I always get boot.ini error during windows start up. I tried the recovery
console fix bootcfg /rebuild but is does not help.

I suspect the issue is because I boot from C drive and windows is under D
drive.

Boot.ini is under rood in C drive and looks like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=20
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

Thanks.

"RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F07B6012-6028-4DC0-834C-B28AB765DA41@microsoft.com...
> I always get boot.ini error during windows start up. I tried the recovery
> console fix bootcfg /rebuild but is does not help.
>
> I suspect the issue is because I boot from C drive and windows is under D
> drive.
>
> Boot.ini is under rood in C drive and looks like this:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=20
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
>
> Thanks.
>

If would be helpful if you quoted the actual error you see
on the screen, verbatim!

Thanks for replay. The excet error is:

‘Invalid BOOT.INI file, loading From C:\Windows’

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F07B6012-6028-4DC0-834C-B28AB765DA41@microsoft.com...
> > I always get boot.ini error during windows start up. I tried the recovery
> > console fix bootcfg /rebuild but is does not help.
> >
> > I suspect the issue is because I boot from C drive and windows is under D
> > drive.
> >
> > Boot.ini is under rood in C drive and looks like this:
> > [boot loader]
> > timeout=20
> > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> > [operating systems]
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
>
> If would be helpful if you quoted the actual error you see
> on the screen, verbatim!
>
>
>

OK. Now which one is your active partition, C: or D:?
You can see it when you run diskmgmt.msc (via Start / Run).


"RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:76B6B967-9DB7-4CEC-868B-7625CD6D1C5C@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for replay. The excet error is:
>
> 'Invalid BOOT.INI file, loading From C:\Windows'
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> >
> > "RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:F07B6012-6028-4DC0-834C-B28AB765DA41@microsoft.com...
> > > I always get boot.ini error during windows start up. I tried the
recovery
> > > console fix bootcfg /rebuild but is does not help.
> > >
> > > I suspect the issue is because I boot from C drive and windows is
under D
> > > drive.
> > >
> > > Boot.ini is under rood in C drive and looks like this:
> > > [boot loader]
> > > timeout=20
> > > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> > > [operating systems]
> > > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> > Professional" /fastdetect
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> >
> > If would be helpful if you quoted the actual error you see
> > on the screen, verbatim!
> >
> >
> >

And what is D - a partition or a disk

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"RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:76B6B967-9DB7-4CEC-868B-7625CD6D1C5C@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for replay. The excet error is:
>
> ‘Invalid BOOT.INI file, loading From C:\Windows’
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F07B6012-6028-4DC0-834C-B28AB765DA41@microsoft.com...
>> > I always get boot.ini error during windows start up. I tried the recovery
>> > console fix bootcfg /rebuild but is does not help.
>> >
>> > I suspect the issue is because I boot from C drive and windows is under D
>> > drive.
>> >
>> > Boot.ini is under rood in C drive and looks like this:
>> > [boot loader]
>> > timeout=20
>> > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>> > [operating systems]
>> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>>
>> If would be helpful if you quoted the actual error you see
>> on the screen, verbatim!
>>
>>
>>

In disk managment I see the following:

Disk 0: is named as (G
Disk1: is named as (H
Disk2: is named as (C this is my boot drive where I see boot.ini
disk3: is named as (D this is where Windows exists.

Thanks again!

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> OK. Now which one is your active partition, C: or D:?
> You can see it when you run diskmgmt.msc (via Start / Run).
>
>
> "RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:76B6B967-9DB7-4CEC-868B-7625CD6D1C5C@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for replay. The excet error is:
> >
> > 'Invalid BOOT.INI file, loading From C:\Windows'
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:F07B6012-6028-4DC0-834C-B28AB765DA41@microsoft.com...
> > > > I always get boot.ini error during windows start up. I tried the
> recovery
> > > > console fix bootcfg /rebuild but is does not help.
> > > >
> > > > I suspect the issue is because I boot from C drive and windows is
> under D
> > > > drive.
> > > >
> > > > Boot.ini is under rood in C drive and looks like this:
> > > > [boot loader]
> > > > timeout=20
> > > > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> > > > [operating systems]
> > > > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> > > Professional" /fastdetect
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > >
> > > If would be helpful if you quoted the actual error you see
> > > on the screen, verbatim!
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

According to this your install is on the first partition of the second
drive.. Is this correct?

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"RGold" wrote:
>I always get boot.ini error during windows start up. I tried the recovery
> console fix bootcfg /rebuild but is does not help.
>
> I suspect the issue is because I boot from C drive and windows is under D
> drive.
>
> Boot.ini is under rood in C drive and looks like this:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=20
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
> Thanks.
>

I have 2 drives C and D. Windows is installed on drive D. Boot.ini is under
drive C.

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> According to this your install is on the first partition of the second
> drive.. Is this correct?
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "RGold" wrote:
> >I always get boot.ini error during windows start up. I tried the recovery
> > console fix bootcfg /rebuild but is does not help.
> >
> > I suspect the issue is because I boot from C drive and windows is under D
> > drive.
> >
> > Boot.ini is under rood in C drive and looks like this:
> > [boot loader]
> > timeout=20
> > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> > [operating systems]
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> > Professional" /fastdetect
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
>
>
>

Forgot to mantion that Drive D is system

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> OK. Now which one is your active partition, C: or D:?
> You can see it when you run diskmgmt.msc (via Start / Run).
>
>
> "RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:76B6B967-9DB7-4CEC-868B-7625CD6D1C5C@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for replay. The excet error is:
> >
> > 'Invalid BOOT.INI file, loading From C:\Windows'
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:F07B6012-6028-4DC0-834C-B28AB765DA41@microsoft.com...
> > > > I always get boot.ini error during windows start up. I tried the
> recovery
> > > > console fix bootcfg /rebuild but is does not help.
> > > >
> > > > I suspect the issue is because I boot from C drive and windows is
> under D
> > > > drive.
> > > >
> > > > Boot.ini is under rood in C drive and looks like this:
> > > > [boot loader]
> > > > timeout=20
> > > > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> > > > [operating systems]
> > > > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> > > Professional" /fastdetect
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > >
> > > If would be helpful if you quoted the actual error you see
> > > on the screen, verbatim!
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

If D: is disk3, then the rdisk value should be 3.
--
Ron Sommer

[boot loader]
timeout=20
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(3)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(3)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect


"RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:349075F4-9D2F-48E6-AA3D-C18E14A9E70C@microsoft.com...
> In disk managment I see the following:
>
> Disk 0: is named as (G
> Disk1: is named as (H
> Disk2: is named as (C this is my boot drive where I see boot.ini
> disk3: is named as (D this is where Windows exists.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> OK. Now which one is your active partition, C: or D:?
>> You can see it when you run diskmgmt.msc (via Start / Run).
>>
>>
>> "RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:76B6B967-9DB7-4CEC-868B-7625CD6D1C5C@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks for replay. The excet error is:
>> >
>> > 'Invalid BOOT.INI file, loading From C:\Windows'
>> >
>> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > > "RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:F07B6012-6028-4DC0-834C-B28AB765DA41@microsoft.com...
>> > > > I always get boot.ini error during windows start up. I tried the
>> recovery
>> > > > console fix bootcfg /rebuild but is does not help.
>> > > >
>> > > > I suspect the issue is because I boot from C drive and windows is
>> under D
>> > > > drive.
>> > > >
>> > > > Boot.ini is under rood in C drive and looks like this:
>> > > > [boot loader]
>> > > > timeout=20
>> > > > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>> > > > [operating systems]
>> > > > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> > > Professional" /fastdetect
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks.
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > If would be helpful if you quoted the actual error you see
>> > > on the screen, verbatim!
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>>
>>

Drive letter notation tells us nothing. Boot.ini arc path naming convention
is with relation to physical disks.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314081/EN-US/

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"RGold" wrote:
>I have 2 drives C and D. Windows is installed on drive D. Boot.ini is under
> drive C.

If I use winXP boot disk to boot with same boot.ini I don't get any errors .

So what is different when booting from HD? And why the bootcfg /rebuild does
not work in my case?

Thanks for your help.

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Drive letter notation tells us nothing. Boot.ini arc path naming convention
> is with relation to physical disks.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314081/EN-US/
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "RGold" wrote:
> >I have 2 drives C and D. Windows is installed on drive D. Boot.ini is under
> > drive C.
>
>
>

People keep asking you for your setup and you keep refusing to give it.

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"RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B37EDB51-93F7-4E66-AC96-6FCE30DBE976@microsoft.com...
> If I use winXP boot disk to boot with same boot.ini I don't get any errors .
>
> So what is different when booting from HD? And why the bootcfg /rebuild does
> not work in my case?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> "Dave Patrick" wrote:
>
>> Drive letter notation tells us nothing. Boot.ini arc path naming convention
>> is with relation to physical disks.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314081/EN-US/
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>>
>> "RGold" wrote:
>> >I have 2 drives C and D. Windows is installed on drive D. Boot.ini is under
>> > drive C.
>>
>>
>>

Post the contents of boot.ini from your boot disk. What is the physical disk
*and* partition arrangement? In other words which disk and partition is the
system partition? and boot partition? Be aware that Microsoft defines the
boot partition for the partition where the operating system is installed,
while the system partition is the first primary active partition (where the
boot sector resides)


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"RGold" wrote:
> If I use winXP boot disk to boot with same boot.ini I don't get any errors
> .
>
> So what is different when booting from HD? And why the bootcfg /rebuild
> does
> not work in my case?
>
> Thanks for your help.

Boot.ini:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

As I explained before I have 4 Physical disks. 2 are on scsi controller and
the other 2 are on the motherboard IDE 0. If I'm not mistaking, System
partition is on IDE disk 1 and boot is on IDE disk 0. How can I verifay?

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Post the contents of boot.ini from your boot disk. What is the physical disk
> *and* partition arrangement? In other words which disk and partition is the
> system partition? and boot partition? Be aware that Microsoft defines the
> boot partition for the partition where the operating system is installed,
> while the system partition is the first primary active partition (where the
> boot sector resides)
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "RGold" wrote:
> > If I use winXP boot disk to boot with same boot.ini I don't get any errors
> > .
> >
> > So what is different when booting from HD? And why the bootcfg /rebuild
> > does
> > not work in my case?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
>
>
>

Sorry,

D is the physical disk where windows is installed. I also have another disk C:

"David Candy" wrote:

> People keep asking you for your setup and you keep refusing to give it.
>
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> "RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B37EDB51-93F7-4E66-AC96-6FCE30DBE976@microsoft.com...
> > If I use winXP boot disk to boot with same boot.ini I don't get any errors .
> >
> > So what is different when booting from HD? And why the bootcfg /rebuild does
> > not work in my case?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > "Dave Patrick" wrote:
> >
> >> Drive letter notation tells us nothing. Boot.ini arc path naming convention
> >> is with relation to physical disks.
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314081/EN-US/
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> >> Microsoft Certified Professional
> >> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
> >>
> >> "RGold" wrote:
> >> >I have 2 drives C and D. Windows is installed on drive D. Boot.ini is under
> >> > drive C.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>

Forgot to mantion that every disk contains only ONE partition.

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Post the contents of boot.ini from your boot disk. What is the physical disk
> *and* partition arrangement? In other words which disk and partition is the
> system partition? and boot partition? Be aware that Microsoft defines the
> boot partition for the partition where the operating system is installed,
> while the system partition is the first primary active partition (where the
> boot sector resides)
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "RGold" wrote:
> > If I use winXP boot disk to boot with same boot.ini I don't get any errors
> > .
> >
> > So what is different when booting from HD? And why the bootcfg /rebuild
> > does
> > not work in my case?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
>
>
>

Windows doesn't use drive letters. It uses 1st(0)/2nd(1)/3rd(2)/4th(3) drive and # of partition (1 being first unlike drives where 0 is first). Drive letters only come about after it has booted and are arbitary. Programs expect drive letters so windows gives them drive letters. But windows itself doesn't use them.

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"RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A46A8708-F992-4157-93F3-BE9F025B0A9E@microsoft.com...
> Sorry,
>
> D is the physical disk where windows is installed. I also have another disk C:
>
> "David Candy" wrote:
>
>> People keep asking you for your setup and you keep refusing to give it.
>>
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>> "RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B37EDB51-93F7-4E66-AC96-6FCE30DBE976@microsoft.com...
>> > If I use winXP boot disk to boot with same boot.ini I don't get any errors .
>> >
>> > So what is different when booting from HD? And why the bootcfg /rebuild does
>> > not work in my case?
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help.
>> >
>> > "Dave Patrick" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Drive letter notation tells us nothing. Boot.ini arc path naming convention
>> >> is with relation to physical disks.
>> >>
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314081/EN-US/
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
>> >> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> >> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>> >>
>> >> "RGold" wrote:
>> >> >I have 2 drives C and D. Windows is installed on drive D. Boot.ini is under
>> >> > drive C.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>

So what is your 1st to 4th disk according to your BIOS (as BIOSs can change the physical arrangement with code). The 1st will be the Boot device set in the BIOS.

Did RDisk(3) not work?
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"RGold" <RGold@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:657CC061-0F26-4127-A92F-280EDF8DE088@microsoft.com...
> Forgot to mantion that every disk contains only ONE partition.
>
> "Dave Patrick" wrote:
>
>> Post the contents of boot.ini from your boot disk. What is the physical disk
>> *and* partition arrangement? In other words which disk and partition is the
>> system partition? and boot partition? Be aware that Microsoft defines the
>> boot partition for the partition where the operating system is installed,
>> while the system partition is the first primary active partition (where the
>> boot sector resides)
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>>
>> "RGold" wrote:
>> > If I use winXP boot disk to boot with same boot.ini I don't get any errors
>> > .
>> >
>> > So what is different when booting from HD? And why the bootcfg /rebuild
>> > does
>> > not work in my case?
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help.
>>
>>
>>

There's no difference between the two other then the timeout value. You
probably get the error because boot.ini is missing from the system
partition. Now you must determine where that is. Does your system boot from
SCSI or IDE? Disk Management will tell you the drive letter of the disk that
Windows perceives as the system partition. This is where the boot sector and
boot.ini must reside.

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"RGold" wrote:
> Boot.ini:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
> As I explained before I have 4 Physical disks. 2 are on scsi controller
> and
> the other 2 are on the motherboard IDE 0. If I'm not mistaking, System
> partition is on IDE disk 1 and boot is on IDE disk 0. How can I verifay?