Re: 2 O/S or not!!
- From: "p.mc" <p@xxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 01:32:11 +0100
Hi John John
"Thank's for the reply mate"...Unfortunately he's picked up his pc now, but
if you could let us know how to edit/delete the boot.ini in the "System
Configuration Utility" I'd be much obliged. It sounds like a simple process
but I'm looking at my "System Configuration Utility" but nothing seems
obvious as how I would do that!
The simpler the process the better, then I could just phone him and instruct
him over it.
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Regards
p.mc
"John John" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Just edit the boot.ini file and remove the reference to the non existant
Operating System. You can do this manually or with the msconfig tool.
Under certain obscure circumstances what you describe can happen and the
old boot.ini file can remain or reappear on a formatted hard disk. It
appears your computer had the right set of conditions for this to happen.
John
p.mc wrote:
Hi
I've just reformatted and installed winxp home on a mates pc, but before
doing this I scanned his pc in safe mode using AVG and the results were
errors reading in the.... HOST...MBR... BOOT. So I had a go using
recovery console to no effect after running
"FIXBOOT"..."FIXMBR!!"..."CHKDSK" So as I was in the process of getting
ready to reinstall, I took the option to repair the original O/S, which
ran just like a reinstall ( "you know, regional settings, product key
etc.etc" ) I haven't used this feature before but I wasn't expecting
that. Anyway half way through I was informed that some files could not be
loaded, untill it eventually locked up on one message, so I had no choice
than to Soft off the pc, and that's when I did a full format after
deleting the original O/S, but after all that, when I now boot up it
shows 2 O/S's to choose from, the first was the new installation with all
the right amount of Gb of space for 1 O/S, but on entering the 2nd O/S it
states;
"Windows could not start because of a computer disk
hardware configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot
disk. Check boot path and disk hardware. Please check the windows
documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware
reference manuals for additional information"
Why is this here? Even after a full format!! It's as if the half loaded
O/S remained!! Anyhow I googled and the info was to fix or edit the
boot.ini file to get the thing to boot up, but what I want is to delete
the 2nd O/S "if that's what it is" and get it off the boot up sequence.
Any advice?...Anyone!!
.
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