Re: Unable To BOOT
From: R. C. White (rc_at_corridor.net)
Date: 11/22/04
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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:36:56 -0600
Hi, Marcus.
That Windows.000 folder is the backup of your WinME files, just in case you
might want to revert from WinXP to WinME some day.
> I was so careful with XP that I didn’t even update to service pack 2.
That's TOO careful! As soon as you recover from this problem, install WinXP
SP2. It won't protect you from THIS kind of problem, but it will protect
you from many of the worms and other malware that are looking all over the
Internet for unprotected computers - like yours.
> Just to let you know I did boot with a WINDOWS ME startup disk, entered in
> dos and did a Scandisk; in doing that it found and I fixed several
> misreading
> there.
Aha! That's what did it! Throw away that WinME disk - or at least hide it
so that you won't be tempted to use it! Get rid of the WinME mindset.
WinXP is not built on MS-DOS and MS-DOS does not understand WinXP. When it
tries to use WinME methods to fix WinXP, it fouls up things, because it
doesn't understand what it sees. And ScanDisk "fixes" things that may not
really be broken.
Boot from the WinXP CD-ROM, start the Recovery Console and run FixBoot.
This should repair the boot sector on C: and rewrite C:\boot.ini to point to
WinXP's boot folder, C:\Windows (without the .000).
> I did try to do the recovery console, but it is stuck at C:
I don't understand what you mean by this. The Recovery Console screen looks
like MS-DOS, but it is not. For a listing of the commands available in the
RC, type Help and press Enter.
If you get lost, post back with further questions.
RC
-- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@corridor.net Microsoft Windows MVP "mljk" <mljk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:497BE255-0848-49CD-BF33-0E61F94180F5@microsoft.com... > Thanks for posting a reply HackerAce. > > > If I could turn back the time I would have made a backup > > I was so careful with XP that I didn’t even update to service pack 2. > > > I did try to do the recovery console, but it is stuck at C: > > Just to let you know I did boot with a WINDOWS ME startup disk, entered in > dos and did a Scandisk; in doing that it found and I fixed several > misreading > there. > > Of course that did not solve my problem. > > > Can you please guide me through the steps of Recovery? > > > Thanks. > > > "mljk" wrote: > >> Basically I get the following error message…. >> >> Missing or >> C:\windows.000\system\vm32.vxd >> C:\windows.000\ifshlp.sys >> Wininit.exe missing/unable to load >> >> >> To make it short….. >> >> I have as my operating system… Windows XP Pro upgrade >> (From full version of WINDOWS ME) FAT32. >> >> >> I was recording a live vocal in Samplitude, when the Monitor Screen went >> BLACK, I heard the music in the background, but could not see the >> picture, so >> I pulled the plug and tried to restart it. >> >> The video was breaking up when I went into the bios to see if everything >> was >> normal there, and they were. >> >> However I can’t get to operating system. >> >> Hitting F8 gets me to the option to boot in Safe Mode, however after >> selecting Safe Mode the next screen gives me the ERRORS above, and I can’t >> get past it. >> >> >> I do music only on that computer, I don’t have and MODEM/NIC installed. >> All my software is legally bought. >> >> >> Can someone, can anyone please help me and my situation? >> >> >> Thank you very much. >> Marcus Kemp
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