BOOT.INI is the boot start menu (and other settings) used at boot time for
Windows NTx, XP and MC.
If you are getting this type of error, I would suspect that you have some
some form of infection - perhaps a Torjan etc.
Try turning off "Hide System Files and/or Protected System Files". In
Explorer go to Tools - Folder Options - View. If that doesn't fix it, goto a
CMD prompt in the windows sirectory and unhide files that way. Make sure to
hide these after you are done!!!
I would suggest reviewing the file in Notepad before any NUKING occurs.
A typical BOOT.INI (found in the Root of the Boot Drive) looks something
like this:
<<< START OF BOOT.INI
[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 /NoExecute=alwaysoff
The comments "Start and End" are delimiting the contents of Boot.ini and are
not actually in the file.
Hope it helps.
