Re: Boot.ini
From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 11/06/04
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Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 16:59:16 +1100
See below.
"Bodi" <Bodi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I am abit confuse. I cannot follow you.
> That what I thing your are saying.
> 1. remove the damanged HD and install it as a slave drive on anothr
computer.
> 2. Image the damaged HD using an imaging software. Where am I imaging this
> drive. Does not imaging the damaged HD will copy over the good drive and
turn
> the good drive to a damaged drive.
Imaging software creates an image file of a whole partition. This image file
can be stored anywhere where there is enough room: On an existing disk
(other than the problem disk), on a new disk. Since it is a file, it does
NOT
damage anything.
> 3. Let us say the answer to 2 in NO. after reinstalling the damaged HD
back
> into the first computer and reinstall XP over it, how do I get teh image
fom
> the second computer inot the first computer and if imanged to do so by
> imaging the damaged image back onto teh first hd will make that HD damaged
> again, go back to where we started from.
If your re-installation fails and you wish to restore the original image
then you simple reverse the process from Step 2: You instruct the
imaging progam to use the image file to restore the original partition
on the problem disk.
> Please give me more details or step by step of your approach. Keeping in
> mind that I am trying some how to save all my programs and files on the
> currently damaged hD.
> Does backup allow me to do so?
You can do this with backup too - if you can get the backup program
to run!
> Thanks
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> > If this was my machine then I would do this:
> >
> > 1. Install the disk as a slave disk in some other WinXP/2000 PC.
> > 2. Use an imaging program such as DriveImage, Ghost or Acronis
> > to take a snapshot of the disk. This would allow me to restore
> > the current configuration, no matter what.
> > 3. Return the disk to my normal PC.
> > 4. Boot the machine with my WinXP CD.
> > 5. Install WinXP over the top of the existing installation.
> >
> > If this ddid not work then I would re-install WinXP, allowing
> > the disk to be formatted in the process. Since there seems to
> > be no issue with data files, this should be a straightforward
> > process.
> >
> > To protect me against future mishaps, I would take a snapshot
> > of the final installation, using one of the above imaging programs.
> > To do this successfully, one must either create a second partition
> > at the very beginning, or install a second disk. Disk are cheap!
> >
> >
> > "Bodi" <Bodi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:68E0C673-0D24-4828-B843-3B06785ED4C6@microsoft.com...
> > > Ok, I did what you asked me to do. You were right all along. I
downloaded
> > > Seagate diagnostic for the HD and found 2 bad sectors that it repaired
by
> > > assinging zero to them. Yet I still get at boot up the "172 smart disk
> > > detecting terminla erro on HD". That is fine for now, beacuse I have a
> > bigger
> > > problem I am seeking your help on.
> > > 2 days ago I booted from CD Rom with my XP prof. CD. and sarted the
> > reapair
> > > commend (I really would like to save my programs and settings,
therfore i
> > am
> > > avoiding clean install). Whrn XP finished the repair session it had to
> > reboot
> > > again and after that went into SAFE MODE (black screen) and that is
it. I
> > > cannot run any other diagnostic program or do anything every time I
boot
> > it
> > > says (blew screen) setup is recovering and next comes the safe mode
with a
> > > message saying that XP cannot recover in Safe Mode. When I press OK it
> > boot
> > > up again to do the same loop.
> > > As I asked you before do you know how to get out of the Safe Mode,
which
> > is
> > > caused by uninstalling SP2. DO I have to contact Microsoft to get a
code
> > to
> > > get out of Safe Mode?
> > >
> > > Bodi
> > >
> > > Any suggestion on the next step for me
> > >
> > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > >
> > > > chkdsk.exe performs only a superficial test of your disk. You
> > > > really need to run the manufacturer's test program in order to
> > > > be sure that your disk is OK.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Bodi" <Bodi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:C1103056-BF7E-427C-BAAB-E1244226CF0A@microsoft.com...
> > > > > I did run disk check before I lost access to it and came clean. I
have
> > > > beeen
> > > > > trying to reinstall xp thru the setup repair (not retorse consol).
It
> > goes
> > > > > inot a loop, the only way I can stop it is by turn off power. When
xp
> > is
> > > > > trying to reboot after the xp cd copied all the files it needs,
the
> > second
> > > > > time reboot always goes inot safe mode, which gives me a message
> > saying
> > > > that
> > > > > it cannot continue the set up in safe mode. every time it try
again
> > the
> > > > same
> > > > > thing can not continue setup because it is in safe mode. I have
read
> > > > about,
> > > > > when one uninstall sp2 to go backward one has to contact Microsoft
to
> > get
> > > > a
> > > > > key to release the safe mode, is that what I have to do now?
> > > > > Or is there an other way, like restore it running a restore CD
from
> > > > compaq?
> > > > > Or Ileft now is to do clean xp install.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Bodi" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I have a compaq 5333CL. For one reason or another during boot up
the
> > > > first
> > > > > > thing I get is " 1720-samart drive detectec an iminnet failure
on
> > the
> > > > hard
> > > > > > disk......"
> > > > > > I have to click F1 to continue booting. Next screen says
"boot.ini
> > file
> > > > > > cannot be found", STARTING WITH C\WINDOWS.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I search for boot.ini and I cannot find it on my hard drive. I
have
> > an
> > > > XP
> > > > > > professional that is running verry slow.
> > > > > > Any suggestion on where to find and download boot.ini file?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
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