Sir, Sorry I was confused thinking you two were one and the same.
However in your initial email, I didn't take into consideration that the
entire boot.ini was one continuous line... I wrote it in its entirely
including the new paragraph/sentence shifts.
I did not purposely take the liberty to change it, I only wrote it as it
was
on your reply. As you can see the reply box is small. The way I wrote it
to
you is the way I see it in your reply.
Also you added that the last line starts with "Multi(0) so on the last
line
I added this, instead of realizing it was alaready written. owever I see
2
places where it is written multi(0).
So, am I correct in reading your reply that this is simply one very long
sentence or broken up as below: (I will not include spaces in the boot.ini
but each space below represents a new line.
---boot.ini---------------
Here is a typical example:
[boot loader]
timeout=3
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
---------boot.ini------------
Since you said:
The last line starts with "multi(0)" and ends with "OptIn".
Do you mean the 2nd multi(0) or the 1st multi(0)?
If the 1st, then is (line 3) only "DEFAULT = " ??
& the multi(0) to the word OptIn the final sentence?
Thnx again,-
=============================================
Pegasus said:
Timothy Daniels gave you a fine and detailed explanation of
the "boot.ini" file. However, he is not the same person as I am.
In my first reply I wrote this:
=================
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
The last line starts with "multi(0)" and ends with "OptIn".
=================
You took some liberties by changing it to:
=================
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
multi(0)Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
=================
Instead of continuing the wrapped line after "XP" and turning it back
into one long line, you made it two lines and inserted the word
"multi(0)".
If you follow my instructions literally and restore the two wrapped lines
to one single long line then everything will work out the way it should.
Trudoug said:
Hello Tim Daniels aka Pegasus,
Ok, my boot.ini that I made is exactly as you wrote in your 1st reply
to
me.
When I open my boot.ini config file (notepad), it looks like this (I
copied
and pasted to get it exactly right!)
------boot.ini------------------
[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
multi(0)Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
------boot.ini-----------------
Now, when I boot up, I am getting this question as to how I want to
boot
up,
using winxp or the fast detect method, so I am assuming it has to do
with
the
last line of the boot.ini where it mentions fast detect and or no
execute
option. but I don't want to delete it as I really don't know what I am
doing.
--
Just the facts
:
Let's have a look at your boot.ini!
HI again, Thought i configured as you said, now everytime windows xp
starts
it asks the same question...whether I want to boot up using winxp or
the
fast
execute method (which is written in the new boot.ini file you had me
make...)
Can I delete this line in the boot.ini so this question is asked
every
time
I boot up??
Thnks again, DougM
Just the facts
:
hello. My winxp laptop keeps telling me everytime I boot up,that
I
have
an
invalid Boot.ini file and that it is going to use (whatever) in
windows.
The
pc boots up normally and I don'thave any problems with it at all,
time
after
time..however I feel I am missing something with no boot.ini..
I've checked on how to edit the boot.ini, but when I open it, it
is
a
blank
notepad.
Someone pls tell me how to create a new boot.ini... what to write
in
it
too.
(e-mail address removed)
Thanks.
DougM
Here is a typical example:
[boot loader]
timeout=3
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
The last line starts with "multi(0)" and ends with "OptIn".
