Dual boot, correct boot.ini

[Guest BrianMultiLanguage]

I have two drives.

drive 1(D1) = C:

drive 2(D2) = D:

D1 is XP pro and D2 is W2K

I no longer have the dual boot option and I wonder which boot.ini file is

correct so I can have dual boot back.

 

D1 boot.ini

[boot loader]

timeout=30

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

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000

Professional" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP

Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000

Professional" /fastdetect

 

D2 boot.ini

[boot loader]

timeout=30

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

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000

Professional" /fastdetect

 

 

Thanks for your support.

[Guest John John]

Re: Dual boot, correct boot.ini

 

Have you tried using the bootcfg command in the Windows XP Recovery

Console to rebuild the boot.ini file?

 

Where did you get those boot.ini files?

 

Please explain "drives", do you have two physical hard disks or do you

have 2 partitions on one hard disk?

 

What caused you to lose dual booting abilties? Did you reinstall one of

the operating systems before this started?

 

Which operating system can you now boot to?

 

What happens when you boot the computer, are you presented with a boot

menu, or does the computer boot directly to one of the operating systems?

 

If you cannot use the bootcfg command to rebuild the boot.ini file then

you can try this all purpose boot.ini file:

 

[boot loader]

timeout=30

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

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000

Professional 01" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000

Professional 02" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000

Professional 11" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000

Professional 12" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP 01"

/noexecute=optin /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP 02"

/noexecute=optin /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP 11"

/noexecute=optin /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP 12"

/noexecute=optin /fastdetect

 

John

 

BrianMultiLanguage wrote:

> I have two drives.

> drive 1(D1) = C:

> drive 2(D2) = D:

> D1 is XP pro and D2 is W2K

> I no longer have the dual boot option and I wonder which boot.ini file is

> correct so I can have dual boot back.

>

> D1 boot.ini

> [boot loader]

> timeout=30

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

> [operating systems]

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

> Professional" /fastdetect

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP

> Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

> multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000

> Professional" /fastdetect

>

> D2 boot.ini

> [boot loader]

> timeout=30

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

> [operating systems]

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

> Professional" /fastdetect

>

>

> Thanks for your support.

>

[Guest Andy]

Re: Dual boot, correct boot.ini

 

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:08:00 -0800, BrianMultiLanguage

<BrianMultiLanguage@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have two drives.

>drive 1(D1) = C:

>drive 2(D2) = D:

>D1 is XP pro and D2 is W2K

>I no longer have the dual boot option and I wonder which boot.ini file is

>correct so I can have dual boot back.

>

>D1 boot.ini

>[boot loader]

>timeout=30

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

>[operating systems]

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

>Professional" /fastdetect

>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP

>Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

>multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000

>Professional" /fastdetect

 

If the motherboard bios is set to boot disk D1, then dual boot is

available. The last entry containing disk(1) is invalid.

>

>D2 boot.ini

>[boot loader]

>timeout=30

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

>[operating systems]

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

>Professional" /fastdetect

 

If the motherboard bios is set to boot disk D2, then only Windows 2000

is available to be booted.

>

>

>Thanks for your support.

[Guest BrianMultiLanguage]

Re: Dual boot, correct boot.ini

 

Thanks.

I believe that is/was th eisuue.

 

"Andy" wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:08:00 -0800, BrianMultiLanguage

> <BrianMultiLanguage@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> >I have two drives.

> >drive 1(D1) = C:

> >drive 2(D2) = D:

> >D1 is XP pro and D2 is W2K

> >I no longer have the dual boot option and I wonder which boot.ini file is

> >correct so I can have dual boot back.

> >

> >D1 boot.ini

> >[boot loader]

> >timeout=30

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

> >[operating systems]

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

> >Professional" /fastdetect

> >multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP

> >Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

> >multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000

> >Professional" /fastdetect

>

> If the motherboard bios is set to boot disk D1, then dual boot is

> available. The last entry containing disk(1) is invalid.

>

> >

> >D2 boot.ini

> >[boot loader]

> >timeout=30

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

> >[operating systems]

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

> >Professional" /fastdetect

>

> If the motherboard bios is set to boot disk D2, then only Windows 2000

> is available to be booted.

> >

> >

> >Thanks for your support.

>

[Guest BrianMultiLanguage]

Re: Dual boot, correct boot.ini

 

Have you tried using the bootcfg command in the Windows XP Recovery

Console to rebuild the boot.ini file?

No.

 

Where did you get those boot.ini files?

From D1 and D2.

 

Please explain "drives", do you have two physical hard disks or do you

have 2 partitions on one hard disk?

Drive is a physical, partitons are not.

 

What caused you to lose dual booting abilties? Did you reinstall one of

the operating systems before this started? Mirrored D2

 

 

Which operating system can you now boot to?

w2k

 

What happens when you boot the computer, are you presented with a boot

menu, or does the computer boot directly to one of the operating systems

directly to W2k

 

I will try out the all purpose.

Thanks

"John John" wrote:

> Have you tried using the bootcfg command in the Windows XP Recovery

> Console to rebuild the boot.ini file?

>

> Where did you get those boot.ini files?

>

> Please explain "drives", do you have two physical hard disks or do you

> have 2 partitions on one hard disk?

>

> What caused you to lose dual booting abilties? Did you reinstall one of

> the operating systems before this started?

>

> Which operating system can you now boot to?

>

> What happens when you boot the computer, are you presented with a boot

> menu, or does the computer boot directly to one of the operating systems?

>

> If you cannot use the bootcfg command to rebuild the boot.ini file then

> you can try this all purpose boot.ini file:

>

> [boot loader]

> timeout=30

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

> [operating systems]

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

> Professional 01" /fastdetect

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000

> Professional 02" /fastdetect

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

> Professional 11" /fastdetect

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000

> Professional 12" /fastdetect

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP 01"

> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP 02"

> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP 11"

> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP 12"

> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

>

> John

>

> BrianMultiLanguage wrote:

>

> > I have two drives.

> > drive 1(D1) = C:

> > drive 2(D2) = D:

> > D1 is XP pro and D2 is W2K

> > I no longer have the dual boot option and I wonder which boot.ini file is

> > correct so I can have dual boot back.

> >

> > D1 boot.ini

> > [boot loader]

> > timeout=30

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

> > [operating systems]

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

> > Professional" /fastdetect

> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP

> > Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

> > multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000

> > Professional" /fastdetect

> >

> > D2 boot.ini

> > [boot loader]

> > timeout=30

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

> > [operating systems]

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

> > Professional" /fastdetect

> >

> >

> > Thanks for your support.

> >

>