Re: Reinstallation erases all?

copy x:\i386\ntdetect.com a:
copy x:\i386\ntldr a:

X is the drive letter of the CD-ROM.

John

Anton wrote:
Those files are only in XP as Sp's, otherwise in W2, as found in 3 other
PC's. Now I'll try on the XP CD but where?

W2 didnt start to my surprise.


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You *MUST* use the Windows XP version of the files ntldr and
NTDETECT.COM, extract them from the Windows XP cd. As mentioned in
another post the Windows 2000 version of these files *cannot* boot
Windows XP.




Does your Windows 2000 installation now boot properly?

John

Anton wrote:


Windows XP version of the ntldr & NTDETECT.COM files are?

I used those from w2k, it started but didnt work: "Previous working OS

I/O

fault at use of startsector s.."
Otherwise on first its ntoskrln missing, second w32 conf sys, the rest
ntoskrln.
This or similar will be next
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Boot-Manager-Disk/UBCD4WIN.shtml or

I'll

try bootfix mbr and cfg again when acitve now is changed. Last I'll run

over

W2000 on C if nothing better turns up.

Moving the disk over as slave and then transfer what I need didnt work

last

time, some things couldnt be found but got back when OS was repaired.

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First part ok.

Copy from XP even if its starting with W2k on C?

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The Active partition flag can be set with a Windows 98 boot diskette

and

the fdisk utility, Windows 98 boot diskettes are available on the
Bootdisk.com site. You can also do this with third party tools like
BootItNG by TeraByte Unlimited.

If you have a floppy drive you can make an XP/NT boot floppy diskette
and try to boot the Windows installations with it. Remember to use the
Windows XP version of the ntldr & NTDETECT.COM files to create the
floppy diskette. Also, the floppy diskette must contain an NT boot
sector, it *must* be formatted with Windows NT/2000/XP, if you format

it

with DOS or Windows 9x the diskette will fail to boot Windows 2000/XP.

http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/ntboot/

John

Anton wrote:



See in-line:

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See in-line:

Anton wrote:




When XP wasnt working I'd set it active via w2k, then nothing

worked,

deactive without an OS now?

Don't change the Active (System) partition! It will only add

confusion


to the mix, return the active partition status flag to the original
active partition.


How can it be done without an OS?






XP repair doesnt work, from another Bootdisk it says hal.dll is a

problem.



What "other Bootdisk" do you mean? To do a repair install of Windows

XP


you have to use a real Windows XP cd. What is this other boot disk

that


you speak of?



From bootdisk.com got beyond the black screen and says hal.dll is

missing/corrupt
Otherwise I use the XP CD.




I'll try to copy an Hal and then check boot.ini.

Make sure that the partition containing the boot.ini file is the

Active


partition. Post the contents of the boot.ini file here.



Where do I find it without an OS?
Then I'll try to copy to a floppy.

On Logon it is
1E Winnt
2C XP
3M,4H and 5G Winnt

Bootcfg scan has 1-4 without xp!







John





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We don't know how your dual boot is setup, in particular we don't

know


how your partitions are setup and which one is the Active (system)
partition. Please keep the following in mind:

1- If you set up your dual boot by following the typical Microsoft
instructions Windows 2000 will be installed on the Active (System)
partition. The shared system files Boot.ini, NTDETECT.COM & ntldr

will


also be in the root folder on this partition.

2- The Windows 2000 version of the shared files NTDETECT.COM &

ntldr


cannot boot a Windows XP installation, the Windows XP version of

those


files are aware of Windows 2000 and can boot the older operating

system.


If you do an in-place upgrade (repair install) of Windows 2000

after


XP is installed it will replace the XP version of the files with

the

older Windows 2000 versions. After the repair you have to replace

those


files with the XP versions, the files can be extracted from the

Windows


XP cd.

3- More often than not the hal.dll is missing error message isn't
caused by a missing hal.dll, it is usually caused by an incorrect

ARC


path in the boot.ini file, the line used to boot Windows XP points

to


the wrong location of the installation on the hard disk.

John

Anton wrote:





Repair worked in W2k but not in XP now, like when hal.dll is

missing,


option invisible. Chkdsk /r, fixboot and fixmbr didnt help. Should

I


perhaps




act as if hal.dll is missing?

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there is a repair
option provided
via the windows
xp setup cd.

the repair option
will replace and
repair corrupted
or missing system
files.

the repair option
will preserve your
windows and file
system.




http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug9

2.mspx





---------------------------
if you use the other
option involving
reinstallation, then
this option will install
windows and overwrite
your system files and
basically wipe away
your customization.

----------------------------

however, there is also
the option to use the
recovery console via
the windows cd.

with this option you
can access the disk and
perhaps run a chkdsk and
a fixboot command in
the hope that this would
be an easier way to go:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058
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XP and W2k doesnt boot, I get a black screen and tested

reinstallation.



Got





a Warning and stopped, it will wipe out all old files, is that

true


when




I'm





not formatting again?















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