I inadvertently reset my boot.ini to its default config (windowsxp pro).

Prior to resetting it, a menu would appear at boot time with some boot
options, eg:
- normal windows boot
- safe boot
- recovery console (recovery console is installed on my hard disk)

There may also have been a 'last good config' option but I can't recall for
sure. There was also a timer count down.

With the current default config, there are few brief post messages and then
just a black screen until the windows logon screen appears.

Can anyone what needs to go in boot.ini to get the options as above to
appear at boot time?

tia
Marc

I have Home and XP is on the second partition.

[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home SafeMode"
/fastdetect /safeboot:minimal
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
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"Marc" <f@chance> wrote in message
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>I inadvertently reset my boot.ini to its default config (windowsxp pro).
>
> Prior to resetting it, a menu would appear at boot time with some boot
> options, eg:
> - normal windows boot
> - safe boot
> - recovery console (recovery console is installed on my hard disk)
>
> There may also have been a 'last good config' option but I can't recall
> for sure. There was also a timer count down.
>
> With the current default config, there are few brief post messages and
> then just a black screen until the windows logon screen appears.
>
> Can anyone what needs to go in boot.ini to get the options as above to
> appear at boot time?
>
> tia
> Marc
>

Are the options (as outlined in my original post) displayed when you boot? I
added the recovery console line as per your config to my boot.ini but it
didn't make any difference(my recovery console is in same directory as
yours).

Marc

Ron Sommer wrote:
> I have Home and XP is on the second partition.
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=3
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home SafeMode"
> /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal
> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
>
> "Marc" <f@chance> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I inadvertently reset my boot.ini to its default config (windowsxp
>> pro). Prior to resetting it, a menu would appear at boot time with some
>> boot options, eg:
>> - normal windows boot
>> - safe boot
>> - recovery console (recovery console is installed on my hard disk)
>>
>> There may also have been a 'last good config' option but I can't
>> recall for sure. There was also a timer count down.
>>
>> With the current default config, there are few brief post messages
>> and then just a black screen until the windows logon screen appears.
>>
>> Can anyone what needs to go in boot.ini to get the options as above
>> to appear at boot time?
>>
>> tia
>> Marc

Yopu also have D:\windows?

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> Are the options (as outlined in my original post) displayed when you boot? I
> added the recovery console line as per your config to my boot.ini but it
> didn't make any difference(my recovery console is in same directory as
> yours).
>
> Marc
>
> Ron Sommer wrote:
>> I have Home and XP is on the second partition.
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=3
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
>> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home SafeMode"
>> /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal
>> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
>>
>> "Marc" <f@chance> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I inadvertently reset my boot.ini to its default config (windowsxp
>>> pro). Prior to resetting it, a menu would appear at boot time with some
>>> boot options, eg:
>>> - normal windows boot
>>> - safe boot
>>> - recovery console (recovery console is installed on my hard disk)
>>>
>>> There may also have been a 'last good config' option but I can't
>>> recall for sure. There was also a timer count down.
>>>
>>> With the current default config, there are few brief post messages
>>> and then just a black screen until the windows logon screen appears.
>>>
>>> Can anyone what needs to go in boot.ini to get the options as above
>>> to appear at boot time?
>>>
>>> tia
>>> Marc
>
>

What makes you think that I have D:\Windows?
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"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
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Yopu also have D:\windows?

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"Marc" <f@chance> wrote in message
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> Are the options (as outlined in my original post) displayed when you boot?
> I
> added the recovery console line as per your config to my boot.ini but it
> didn't make any difference(my recovery console is in same directory as
> yours).
>
> Marc
>
> Ron Sommer wrote:
>> I have Home and XP is on the second partition.
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=3
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
>> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home SafeMode"
>> /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal
>> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
>>
>> "Marc" <f@chance> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I inadvertently reset my boot.ini to its default config (windowsxp
>>> pro). Prior to resetting it, a menu would appear at boot time with some
>>> boot options, eg:
>>> - normal windows boot
>>> - safe boot
>>> - recovery console (recovery console is installed on my hard disk)
>>>
>>> There may also have been a 'last good config' option but I can't
>>> recall for sure. There was also a timer count down.
>>>
>>> With the current default config, there are few brief post messages
>>> and then just a black screen until the windows logon screen appears.
>>>
>>> Can anyone what needs to go in boot.ini to get the options as above
>>> to appear at boot time?
>>>
>>> tia
>>> Marc
>
>

My display is

1. Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
2. Windows XP Home SafeMode
3.Microsoft Windows Recovery Console

Last Known Good Configuration is one of the SafeMode options.
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"Marc" <f@chance> wrote in message
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> Are the options (as outlined in my original post) displayed when you boot?
> I added the recovery console line as per your config to my boot.ini but it
> didn't make any difference(my recovery console is in same directory as
> yours).
>
> Marc
>
> Ron Sommer wrote:
>> I have Home and XP is on the second partition.
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=3
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
>> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home SafeMode"
>> /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal
>> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
>>
>> "Marc" <f@chance> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I inadvertently reset my boot.ini to its default config (windowsxp
>>> pro). Prior to resetting it, a menu would appear at boot time with some
>>> boot options, eg:
>>> - normal windows boot
>>> - safe boot
>>> - recovery console (recovery console is installed on my hard disk)
>>>
>>> There may also have been a 'last good config' option but I can't
>>> recall for sure. There was also a timer count down.
>>>
>>> With the current default config, there are few brief post messages
>>> and then just a black screen until the windows logon screen appears.
>>>
>>> Can anyone what needs to go in boot.ini to get the options as above
>>> to appear at boot time?
>>>
>>> tia
>>> Marc
>
>

partition(2)

Ron Sommer wrote:

> What makes you think that I have D:\Windows?

As above.

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> partition(2)
>
> Ron Sommer wrote:
>
>> What makes you think that I have D:\Windows?
>

C is the first active (system) partition.
In my case, C is the second partition.
The first partition (D) is the XP installation files.
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"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
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> partition(2)
>
> Ron Sommer wrote:
>
>> What makes you think that I have D:\Windows?
>

Thanks - and that's what I now get. Those options didn't appear the first
time I booted after adding the Recovery Console line to boot.ini but now
they do.

Marc

Ron Sommer wrote:
> My display is
>
> 1. Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
> 2. Windows XP Home SafeMode
> 3.Microsoft Windows Recovery Console
>
> Last Known Good Configuration is one of the SafeMode options.
>
> "Marc" <f@chance> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Are the options (as outlined in my original post) displayed when you
>> boot? I added the recovery console line as per your config to my
>> boot.ini but it didn't make any difference(my recovery console is in
>> same directory as yours).
>>
>> Marc