can't boot into previous OS

[adrian]

Hi,
My original hard drive contain 3 partitions:
c: is win2000
d: is winXP
e: is winxp

then I deleted e: and installed the win2000 advance
server on e:, after that there's no problem to boot into
win2000 advance server, but not the winxp (ie. d drive) I
got the following error message:

Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is
missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEMd startup options for
windows 2000.

This is a windows XP, I don't understand why it says
windows 2000

Can anyone help, thx.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

It happens because you overwrote the bootloader with an earlier version (the
one that came with Win2K server) and it doesn't know what WinXP is. Boot
with your WinXP CD, enter the Recovery Console. From the command prompt, run
bootcfg /rebuild.

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone