Re: XP Pro and PowerQuest Drive Image

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From: Uncle John (unclejohn_at_uselesnospam.com)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:11:54 -0000

Ian,

Use the recovery consol to see what boot folders are on the PC. If you look
at all the commands there is one that searches the disk for Windows
installations and their boot scripts Then you may be able to selct the one
you want. I cannot remember the command since it is some time ago that i did
it but typing Help at the command line in the consol will show them all

Uncle John
Umum_Mudir 

-- 
Uncle John
"Ian Russell" <Ian@-nospam-IanRussell.co.uk> wrote in message 
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>
> It just occured to me that its a Dell and there is a utility partion
> on the drive, so that should make my "partion()" parameter 2 but it
> still does not work.
>
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:33:30 GMT, Leythos <void@nowhere.lan> wrote:
>
>>In article <9ajkv097st99skp8sbm634p604p0nc6tc8@4ax.com>, Ian@-nospam-
>>IanRussell.co.uk says...
>>>
>>> No its on C:
>>> as I said, I tried :
>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
>>> But still no joy.
>>
>>Here is my Boot INI with my C being the sole boot partition:
>>[boot loader]
>>timeout=30
>>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
>>[operating systems]
>>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>>Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:18:18 -0000, "Uncle John"
>>> <unclejohn@uselesnospam.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Ian
>>> >
>>> >Your boot.ini script tell syour computer to load Windows from your 
>>> >first
>>> >disk "rdisk(0)" and the second partiton "partition(2)". In Windows the
>>> >second partition will usually be shown as D: Is that where your Windows
>>> >folder is located?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >"Ian Russell" <Ian@-nospam-IanRussell.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> >news:d0gkv0hj4555hm28qah75cmt71c8v9uop2@4ax.com...
>>> >>
>>> >> I have tried some more things:
>>> >>
>>> >> Copied NTLDR & NTDETECT.com to the problem drive as both were 
>>> >> missing.
>>> >> Still no boot.
>>> >>
>>> >> Edited BOOT.INI
>>> >> trying both (1) and (2) in the partion() parameter.
>>> >>
>>> >> Neither worked.
>>> >>
>>> >> Also tried FIXBOOT and FIXMBR
>>> >>
>>> >> I feel I am so close to the answer, can any one give me any other
>>> >> clues please?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:59:23 +0000, Ian Russell
>>> >> <Ian@-nospam-IanRussell.co.uk> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Hi "Uncle John" !
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Thanks for your swift reply.
>>> >>>I looked at the problem drive when it was the slave in another
>>> >>>computer, I got all excited as it did not exist!
>>> >>>
>>> >>>So I copied one from a newly installed XP in the same machine.
>>> >>>I put it in the root of the problem drive.
>>> >>>It looked like this:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>[boot loader]
>>> >>>timeout=30
>>> >>>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
>>> >>>[operating systems]
>>> >>>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>>> >>>Professional" /fastdetect
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Unfortunately the machine still wont boot...
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Ian
>>> >>>
>>> >>>On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:17:16 -0000, "Uncle John"
>>> >>><unclejohn@uselesnospam.com> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>>Ian
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>I think you have corrupt your boot.ini file. If you are familiar 
>>> >>>>with
>>> >>>>boot
>>> >>>>script syntax you cane edit the script appropriately. The systax is 
>>> >>>>given
>>> >>>>in
>>> >>>>the Windows Professional Resource Kit Documentation
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>Ohterwise text of the boot.ini in your next post so that we can see 
>>> >>>>what
>>> >>>>is
>>> >>>>going on.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>You can open boot.ini in the root of your system drive that does 
>>> >>>>boot
>>> >>>>with
>>> >>>>Notepad select\copy the text then cancel.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>Post here and paste the text in your message. I may then be able to 
>>> >>>>help
>>> >>>>you.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>-- 
>

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