I hope someone can help me with this problem. I went to start computer and
nothing message said missing boot.ini and to put in original cd.
I have 2 drives c,e,f,g,h on one & d & i on the other. I put in the disc and
it showed all the partitions so i put it into I. Now I have a new XP Pro in
I: everything else is still the same except i cannot access other O/S's.
C:=XP Pro [Original]
D:=Server 2003
E:=Important Info
F:=Windows 2000
G:=Backups
H:=Drivers & Downloads
I:=Linux Stuff [New XP Pro]
Computer management shows I: as Boot & D: as Active & C: as System. All
drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
I try to install anyhing and it goes to I, Boot.ini is on c & pagefile is on
I.
Any idea how to get the OS back to bootable
I can access all files but cannot boot into anything, I had a backup
registry that I tried but didn't help
Let me know if this message makes any sense. I don't know how boot.ini
disappeared, i did have problems with an error message about Norton
AntiVirus

C needs to be active.
The boot files should be on C.

Boot.ini should look like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET Standard
Server" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional"
--
Ron Sommer


"Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:A5hZe.544842$5V4.337976@pd7tw3no...
>I hope someone can help me with this problem. I went to start computer and
> nothing message said missing boot.ini and to put in original cd.
> I have 2 drives c,e,f,g,h on one & d & i on the other. I put in the disc
> and
> it showed all the partitions so i put it into I. Now I have a new XP Pro
> in
> I: everything else is still the same except i cannot access other O/S's.
> C:=XP Pro [Original]
> D:=Server 2003
> E:=Important Info
> F:=Windows 2000
> G:=Backups
> H:=Drivers & Downloads
> I:=Linux Stuff [New XP Pro]
> Computer management shows I: as Boot & D: as Active & C: as System. All
> drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
> I try to install anyhing and it goes to I, Boot.ini is on c & pagefile is
> on
> I.
> Any idea how to get the OS back to bootable
> I can access all files but cannot boot into anything, I had a backup
> registry that I tried but didn't help
> Let me know if this message makes any sense. I don't know how boot.ini
> disappeared, i did have problems with an error message about Norton
> AntiVirus
>
>

Should i not be able to make a boot.ini for all three O/S's and just make
the XP primary boot, The drive that has 2000 & 2003 server needs it too
don't they? . Would that not work?

"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
news:OUoe2UVwFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> C needs to be active.
> The boot files should be on C.
>
> Boot.ini should look like this:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional"
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
Standard
> Server" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
/fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional"
> --
> Ron Sommer
>
>
> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:A5hZe.544842$5V4.337976@pd7tw3no...
> >I hope someone can help me with this problem. I went to start computer
and
> > nothing message said missing boot.ini and to put in original cd.
> > I have 2 drives c,e,f,g,h on one & d & i on the other. I put in the disc
> > and
> > it showed all the partitions so i put it into I. Now I have a new XP Pro
> > in
> > I: everything else is still the same except i cannot access other O/S's.
> > C:=XP Pro [Original]
> > D:=Server 2003
> > E:=Important Info
> > F:=Windows 2000
> > G:=Backups
> > H:=Drivers & Downloads
> > I:=Linux Stuff [New XP Pro]
> > Computer management shows I: as Boot & D: as Active & C: as System. All
> > drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
> > I try to install anyhing and it goes to I, Boot.ini is on c & pagefile
is
> > on
> > I.
> > Any idea how to get the OS back to bootable
> > I can access all files but cannot boot into anything, I had a backup
> > registry that I tried but didn't help
> > Let me know if this message makes any sense. I don't know how boot.ini
> > disappeared, i did have problems with an error message about Norton
> > AntiVirus
> >
> >
>
>

The boot.ini files are in C: everything else is in I:
This doesn't make any sense to me.
Here is what the boot.ini looks like on C:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
news:OUoe2UVwFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> C needs to be active.
> The boot files should be on C.
>
> Boot.ini should look like this:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional"
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
Standard
> Server" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
/fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional"
> --
> Ron Sommer
>
>
> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:A5hZe.544842$5V4.337976@pd7tw3no...
> >I hope someone can help me with this problem. I went to start computer
and
> > nothing message said missing boot.ini and to put in original cd.
> > I have 2 drives c,e,f,g,h on one & d & i on the other. I put in the disc
> > and
> > it showed all the partitions so i put it into I. Now I have a new XP Pro
> > in
> > I: everything else is still the same except i cannot access other O/S's.
> > C:=XP Pro [Original]
> > D:=Server 2003
> > E:=Important Info
> > F:=Windows 2000
> > G:=Backups
> > H:=Drivers & Downloads
> > I:=Linux Stuff [New XP Pro]
> > Computer management shows I: as Boot & D: as Active & C: as System. All
> > drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
> > I try to install anyhing and it goes to I, Boot.ini is on c & pagefile
is
> > on
> > I.
> > Any idea how to get the OS back to bootable
> > I can access all files but cannot boot into anything, I had a backup
> > registry that I tried but didn't help
> > Let me know if this message makes any sense. I don't know how boot.ini
> > disappeared, i did have problems with an error message about Norton
> > AntiVirus
> >
> >
>
>

I don't understand how D can be active and C contains boot.ini.

Change the boot.ini to:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET Standard
Server" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server" /fastdetect


--
Ron Sommer

"Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:_IlZe.258670$Hk.218858@pd7tw1no...
> The boot.ini files are in C: everything else is in I:
> This doesn't make any sense to me.
> Here is what the boot.ini looks like on C:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
> news:OUoe2UVwFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> C needs to be active.
>> The boot files should be on C.
>>
>> Boot.ini should look like this:
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=30
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional"
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
> Standard
>> Server" /fastdetect
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
> /fastdetect
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional"
>> --
>> Ron Sommer
>>
>>
>> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>> news:A5hZe.544842$5V4.337976@pd7tw3no...
>> >I hope someone can help me with this problem. I went to start computer
> and
>> > nothing message said missing boot.ini and to put in original cd.
>> > I have 2 drives c,e,f,g,h on one & d & i on the other. I put in the
>> > disc
>> > and
>> > it showed all the partitions so i put it into I. Now I have a new XP
>> > Pro
>> > in
>> > I: everything else is still the same except i cannot access other
>> > O/S's.
>> > C:=XP Pro [Original]
>> > D:=Server 2003
>> > E:=Important Info
>> > F:=Windows 2000
>> > G:=Backups
>> > H:=Drivers & Downloads
>> > I:=Linux Stuff [New XP Pro]
>> > Computer management shows I: as Boot & D: as Active & C: as System. All
>> > drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
>> > I try to install anyhing and it goes to I, Boot.ini is on c & pagefile
> is
>> > on
>> > I.
>> > Any idea how to get the OS back to bootable
>> > I can access all files but cannot boot into anything, I had a backup
>> > registry that I tried but didn't help
>> > Let me know if this message makes any sense. I don't know how boot.ini
>> > disappeared, i did have problems with an error message about Norton
>> > AntiVirus
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote:

|>I don't understand how D can be active and C contains boot.ini.

I know for sure Gateway does this. The D drive is active. small
partition, and contains the Restore files for the preinstalled OS.

C drive contains the boot.ini and the OS, really screws thing up; for
me at least and any other OS I install.

--
pournography
http://www.liquidsculpture.com/

In message <OIF$4XXwFHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl> "Ron Sommer"
<rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote:

>I don't understand how D can be active and C contains boot.ini.

Actually "C" is the probably the "active" partition (specifically, the
bootable partition) on the primary physical drive.

As a result, the BIOS looks there for boot code, and the boot code reads
boot.ini and boots the appropriate OS.

--
They say you shouldn't say anything about the dead unless it's good.

"He's dead. Good."

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:08:05 -0500, "Ron Sommer"
<rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote:

>I don't understand how D can be active and C contains boot.ini.

D is active because it's the primary partition on the second hard
disk. Boot.ini is on C because C is the first active primary partition
(on the first disk) that Setup sees.

>
>Change the boot.ini to:
>[boot loader]
>timeout=30
>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDO WS
>[operating systems]
>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micr osoft Windows XP
>Professional" /fastdetect
>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micr osoft Windows XP
>Professional" /fastdetect
>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micr osoft Windows .NET Standard
>Server" /fastdetect
>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Window s 2000 Server" /fastdetect

C is System which means that it is active.
D being on another drive is marked active.
If you removed the drive with the C partition, then D would be used as the
System partition.
--
Ron Sommer

"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
news:OIF$4XXwFHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>I don't understand how D can be active and C contains boot.ini.
>
> Change the boot.ini to:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
> Standard Server" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
> /fastdetect
>
>
> --
> Ron Sommer
>
> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:_IlZe.258670$Hk.218858@pd7tw1no...
>> The boot.ini files are in C: everything else is in I:
>> This doesn't make any sense to me.
>> Here is what the boot.ini looks like on C:
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=30
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>
>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
>> news:OUoe2UVwFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> C needs to be active.
>>> The boot files should be on C.
>>>
>>> Boot.ini should look like this:
>>> [boot loader]
>>> timeout=30
>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>>> [operating systems]
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>> Professional"
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
>> Standard
>>> Server" /fastdetect
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
>> /fastdetect
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>> Professional"
>>> --
>>> Ron Sommer
>>>
>>>
>>> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:A5hZe.544842$5V4.337976@pd7tw3no...
>>> >I hope someone can help me with this problem. I went to start computer
>> and
>>> > nothing message said missing boot.ini and to put in original cd.
>>> > I have 2 drives c,e,f,g,h on one & d & i on the other. I put in the
>>> > disc
>>> > and
>>> > it showed all the partitions so i put it into I. Now I have a new XP
>>> > Pro
>>> > in
>>> > I: everything else is still the same except i cannot access other
>>> > O/S's.
>>> > C:=XP Pro [Original]
>>> > D:=Server 2003
>>> > E:=Important Info
>>> > F:=Windows 2000
>>> > G:=Backups
>>> > H:=Drivers & Downloads
>>> > I:=Linux Stuff [New XP Pro]
>>> > Computer management shows I: as Boot & D: as Active & C: as System.
>>> > All
>>> > drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
>>> > I try to install anyhing and it goes to I, Boot.ini is on c & pagefile
>> is
>>> > on
>>> > I.
>>> > Any idea how to get the OS back to bootable
>>> > I can access all files but cannot boot into anything, I had a backup
>>> > registry that I tried but didn't help
>>> > Let me know if this message makes any sense. I don't know how boot.ini
>>> > disappeared, i did have problems with an error message about Norton
>>> > AntiVirus
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Hey Ron I re-wrote the boot.ini as follows:
[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Pro-Old" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="2000 Pro" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="2003 Server" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINNT="XP Pro-New" /fastdetect

It worked good for awhile then it quit again, I did have a couple of error
messages that said:

Error Message #1: 16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem

C:\WINDOWS\1442554.exe The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.

CS:056c IP:63 6f 6e 74 65 Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

Close Ignore

Error Message #2: 16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem

C:\WINDOWS\447723.exe The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.

CS:056d IP:01af OP:63 6f 6e 74 65 Choose 'Close' to terminate the
application.

Close Ignore

I have had quite a few 16-bit Windows or MS-DOS Subsystems errors lately

I put in my disc and installed XP again on another partition and made
another boot.ini like the last and its working again so far, but got another
message like #1 already. Any ideas on that!

Thanks for any help

B









"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
news:OIF$4XXwFHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>I don't understand how D can be active and C contains boot.ini.
>
> Change the boot.ini to:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
> Standard Server" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
> /fastdetect
>
>
> --
> Ron Sommer
>
> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:_IlZe.258670$Hk.218858@pd7tw1no...
>> The boot.ini files are in C: everything else is in I:
>> This doesn't make any sense to me.
>> Here is what the boot.ini looks like on C:
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=30
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>
>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
>> news:OUoe2UVwFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> C needs to be active.
>>> The boot files should be on C.
>>>
>>> Boot.ini should look like this:
>>> [boot loader]
>>> timeout=30
>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>>> [operating systems]
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>> Professional"
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
>> Standard
>>> Server" /fastdetect
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
>> /fastdetect
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>> Professional"
>>> --
>>> Ron Sommer
>>>
>>>
>>> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:A5hZe.544842$5V4.337976@pd7tw3no...
>>> >I hope someone can help me with this problem. I went to start computer
>> and
>>> > nothing message said missing boot.ini and to put in original cd.
>>> > I have 2 drives c,e,f,g,h on one & d & i on the other. I put in the
>>> > disc
>>> > and
>>> > it showed all the partitions so i put it into I. Now I have a new XP
>>> > Pro
>>> > in
>>> > I: everything else is still the same except i cannot access other
>>> > O/S's.
>>> > C:=XP Pro [Original]
>>> > D:=Server 2003
>>> > E:=Important Info
>>> > F:=Windows 2000
>>> > G:=Backups
>>> > H:=Drivers & Downloads
>>> > I:=Linux Stuff [New XP Pro]
>>> > Computer management shows I: as Boot & D: as Active & C: as System.
>>> > All
>>> > drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
>>> > I try to install anyhing and it goes to I, Boot.ini is on c & pagefile
>> is
>>> > on
>>> > I.
>>> > Any idea how to get the OS back to bootable
>>> > I can access all files but cannot boot into anything, I had a backup
>>> > registry that I tried but didn't help
>>> > Let me know if this message makes any sense. I don't know how boot.ini
>>> > disappeared, i did have problems with an error message about Norton
>>> > AntiVirus
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

After fixing the boot.ini twice, Computer management shows I: as Boot & D:
as Active & C: as System. All drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
Checked twice no mistakes that is what it shows, when I restart to the old
XP C: shows up as System & D: as Active no boot so it must refer to C:
right?
B

"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
news:ev4aNUcwFHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>C is System which means that it is active.
> D being on another drive is marked active.
> If you removed the drive with the C partition, then D would be used as the
> System partition.
> --
> Ron Sommer
>
> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
> news:OIF$4XXwFHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>I don't understand how D can be active and C contains boot.ini.
>>
>> Change the boot.ini to:
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=30
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
>> Standard Server" /fastdetect
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
>> /fastdetect
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ron Sommer
>>
>> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>> news:_IlZe.258670$Hk.218858@pd7tw1no...
>>> The boot.ini files are in C: everything else is in I:
>>> This doesn't make any sense to me.
>>> Here is what the boot.ini looks like on C:
>>> [boot loader]
>>> timeout=30
>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>>> [operating systems]
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>>
>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
>>> news:OUoe2UVwFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>> C needs to be active.
>>>> The boot files should be on C.
>>>>
>>>> Boot.ini should look like this:
>>>> [boot loader]
>>>> timeout=30
>>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>>>> [operating systems]
>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>>> Professional"
>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
>>> Standard
>>>> Server" /fastdetect
>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
>>> /fastdetect
>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>>> Professional"
>>>> --
>>>> Ron Sommer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>>>> news:A5hZe.544842$5V4.337976@pd7tw3no...
>>>> >I hope someone can help me with this problem. I went to start computer
>>> and
>>>> > nothing message said missing boot.ini and to put in original cd.
>>>> > I have 2 drives c,e,f,g,h on one & d & i on the other. I put in the
>>>> > disc
>>>> > and
>>>> > it showed all the partitions so i put it into I. Now I have a new XP
>>>> > Pro
>>>> > in
>>>> > I: everything else is still the same except i cannot access other
>>>> > O/S's.
>>>> > C:=XP Pro [Original]
>>>> > D:=Server 2003
>>>> > E:=Important Info
>>>> > F:=Windows 2000
>>>> > G:=Backups
>>>> > H:=Drivers & Downloads
>>>> > I:=Linux Stuff [New XP Pro]
>>>> > Computer management shows I: as Boot & D: as Active & C: as System.
>>>> > All
>>>> > drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
>>>> > I try to install anyhing and it goes to I, Boot.ini is on c &
>>>> > pagefile
>>> is
>>>> > on
>>>> > I.
>>>> > Any idea how to get the OS back to bootable
>>>> > I can access all files but cannot boot into anything, I had a backup
>>>> > registry that I tried but didn't help
>>>> > Let me know if this message makes any sense. I don't know how
>>>> > boot.ini
>>>> > disappeared, i did have problems with an error message about Norton
>>>> > AntiVirus
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread21953.html
What do you know about the exe programs causing the errors?
Have you scanned for viruses lately?
--
Ron Sommer

"Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:nYGZe.556079$s54.446805@pd7tw2no...
> Hey Ron I re-wrote the boot.ini as follows:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=10
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
>
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Pro-Old" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="2000 Pro" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="2003 Server" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINNT="XP Pro-New" /fastdetect
>
> It worked good for awhile then it quit again, I did have a couple of error
> messages that said:
>
> Error Message #1: 16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem
>
> C:\WINDOWS\1442554.exe The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal
> instruction.
>
> CS:056c IP:63 6f 6e 74 65 Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
>
> Close Ignore
>
> Error Message #2: 16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem
>
> C:\WINDOWS\447723.exe The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal
> instruction.
>
> CS:056d IP:01af OP:63 6f 6e 74 65 Choose 'Close' to terminate the
> application.
>
> Close Ignore
>
> I have had quite a few 16-bit Windows or MS-DOS Subsystems errors lately
>
> I put in my disc and installed XP again on another partition and made
> another boot.ini like the last and its working again so far, but got
> another message like #1 already. Any ideas on that!
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> B
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
> news:OIF$4XXwFHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>I don't understand how D can be active and C contains boot.ini.
>>
>> Change the boot.ini to:
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=30
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
>> Standard Server" /fastdetect
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
>> /fastdetect
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ron Sommer
>>
>> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>> news:_IlZe.258670$Hk.218858@pd7tw1no...
>>> The boot.ini files are in C: everything else is in I:
>>> This doesn't make any sense to me.
>>> Here is what the boot.ini looks like on C:
>>> [boot loader]
>>> timeout=30
>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>>> [operating systems]
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>>
>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
>>> news:OUoe2UVwFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>> C needs to be active.
>>>> The boot files should be on C.
>>>>
>>>> Boot.ini should look like this:
>>>> [boot loader]
>>>> timeout=30
>>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>>>> [operating systems]
>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>>> Professional"
>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
>>> Standard
>>>> Server" /fastdetect
>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
>>> /fastdetect
>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>>> Professional"
>>>> --
>>>> Ron Sommer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>>>> news:A5hZe.544842$5V4.337976@pd7tw3no...
>>>> >I hope someone can help me with this problem. I went to start computer
>>> and
>>>> > nothing message said missing boot.ini and to put in original cd.
>>>> > I have 2 drives c,e,f,g,h on one & d & i on the other. I put in the
>>>> > disc
>>>> > and
>>>> > it showed all the partitions so i put it into I. Now I have a new XP
>>>> > Pro
>>>> > in
>>>> > I: everything else is still the same except i cannot access other
>>>> > O/S's.
>>>> > C:=XP Pro [Original]
>>>> > D:=Server 2003
>>>> > E:=Important Info
>>>> > F:=Windows 2000
>>>> > G:=Backups
>>>> > H:=Drivers & Downloads
>>>> > I:=Linux Stuff [New XP Pro]
>>>> > Computer management shows I: as Boot & D: as Active & C: as System.
>>>> > All
>>>> > drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
>>>> > I try to install anyhing and it goes to I, Boot.ini is on c &
>>>> > pagefile
>>> is
>>>> > on
>>>> > I.
>>>> > Any idea how to get the OS back to bootable
>>>> > I can access all files but cannot boot into anything, I had a backup
>>>> > registry that I tried but didn't help
>>>> > Let me know if this message makes any sense. I don't know how
>>>> > boot.ini
>>>> > disappeared, i did have problems with an error message about Norton
>>>> > AntiVirus
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I don't know.
--
Ron Sommer

"Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:mbHZe.551015$5V4.101897@pd7tw3no...
> After fixing the boot.ini twice, Computer management shows I: as Boot & D:
> as Active & C: as System. All drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
> Checked twice no mistakes that is what it shows, when I restart to the old
> XP C: shows up as System & D: as Active no boot so it must refer to C:
> right?
> B
>
> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
> news:ev4aNUcwFHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>C is System which means that it is active.
>> D being on another drive is marked active.
>> If you removed the drive with the C partition, then D would be used as
>> the System partition.
>> --
>> Ron Sommer
>>
>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
>> news:OIF$4XXwFHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>I don't understand how D can be active and C contains boot.ini.
>>>
>>> Change the boot.ini to:
>>> [boot loader]
>>> timeout=30
>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>>> [operating systems]
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
>>> Standard Server" /fastdetect
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
>>> /fastdetect
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ron Sommer
>>>
>>> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:_IlZe.258670$Hk.218858@pd7tw1no...
>>>> The boot.ini files are in C: everything else is in I:
>>>> This doesn't make any sense to me.
>>>> Here is what the boot.ini looks like on C:
>>>> [boot loader]
>>>> timeout=30
>>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>>>> [operating systems]
>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>>>
>>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:OUoe2UVwFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>> C needs to be active.
>>>>> The boot files should be on C.
>>>>>
>>>>> Boot.ini should look like this:
>>>>> [boot loader]
>>>>> timeout=30
>>>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>>>>> [operating systems]
>>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>>>> Professional"
>>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows .NET
>>>> Standard
>>>>> Server" /fastdetect
>>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server"
>>>> /fastdetect
>>>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>>>>> Professional"
>>>>> --
>>>>> Ron Sommer
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>>>>> news:A5hZe.544842$5V4.337976@pd7tw3no...
>>>>> >I hope someone can help me with this problem. I went to start
>>>>> >computer
>>>> and
>>>>> > nothing message said missing boot.ini and to put in original cd.
>>>>> > I have 2 drives c,e,f,g,h on one & d & i on the other. I put in the
>>>>> > disc
>>>>> > and
>>>>> > it showed all the partitions so i put it into I. Now I have a new XP
>>>>> > Pro
>>>>> > in
>>>>> > I: everything else is still the same except i cannot access other
>>>>> > O/S's.
>>>>> > C:=XP Pro [Original]
>>>>> > D:=Server 2003
>>>>> > E:=Important Info
>>>>> > F:=Windows 2000
>>>>> > G:=Backups
>>>>> > H:=Drivers & Downloads
>>>>> > I:=Linux Stuff [New XP Pro]
>>>>> > Computer management shows I: as Boot & D: as Active & C: as System.
>>>>> > All
>>>>> > drives are NTFS except I which is Fat32
>>>>> > I try to install anyhing and it goes to I, Boot.ini is on c &
>>>>> > pagefile
>>>> is
>>>>> > on
>>>>> > I.
>>>>> > Any idea how to get the OS back to bootable
>>>>> > I can access all files but cannot boot into anything, I had a backup
>>>>> > registry that I tried but didn't help
>>>>> > Let me know if this message makes any sense. I don't know how
>>>>> > boot.ini
>>>>> > disappeared, i did have problems with an error message about Norton
>>>>> > AntiVirus
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>