Re: Boot.Ini and recovery Console

If you can boot to your desktop as you say, look at the boot.ini to see if it has any erroneous entry.
Right click MyComputer.
Click Properties in the popup menu.
Click the Advanced tab > (startup and recovery) Settings button > (system startup) Edit button.
If your not sure what your boot.ini contents should look like, copy paste the contents into a response for us to see.

Example boot.ini with a single OS installed on a single hard drive not partitioned. *Not that there are spaces before each /(switch) and they should not be removed.

[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect


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"Dave" <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E3ECB1C5-ACB2-4AF1-B75D-15AA9D1908C3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Have Windows XP Home Edition upgrade from prior OS Windows ME.

Noticed during boot process error message appears quickly that says:
Invalid Boot.INI then it goes on the open windows without a problem.

I have tried several times to get to and install the recovery console but it
won't take and keeps saying the boot.ini is invalid or could not be found.

A well meaning friend said that the recovery console is not include with the
XP home edition upgrade pack.

The installation disk also says it includes service pack 2 , version 2002.

I've tried looking and following several MS service bullentins to install or
find the recover console but noth8ng works.

I'm not an expert or advanced user by any means and everything still works
in XP so it's not like I can't use my PC. Any advice would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks

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