Re: Invalid boot.ini ( different)


"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O1KTRBbsFHA.1172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Once you're in Windows, go to Control Panel, System, Advanced, Startup and
> Recovery, Settings, and click the Edit button.
> --
> Ron Sommer
>
I got this the first time i clicked on the settings step..
The C:\boot.ini file cannot be opened. Operating system and timeout
settings can not be changed.
i cancelled through and it allowed me to then click on edit, where it tells
me this...
The boot.ini file cannot be found. would you like to create a new one? I
click yes and notepad appears(blank).

how can i NOT have a boot.ini file?

Now when i go back through the same steps i get no error, edit opens a blank
boot.ini file.

Now i did a search and find a boot file in C:\
There is also a boot.ini.backup in C:\WINDOWS\pss, i cannot open it


> "GotBonus?" <GotBonus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:KHLSe.1677$Zp.929@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Time out.
> > Its seems the fix , didn't.
> >
> > Problem has returned, perhaps it never went away, it flashes very
quickly
> > in
> > post.
> > How do I find the contents of the boot.ini file so I can post it?
> >
> > Thanks
> > sigh
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Pramit Roy" <PramitRoy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:694EBB93-B05C-46EE-936A-E0C2248EA3D4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Well as far as I know it is impossible not having any boot.ini file at
> > all.
> >> That may be missing after you install Windows XP.
> >>
> >> Glad to see you solved.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Pramit Roy
> >>
> >>
> >> "GotBonus?" wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > >Pramit Roy" <PramitRoy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> > news:EE02B326-26BA-414A-AE23-24419CAA8F55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > > Hello,
> >> > >
> >> > > The boot device order has nothing to do with boot.ini file. When
you
> > set
> >> > the
> >> > > first boot device to cd rom if nothing is found on that the next
boot
> >> > device
> >> > > will be searched and finally hard disk will be reached so the
problem
> > is
> >> > with
> >> > > damaged or corrupted "boot.ini" file.
> >> > >
> >> > > You have to use Windows recovery console for that.
> >> > > See here
> >> > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330184
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > Strange, i dont think i had a boot.ini file..is that possible?
> >> > when i typed bootcfg \list during the process it told me there was
> > nothing
> >> > to list, so i just proceeded, all went fine after that and the error
> > during
> >> > boot is gone.
> >> > Thank you
> >> >
> >> > > --
> >> > > Regards,
> >> > > Pramit Roy
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > "GotBonus?" wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > I have looked at all the other boot.ini threads and replied to
one
> > in
> >> > this
> >> > > > group. It didn't appear and looking into my sent items see it
went
> > to
> >> > > > win2000.general, must have been a crosspost.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Here is the jist of it...
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Invalid Boot.ini file
> >> > > > Booting from C:\WINDOWS\
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Hmm, what does that mean?
> >> > > > Do I have to rewrite manually my boot.ini file?
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I have been having this problem for a while. I THOUGHT it was
> > because I
> >> > had
> >> > > > the first boot device set as CDROM and it was telling me...
> >> > > > Invalid boot.ini file( because it was trying to boot from CDrom
and
> >> > couldn't
> >> > > > find a boot.ini file) and it was then telling me..
> >> > > > (I am) booting from C:\windows\ ( because it couldn't boot from
the
> >> > cdrom)
> >> > > > Two different events( I thought)
> >> > > > Did that make sense?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Anyway, today I changed the boot order and I still see the same
> > error.
> >> > So
> >> > > > now I see its telling me the boot.ini file is invalid while
trying
> > to
> >> > boot
> >> > > > from C:\windows\.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > What's weird is that error flashes for a second or so , goes away
> > and
> >> > the
> >> > > > system boots right up.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > What is going on?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I am running XP pro with all updates EXCEPT SP2.
> >> > > > AMD 64 2800 MSI K7N neo Platinum with a Gig of ram (2 x 512)and a
> > 256meg
> >> > > > 9600XT. (should I get SP2?)
> >> > > > WD 80 gig sata unpartitioned (primary boot disk) and an old WD
ide
> > drive
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > > > The system DOES seem (always has) to lag when opening apps. It
> > should
> >> > just
> >> > > > fly me thinks.
> >> > > > Could the invalid boot.ini file be the culprit?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Now, that said, I ran msconfig..no boot.ini, did a search for
> > boot.ini,
> >> > just
> >> > > > found a back-up somewhere..
> >> > > > what is the easiest way to find this file? Is there a chance it
is
> >> > gone?
> >> > > > would the system run?
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks all for insight and if someone can post a boot.ini file
that
> > I
> >> > could
> >> > > > use as well.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > CAZ
> >>
> >
> >
>
>


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