#&@!@ Need some help here

[Eguy]

I accidently unchecked the 3 second wait period for booting so it fucked up my boot.ini file.. I got to do a repair install right? is there any other options?

 

[ionicle_old]

a complete full re-install?

 

[JN]

I accidently unchecked the 3 second wait period for booting so it fucked up my boot.ini file.. I got to do a repair install right? is there any other options?

So you had a 3 second wait set in your boot.ini so you could choose a different OS to boot into? Is that what ur saying?

 

[Eguy]

So you had a 3 second wait set in your boot.ini so you could choose a different OS to boot into? Is that what ur saying?

yeah, and I unchecked the option ( i have 2 OS's) so now it boots into the corrupt os and I cant boot into my main one

@ionicle I cant to a full install, dont want to loose anything

 

[JN]

yeah, and I unchecked the option ( i have 2 OS's) so now it boots into the corrupt os and I cant boot into my main one

@ionicle I cant to a full install, dont want to loose anything

Can you just not edit the c:\boot.ini file using notepad and restore the option?

 

[Eguy]

Can you just not edit the c:\boot.ini file using notepad and restore the option?

Of course....

if you can boot into xp

 

[JN]

Of course....

if you can boot into xp

aah, yes that does help.

Do you have another machine you can create a boot disk on? If you do, create a disk and put this util: http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/NtfsDos.html on there.

You will then be able to see your NTFS drive, and edit the file.

 

[Eguy]

thanks xms... reps if I would

 

[Joe]

Windows config Problem deterined by a file .. use the XP recovery console!

this will give support for your SATA drive as well (Most DOS'es do not)

you could edit the c:\boot.ini file using this console (if no text editor is present copt the file to a floppy .. edit and copy back)or simply issue the

FIXBOOT command

 

[balilu]

Windows config Problem deterined by a file .. use the XP recovery console!

this will give support for your SATA drive as well (Most DOS'es do not)

you could edit the c:\boot.ini file using this console (if no text editor is present copt the file to a floppy .. edit and copy back)or simply issue the

FIXBOOT command

FIXBOOT says it all in the name

 

[NickS]

I use that commonly, and FIXMBR

 

[Eguy]

I use that commonly, and FIXMBR

LOL cause you don't what what your doing :rollingla

anyway, I forgot about fixboot! but I don't have any of my windows cds... :cussing: :banghead: :damn:

 

[Eguy]

Update: I got ahold of a windows cd and used fixboot and fixmbr and still no go

Shows a message somewhat like this:

Cannot boot from selected disks contacts hardware manufacture or some other bs

any ideas?

Also if you want me to write the whole thing I can

 

[NickS]

LOL cause you don't what what your doing :rollingla

Nice try at an insult.

 

[Dav0s]

Update: I got ahold of a windows cd and used fixboot and fixmbr and still no go

Shows a message somewhat like this:

Cannot boot from selected disks contacts hardware manufacture or some other bs

any ideas?

Also if you want me to write the whole thing I can

well i dont understand the error so writing it al may help.

 

[Eguy]

Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware config problem.

Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware boot path

Also check Windows based documentation from the manufacture for more details

Dosen't help much...

 

[NickS]

It's your fault for not readin up on what that does in the boot.ini in Google before doing it. .

Did you try the command in the recovery prompt, FIXBOOT.

Just reformat. :awhip:

 

[Dav0s]

looks like ur gonna be reformatting mate....got everything important backed up?

 

[Eguy]

looks like ur gonna be reformatting mate....got everything important backed up?

yeah got everything backed, but I dont wanna reformat, I hate reinstalling all my crap lol

 

[Dav0s]

then think how i felt when i spent 3 hours installing windows xp how i like it, then the hdd packed in. bring on the sympathy