invalid boot.ini

[Goose]

Ok so a few years ago I had an older computer and I changed the boot screen on it to another picture.When I did it that time I had no problem.

Well when I built my new system I decided to try it again. Except for this time I messed up somwhere along the line. When I restarted I got a error message after POST telling me I was missing a file that was critical to startup. So after cursing myself for screwing up I sat and though of a way to get back into the OS with having to do a fresh reinstall and lost everything.Trying to get the file off the XP cd failed. So I installed windows in the original windows file and renamed it windows2. It of course worked and I was able to get back in.I then copied the file that was missing into the original windows folder and then deleted the windows2 folder. I rebooted and everything was back to normal. Since then I have decided to forgo the changing of the boot screen till later.

But now whenever I turn on the computer, I get a message that says "Invalid BOOT.ini file, booting from C:Windows/" and the computer starts as normal.

Now this is more of an annoyance that a problem but I was wondering if any of you people knew how to fix that so it stops?

Here's what the boot.ini file says:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS2
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /KERNEL=LOGOOS.EXE
(Backup Line)

 

[hello45044]

So you copied every thing in C:\windows2 to C:\windows. Your boot.ini files says to boot Windows from C:\WINDOW S2. I think.

You need to change:

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S2

To:

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

There is no space between the W and the S. I dont know why my computer is putting it there.

I think.

Or it could have something to do with:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /[B]noexecute[/B]=optin /fastdetect

Please note the I thinks. If your computer blows up or something dont blame me.

 

[baby-g]

today i cocked up by moving my boot.ini file (what was i thinking?)

now it obviously won't boot, i have tried making a boot diskette but for various reasons it won't work

if i do another install of XP in a separate partition will i be able to move the file back when i have booted into the new install of XP

thanks

don't worry, fixed it now

plugged HD into another comp as a slave and moved the file back