boot.ini

[Guest]

Running XP with SP2.
I cannot get the Safe Mode/ Command Prompt etc menu up when I press F8 at
start up. I can however press DEL which gets me into BIOS or F11 which gives
me the 'boot from' options.
A strange thing is that boot.ini in msconfig is set to 'Use Modified
boot.ini' however if I restore this to 'Use Original boot.ini' and restart
the OS ignores the change request and on clicking msconfig again gives 'Use
Modified boot.ini'.
I have pasted my boot.ini file below but can't see much wrong with it.
Anyone have ny ideas please?
aw56001

[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

 

[Dave Patrick]

If you absolutely can't get it the you can add it as a startup option to
boot.ini

Here's an example;

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS "Normal Startup"
/noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS /SAFEBOOT:MINIMAL ="No Network"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS /SAFEBOOT:NETWORK ="With
Network"

( note: rdisk(0)partition(1) means OS installed on disk 0 partition 1)

(watch for line wrap)

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Running XP with SP2.
| I cannot get the Safe Mode/ Command Prompt etc menu up when I press F8 at
| start up. I can however press DEL which gets me into BIOS or F11 which
gives
| me the 'boot from' options.
| A strange thing is that boot.ini in msconfig is set to 'Use Modified
| boot.ini' however if I restore this to 'Use Original boot.ini' and restart
| the OS ignores the change request and on clicking msconfig again gives
'Use
| Modified boot.ini'.
| I have pasted my boot.ini file below but can't see much wrong with it.
| Anyone have ny ideas please?
| aw56001
|
| [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
| --
| AW

 

[Guest]

Dave
Many thanks for that. The boot.ini in msconfig won't let me type anything in
to amend it so how can I overcome that problem please?
If I typed out the code you have written exactly would it work on my machine
or does it need some slight adjustments?
Many thanks

 

[Dave Patrick]

Start|Run

edit C:\boot.ini

Also try creating a boot disk. For the floppy to successfully boot Windows
2000 the disk must contain the "NT" boot sector. Format a diskette (on a
Windows XP machine, not a DOS/Win9x, so the NT boot sector gets written to
the floppy), then copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini to it. You can edit
(or replace) boot.ini when you find it works OK for you.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Dave
| Many thanks for that. The boot.ini in msconfig won't let me type anything
in
| to amend it so how can I overcome that problem please?
| If I typed out the code you have written exactly would it work on my
machine
| or does it need some slight adjustments?
| Many thanks
| --
| AW

 

[Dave Patrick]

Should have been;

Start|Run

edit C:\boot.ini

Also try creating a boot disk. For the floppy to successfully boot Windows
XP the disk must contain the "NT" boot sector. Format a diskette (on a
Windows XP machine, not a DOS/Win9x, so the NT boot sector gets written to
the floppy), then copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini to it. You can edit
(or replace) boot.ini when you find it works OK for you.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

[Guest]

Dave
Many, many thanks.
I copied the text that you suggested into boot.ini and then replaced
boot.ini with the new version. I then tested it twice on a shutdown\restart
and I was given the SAFEBOOT options in the start up. I have a boot disk
floppy and already had the foresight to replace the boot.ini on the disk with
the new version and that also works perfectly.
Grateful thanks again

 

[Dave Patrick]

Glad to hear it. You're welcome.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Dave
| Many, many thanks.
| I copied the text that you suggested into boot.ini and then replaced
| boot.ini with the new version. I then tested it twice on a
shutdown\restart
| and I was given the SAFEBOOT options in the start up. I have a boot disk
| floppy and already had the foresight to replace the boot.ini on the disk
with
| the new version and that also works perfectly.
| Grateful thanks again
| --
| AW