Boot.ini file

When I softboot my computer,(on the black screen)an error
message INVALID BOOT,INI file... Booting C:\WINDOWS.
I plan to format c: hard drive. Will this proceedure
replace or repair BOOT.INI file?

Easily fixed;

"Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows Could Not Start" Error Messages When You
Start Your Computer

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330184






"Joseph" <jrphill@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:047d01c34376$7ecbc030$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> When I softboot my computer,(on the black screen)an error
> message INVALID BOOT,INI file... Booting C:\WINDOWS.
> I plan to format c: hard drive. Will this proceedure
> replace or repair BOOT.INI file?

just run setup go in to the reparir console and delete
boot.ino

On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 23:12:29 -0700, "microsoft" <codeskywolf@juno.com>
wrote:

>just run setup go in to the reparir console and delete
>boot.ino

NO, don`t do that. Run MSCONFIG, click on Boot.ini tab and click
button 'Check All Boot Paths'

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/

Joseph wrote:

>When I softboot my computer,(on the black screen)an error
>message INVALID BOOT,INI file... Booting C:\WINDOWS.
>I plan to format c: hard drive. Will this proceedure
>replace or repair BOOT.INI file?

That will start over entirely, so will make a new file.

There is no need to do anything so drastic. If you have a regular, not
a 'restore' XP CD, Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot the
XP CD and, instead of Setup, take the immediate R for Repair. Assume
any password requested is blank, and TAB over.

Give the command
BootCfg /Rebuild

Or you can go to Control Panel - System - Advanced, click Settings in
Startup and Error recovery and there click Edit to load the file into
Notepad for editing. If it looks weird, clear out all its contents and
start over - it should look like

[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"
/fastdetect

With the /fastdetect being at the end of the line starting multi(0) -
not wrapped round

The only likely change that *might* be needed is of the partition(1) -
which just *might* be 2 3 or 4. Once you have edited it, Start - Run
Msconfig.exe and on the Boot.ini page click on 'Check all paths' to make
sure it is OK.


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.org