Re: Botched boot.ini - cannot boot into a system
- From: "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:25:40 -0500
Is your drive using NTFS or Fat32?
ME disks will not read or write to NTFS.
--
Ron Sommer
"ronbo76" <ronbo76@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:FEF5C6AA-48EB-4BD8-AD87-4A5DA50C8E87@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Unfortunately my CDRom is now not working - ergo, I can't boot from the
> CD.
> Is there a way I can build a set of installation diskettes from my ME full
> Upgrade CD? I know it is stable on my old computer. I can the disks using
> a
> friend's tower.
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Load the Recovery Console, run bootcfg /rebuild from the prompt. A DOS
>> EBD
>> will not be able to save to an NTFS volume, you need to use the RC.
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>
>> "ronbo76" <ronbo76@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:686CEFEA-809A-4F65-95A9-059CDF91A34E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I got the following help from Richard about taking out two lines in my
>> > boot.ini file. Unfortunately, I was over zealous and erased all the
>> > lines.
>> > Now the computer will not boot at all. How do I modify my boot to be
>> > non-hidden system file that I can edit?
>> > I am able to boot the computer using an emergency boot diskette.
>> >
>> >
>> > ----------------
>> >
>> > Richard,
>> >
>> > I am able to boot the computer using my emergency boot startup disk. I
>> > copied the boot.ini file to the floppy and tried to edit it but the
>> > system
>> > won't let me. Ditto when I tried to copy it back to the C: drive.
>> >
>> > "ronbo76" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Richard,
>> >>
>> >> I think I screwed up! I opened the file with Notepad and there was
>> >> this
>> >> entire section about bootloading. Unfortunately I destroyed the entire
>> >> section versus just those two lines. Now the computer will not not
>> >> boot
>> >> at
>> >> all even in Safe mode. I just the following lines:
>> >>
>> >> Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
>> >> corrupt:
>> >>
>> >> Windows root>system32\hal.dll.
>> >>
>> >> Please re-install a copy of the above file.
>> >>
>> >> Help!
>> >>
>> >> "Richard Urban [MVP]" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > That line is likely in the boot.ini file. After you have reinstalled
>> >> > and
>> >> > booted into Windows, you can use notepad to open boot.ini. Delete
>> >> > the
>> >> > associated line, save and exit the file. Reboot to make certain it
>> >> > is
>> >> > gone.
>> >> >
>> >> > Another way is to right click on my computer. Go to properties |
>> >> > advanced |
>> >> > Startup and Recovery Settings | Edit. This will also open the file
>> >> > in
>> >> > notepad.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> >
>> >> > Richard Urban
>> >> > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> >
>> >> > Quote from: George Ankner
>> >> > "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>> >> > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>> >> >
>> >> > "ronbo76" <ronbo76@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> > news:BCA53B4A-BACB-4428-B69E-6924A3EC4E46@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > >I know that I should click on that message.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > HOWEVER, it continues to show whenever I boot the system. My
>> >> > > question
>> >> > > as
>> >> > > before is how do I get rid of this error message.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "peterk" wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > >> Cancel XP Install...........click on it
>> >> > >> peterk
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> --
>> >> > >> Never trust a computer you can't throw out the window. - Steve
>> >> > >> Wozniak
>> >> > >> "ronbo76" <ronbo76@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> > >> news:7535FBD6-7FAA-4A71-BDCF-CC367EB720B7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > >> > Last night I bought a new copy XP Home Ed. When I tried to
>> >> > >> > install
>> >> > >> > it
>> >> > >> > on
>> >> > >> > my
>> >> > >> > system, there was a power failure and the computer went down
>> >> > >> > near
>> >> > >> > the
>> >> > >> > end
>> >> > >> > of
>> >> > >> > the install. I was able to boot with an Emergency Windows ME
>> >> > >> > startup
>> >> > >> > disk
>> >> > >> > and
>> >> > >> > roll back the system to Windows ME. Before I reinstall XP I
>> >> > >> > want
>> >> > >> > to
>> >> > >> > clear
>> >> > >> > up
>> >> > >> > an error that happens when the computer now boots in ME. After
>> >> > >> > the
>> >> > >> > system
>> >> > >> > boots the following lines appear:
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Microsoft Windows XP Home Ed Install
>> >> > >> > Cancel XP Install
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > I would like to clear this error screen before I proceed with a
>> >> > >> > fresh
>> >> > >> > install. Does anyone know how I do this?
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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