Xp Professional trouble with boot.ini erase

[Guest]

I installed XP Professional on my computer. It had XP Home Edition on it, but when it booted up after install it says: "invalid boot.ini file" starting from c:\windows. The XP Home Edition will not boot anymore, even though I made XP Professional seperate
Does anyone know how to get back my XP Home Edition
System restore or recovery will not work. My files are still on HP Home Edition
Thanks

 

[roger]

Hi Abe,

Check this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330184

330184 - "Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows Could Not Start" Error
Messages When You Start Your Computer
When you start your computer after you upgrade to Windows XP, you may
receive one or both of the following error messages: Invalid Boot.ini
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt: Windows\System32\Hal.dll

Good luck, hope this helps.