Re: Invalid Boot.ini file

[Guest holden]

Re: Invalid Boot.ini file

 

i do this and i gat an error that it has failed because of the corrupt file

system which prevents bootcfg from successfully scaning.

can anyone help me please

 

"Alex Nichol" wrote:

> "Mike C." <Mike C.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> >When I startup my computer, I get an error message saying invalid Boot.ini

> >file, booting from C:\Windows.

> >

> >I went looking for the Boot.ini file, but there isn't one!

>

> Which makes it very invalid indeed! The boot is falling back on a best

> guess of where the Windows folder is, and getting it right. Set the

> BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot the XP CD and, instead of Setup,

> take the immediate R for Repair. Assume any password requested is

> blank, and TAB over.

>

> Give

> BootCfg /Rebuild

> to reconstruct it

>

>

> --

> Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)

> Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Invalid Boot.ini file

 

Re: Invalid Boot.ini file

 

You're referring to a post that is almost three years old. If you want a

good answer then I suggest you create your own thread and describle exactly

and in detail the nature of your problem, how you attempted to resolve it

and what messages you see - verbatim, please!

 

 

"holden" <holden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>i do this and i gat an error that it has failed because of the corrupt file

> system which prevents bootcfg from successfully scaning.

> can anyone help me please

>

> "Alex Nichol" wrote:

>

>> "Mike C." <Mike C.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>

>> >When I startup my computer, I get an error message saying invalid

>> >Boot.ini

>> >file, booting from C:\Windows.

>> >

>> >I went looking for the Boot.ini file, but there isn't one!

>>

>> Which makes it very invalid indeed! The boot is falling back on a best

>> guess of where the Windows folder is, and getting it right. Set the

>> BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot the XP CD and, instead of Setup,

>> take the immediate R for Repair. Assume any password requested is

>> blank, and TAB over.

>>

>> Give

>> BootCfg /Rebuild

>> to reconstruct it

>>

>>

>> --

>> Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)

>> Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

>>