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Cannot boot Windows XP in dual boot configuration
Posted by Smeusje on March 15th, 2006


After repairing w2k (blue screen CDFS.SYS) on my primary disk C: with the
original setup CD , XP stopped loading on my secundary disk D.
Now XP doesn't start.
On selecting XP from boot.ini options a message comes as if w2k is being
booted, and then a blue blank freezes.
"windows 2000 (???) cannot be started for file
windows/system32/config/system is missing or corrupt"
I know the workaround to copy Ntldr and NTDETECT.COM from XP, in the root
directory from the C: disk, when i will restart in xp after working in W2K.
Vice versa when I will restart in W2K leaving the Windows Xp envirionnement,
I have to copy the W2K versions. It's annoying to change every time.
Please Help

Posted by Ron Martell on March 16th, 2006


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

Get a third party Boot Manager utility such as BootItNG from
www.bootitng.com

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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