Re: Can't copy boot.ini file
- From: "Uncle Joe" <Uncle Jose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 10:10:50 -0400
SeaMaid, are you related to Charley the Tuna?
Give him my regards.
"SeaMaid" <seamaid24-graphics@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uvXnZIhvFHA.612@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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