Jose said:
On Jan 19, 6:49 am, AIANDAS <
[email protected]>
wrote:
[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
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional Safe" /fastdetect
Please see above. Thank you.
It sounds like you have no boot.ini file in c:\
XP does not require a boot.ini file to boot the default
configuration, but if c:\boot.ini is missing, you will see that
message.
The boot.ini contents you listed also has some extras. It appears to
have been tampered with or rebuilt and that Safe thing makes no
sense.
Perhaps OP was attempting to add the Safe Mode startup option to the
boot menu:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/add_safe_mode_to_boot_menu.htm
Yeah - I thought about that too - maybe they didn't finish reading TEG
info or something and adding that line to the boot.ini does not make
sense if you are also going to add the /SAFEBOOT option in msconfig.
Adding /SAFEBOOT in msconfig can also prevent the system from every
booting in any mode if it is afflicted in a certain way, then you DO
need to rename/delete the boot.ini, and fix thing even more! It used
to be an okay idea, but nowadays it is not such a good idea.
Malicious software has gotten a little smarter.
I just want to get a good boot.ini, then find out what prompted
tampering with it in the first place and resolve the the real issue.