missing boot.ini

my friend asked me this:

"i ran msconfig.exe (winxp version), now my dual booting doesnt work and comp says "invalid boot.ini" "booting from c:\winnnt""

he said he was removing skype and simgangster...

what shud he do now? he said he couldnt find boot.ini

running windoz 2000 pro/98

thanks

You can copy a new one to the root directory. It should be similar to this:

Code:

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[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" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

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You may need to modify the lines beginning "default=" and "multi"depending on what drive your XP installation is on.

Try this one - cut and paste the following text into a text 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="Windows 2000 Pro" /fastdetect
C:\="Windows 98 SE"


Now rename the file to 'boot.ini' and place it in the root of your C drive.
Report back with what doesn't work - if anything.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by SupaStar

You may need to modify the lines beginning "default=" and "multi"depending on what drive your XP installation is on.

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2000 Pro and Windows 98

thanks supastar and curio...much appreciated :)

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Curio

2000 Pro and Windows 98

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Hehe..yeh :rolleyes: