Booting Error

[ritish]

HI friends..
When I start my laptop i recieve a message
" Invalid boot.ini
c:/ Windows "..
After this only XP starts...
What can I do to fix it

[[xubz]]

Mostly your boot.ini file has some Invalid Entries.

Can you post your c:\boot.ini file here?

Type notepad c:\boot.ini in Start->Run

BTW, The Default content should be (Considering you have installed XP in C:)

[boot loader]
timeout=30
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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer

The File will be Hidden and Read only, so remove the Read Only Attributes.


Edit: Official Microsoft Knowledgebase Article. Follow that if the above method doesn't work (which will in most cases)

[ritish]

when I did that,
note pad opens and says " Cannot find boot.ini"

[[xubz]]

Which drive have you installed Windows XP?

Goto Folder Options and Select "Show Hidden Files" and then find in which drive do you have boot.ini

If there is none, then create a new one.

[infra_red_dude]

i guess the boot.ini is deleted. create a new file and name it as boot.ini wid the contents posted above. then save it.

[a_tif]

Repairing boot sector

problem : The "boot.ini" file is missing

solution : Enter bootcfg /rebuild in repair console

[ravi_9793]

start-->.right click my computer-->>properties-->>advance-->>startup and recovery-->>setting

New windows will open-->>edit

copy and paste this.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
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" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

save ..ok-->>apply-->>ok
restart ur system.
Done