Or perhaps it's not
>>> possible? Any other advice?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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