Re: Boot up problem

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I still say it can't happen. If somehow the boot.ini is held in RAM and reapplied, the boot.ini didn't survive the format. It was recreated after the format.

Now, if Windows XP is installed to partition F: - the boot.ini file will still reside on drive C:

If you format partition F: to reinstall the operating system, boot.ini is - of course - going to survive.

I believe this is what is occurring.

The RAM is flushed during a reboot into the Windows XP CD where most people will choose to re-format from. So, the boot.ini is not going to survive the reboot. Now, if they have physical hardware issues with their M/B, such as the infamous "leaky capacitor" problem, then maybe the RAM isn't flushing properly.

But I don't believe it is a Windows XP problem. It is either a technique or a hardware issue.

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Richard Urban
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"John John" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OOAEt4UQHHA.4692@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Yes it can. It's a known fact and it is documented by Microsoft. It has also been confirmed by several MVP's and non MVP's alike who have replicated the phenomenon. At times posters to these groups report that the file has survived formating, and like the original poster they are left with the seemingly impossible and have multiple entries in their boot.ini file on their formated disk or partition.

http://tinyurl.com/2s4hbz
http://tinyurl.com/2l8fv3
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=141188

John

Richard Urban wrote:

Sorry, that can not happen.

There is no way that the boot.ini file can survive a format if it is on the partition that has been formatted. It is not placed in some magical safe area.



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