Irregular Boot.ini

[Guest Beyond X]

I partitioned the harddisk into two parts and have set up a dual boot

system with two separate operating systems. Normally there should be two

lines in the boot screen so that one can select one of the two systems.

In my case there should appear as below:

 

Windows 2000 I

Windows 2000 II

with clock counting

 

This time, for some unknown reasons, there appears three lines as below:

Windows 2000 I

Windows 2000 II

Windows 2000 (Default)

 

There, "Windows 2000 (Default)" is hilighted and If I don't move to

another, the computer clashes. Also there is no clock counting the

preset time.

If I select "Windows 2000 I" or "Windows 2000 II", it proceeds to boot

to the selected system.

In the attempt to correct the irregularity, I checked the boot.ini file

and found it looking normal as below:

 

[boot loader]

timeout=15

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

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINN2="Windows 2000 I" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 II" /fastdetect

 

That is, I don't see the line of "Windows 2000 Default".

What is going on? and how can I correct the irregularity? Can anyone help?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Irregular Boot.ini

 

 

"Beyond X" <do-not-mail@pop.com> wrote in message

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>I partitioned the harddisk into two parts and have set up a dual boot

>system with two separate operating systems. Normally there should be two

>lines in the boot screen so that one can select one of the two systems. In

>my case there should appear as below:

>

> Windows 2000 I

> Windows 2000 II

> with clock counting

>

> This time, for some unknown reasons, there appears three lines as below:

> Windows 2000 I

> Windows 2000 II

> Windows 2000 (Default)

>

> There, "Windows 2000 (Default)" is hilighted and If I don't move to

> another, the computer clashes. Also there is no clock counting the preset

> time.

> If I select "Windows 2000 I" or "Windows 2000 II", it proceeds to boot to

> the selected system.

> In the attempt to correct the irregularity, I checked the boot.ini file

> and found it looking normal as below:

>

> [boot loader]

> timeout=15

> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT

> [operating systems]

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINN2="Windows 2000 I" /fastdetect

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 II" /fastdetect

>

> That is, I don't see the line of "Windows 2000 Default".

> What is going on? and how can I correct the irregularity? Can anyone help?

 

I suspect that you're looking at the wrong boot.ini file. The file is

normally hidden and it resides in the root folder of the active partition.

Copy your file to the root of every partition you have, then tag each of

them in the description field (after the "equal" sign) so that you know

which one is being used.

[Guest Beyond X]

Re: Irregular Boot.ini

 

Thanks for reply.

In my computer there is only one boot.ini in the root directory of the

active partition which does not contain the problem line (Windows 2000

(Default)). To be precise my boot.ini file reads as follows:

 

[boot loader]

timeout=15

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

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINN2="Windows 2000 Pro I" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Pro II" /fastdetect

 

Question is where the line of "Windows 2000 (Default)" added to the

bottom of the boot message comes from? The Windows programers embedded

this line somewhere in the operating system program so that the line is

to be activataed and added to the bottom of the boot message when

certain conditions are met.

Another strange thing is that while the boot.ini contains a specified

time ("timeout") to be counted before an OS starts automatically from

the default partion, this usual clock counting number is missing in the

boot screen. So I must say something is screwed up in the way the dual

boot was set up with the link to the boot.ini file.

I have set up dual boot computers many times, but never seen something

like this.

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> "Beyond X" <do-not-mail@pop.com> wrote in message

> news:X4aNk.6425$3w.4293@newsfe19.iad...

>

>>I partitioned the harddisk into two parts and have set up a dual boot

>>system with two separate operating systems. Normally there should be two

>>lines in the boot screen so that one can select one of the two systems. In

>>my case there should appear as below:

>>

>>Windows 2000 I

>>Windows 2000 II

>>with clock counting

>>

>>This time, for some unknown reasons, there appears three lines as below:

>>Windows 2000 I

>>Windows 2000 II

>>Windows 2000 (Default)

>>

>>There, "Windows 2000 (Default)" is hilighted and If I don't move to

>>another, the computer clashes. Also there is no clock counting the preset

>>time.

>>If I select "Windows 2000 I" or "Windows 2000 II", it proceeds to boot to

>>the selected system.

>>In the attempt to correct the irregularity, I checked the boot.ini file

>>and found it looking normal as below:

>>

>>[boot loader]

>>timeout=15

>>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT

>>[operating systems]

>>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINN2="Windows 2000 I" /fastdetect

>>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 II" /fastdetect

>>

>>That is, I don't see the line of "Windows 2000 Default".

>>What is going on? and how can I correct the irregularity? Can anyone help?

>

>

> I suspect that you're looking at the wrong boot.ini file. The file is

> normally hidden and it resides in the root folder of the active partition.

> Copy your file to the root of every partition you have, then tag each of

> them in the description field (after the "equal" sign) so that you know

> which one is being used.

>

>

[Guest Andy]

Re: Irregular Boot.ini

 

The default line says rdisk(1).

 

On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:01:12 +0900, Beyond X <do-not-mail@pop.com>

wrote:

>I partitioned the harddisk into two parts and have set up a dual boot

>system with two separate operating systems. Normally there should be two

>lines in the boot screen so that one can select one of the two systems.

>In my case there should appear as below:

>

>Windows 2000 I

>Windows 2000 II

>with clock counting

>

>This time, for some unknown reasons, there appears three lines as below:

>Windows 2000 I

>Windows 2000 II

>Windows 2000 (Default)

>

>There, "Windows 2000 (Default)" is hilighted and If I don't move to

>another, the computer clashes. Also there is no clock counting the

>preset time.

>If I select "Windows 2000 I" or "Windows 2000 II", it proceeds to boot

>to the selected system.

>In the attempt to correct the irregularity, I checked the boot.ini file

>and found it looking normal as below:

>

>[boot loader]

>timeout=15

>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT

>[operating systems]

>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINN2="Windows 2000 I" /fastdetect

>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 II" /fastdetect

>

>That is, I don't see the line of "Windows 2000 Default".

>What is going on? and how can I correct the irregularity? Can anyone help?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Irregular Boot.ini

 

You still need to confirm that the file you ***think*** is being used is in

fact the one that ***is*** being used, by tagging one of its line in a

readily recognisable way.

 

 

"Beyond X" <do-not-mail@pop.com> wrote in message

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> Thanks for reply.

> In my computer there is only one boot.ini in the root directory of the

> active partition which does not contain the problem line (Windows 2000

> (Default)). To be precise my boot.ini file reads as follows:

>

> [boot loader]

> timeout=15

> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT

> [operating systems]

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINN2="Windows 2000 Pro I" /fastdetect

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Pro II"

> /fastdetect

>

> Question is where the line of "Windows 2000 (Default)" added to the bottom

> of the boot message comes from? The Windows programers embedded this line

> somewhere in the operating system program so that the line is to be

> activataed and added to the bottom of the boot message when certain

> conditions are met.

> Another strange thing is that while the boot.ini contains a specified time

> ("timeout") to be counted before an OS starts automatically from the

> default partion, this usual clock counting number is missing in the boot

> screen. So I must say something is screwed up in the way the dual boot was

> set up with the link to the boot.ini file.

> I have set up dual boot computers many times, but never seen something

> like this.

>

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>> "Beyond X" <do-not-mail@pop.com> wrote in message

>> news:X4aNk.6425$3w.4293@newsfe19.iad...

>>

>>>I partitioned the harddisk into two parts and have set up a dual boot

>>>system with two separate operating systems. Normally there should be two

>>>lines in the boot screen so that one can select one of the two systems.

>>>In my case there should appear as below:

>>>

>>>Windows 2000 I

>>>Windows 2000 II

>>>with clock counting

>>>

>>>This time, for some unknown reasons, there appears three lines as below:

>>>Windows 2000 I

>>>Windows 2000 II

>>>Windows 2000 (Default)

>>>

>>>There, "Windows 2000 (Default)" is hilighted and If I don't move to

>>>another, the computer clashes. Also there is no clock counting the preset

>>>time.

>>>If I select "Windows 2000 I" or "Windows 2000 II", it proceeds to boot to

>>>the selected system.

>>>In the attempt to correct the irregularity, I checked the boot.ini file

>>>and found it looking normal as below:

>>>

>>>[boot loader]

>>>timeout=15

>>>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT

>>>[operating systems]

>>>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINN2="Windows 2000 I" /fastdetect

>>>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 II" /fastdetect

>>>

>>>That is, I don't see the line of "Windows 2000 Default".

>>>What is going on? and how can I correct the irregularity? Can anyone

>>>help?

>>

>>

>> I suspect that you're looking at the wrong boot.ini file. The file is

>> normally hidden and it resides in the root folder of the active

>> partition. Copy your file to the root of every partition you have, then

>> tag each of them in the description field (after the "equal" sign) so

>> that you know which one is being used.