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General Category => Tech Clinic => Topic started by: Tobes on December 10, 2002, 07:06:51 PM
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I have dual boot for these OSs:
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2000 Pro
BUT not for this: (generic) Microsoft Windows (im assuming this is for 95/98. This was just listed on my boot.ini
I accidently tried to boot into \"Microsoft Windows\" which I don\'t have installed on my system. Now everytime it starts up, I think it tries to look for the boot.ini sequence on the nonexistant \"Microsoft Windows\". So I can\'t boot into anything.
How do I reset it? or boot into 2000 or xp to fix this?
I really need help on this, I have a term paper due soon.
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Windows XP gives Microsoft windows XP in the boot.ini ,
I have the same configuration ,try this boot.ini
[boot loader]
timeout=8
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS=\"Microsoft Windows XP Professional\" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)WINNT=\"Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional\" /fastdetect
You must have ntldr and NTdetect.com on the C: drive (on the drive were win.ini is .If you do not have two drives ,but two partitions then you must use partition(1) and partition(2), or the partition nrs were the os are on .
rdisk is the physical harddisk , if there are two or more partitions on one hardisk you must use two times rdisk(0)
Goo luck