Dual boot problem

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Massa

Hi group

I have a system with two OS. WinME on C: (FAT32) and WinXP Home on D:(NTFS).
After running Check Disk from WinXP, I am not able to boot into WinME any
more. The boot menu shows both OS, but if I choose WinME I get a message
"Invalid System Disk". I am able to boot from the WinME startup floppy disk
and access all files on C: drive, but there is no way to load WinME.
Is there any way to repair the Invalid System Disk error without
reinstalling WinME and WinXP?
Is it possible to boot from WinME floppy, execute "sys c:" to be able to
boot only to WinME and after that use the WinXP CD to restore the dual boot?

Thanks in advance,

Mladen
 
Hi,

You probably will need to reinstall WinME, running the SYS C: command will
merely rewrite the boot files, this will not fix the problem. When WinME is
reinstalled, you need to boot the WinXP CD, run the Recovery Console and run
bootcfg /rebuild from the command prompt.

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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
 
I guess it will be best to reinstall WinME. I was just hoping there was a
way of avoiding the reinstallation.

Thanks for your quick reply

Mladen
 
Hi,

Boot WinXp, start/ru nC:\boot.ini

Click edit/select all/edit/copy, open a response to this post and click in
the message text area. Hit ctrl+v to paste it.

--
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
 
Hi,

Here is the copy of boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
C:\ = "Microsoft Windows"

Mladen
 
Try adding this last line:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows ME"

--
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



Massa said:
Hi,

Here is the copy of boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
C:\ = "Microsoft Windows"

Mladen

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

Boot WinXp, start/ru nC:\boot.ini

Click edit/select all/edit/copy, open a response to this post and click in
the message text area. Hit ctrl+v to paste it.

--
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
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Edited boot.ini as suggested, but now a new error message is displayed:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt.
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

Seems that the edited line works only for Win2000/XP
Looks like I will have to reinstall WinME


Mladen
 
Hi,

Actually, that error is from WinXP. Could you please give a full description
of your drive setup? Which partitions on which drives?

--
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



Massa said:
Edited boot.ini as suggested, but now a new error message is displayed:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt.
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

Seems that the edited line works only for Win2000/XP
Looks like I will have to reinstall WinME


Mladen


Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Try adding this last line:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows ME"

--
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
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Hi,

I have 2 hard disks:
Drive 0 - only 1 partition FAT 32 - C
Drive 1 - with 2 partitions NTFS - D, G

Anyway, I tried to reinstall WinME over the existing installation, but was
unable to complete the setup because of the SUWIN error at 65% of setup. I
will just move my files from C to G, format C and perform a fresh install of
WinME.

Mladen

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

Actually, that error is from WinXP. Could you please give a full description
of your drive setup? Which partitions on which drives?

--
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



Massa said:
Edited boot.ini as suggested, but now a new error message is displayed:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt.
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

Seems that the edited line works only for Win2000/XP
Looks like I will have to reinstall WinME


Mladen


Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Try adding this last line:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows ME"

--
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
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Hi,

Just to say all problems are solved. Found a very useful article about
SUWIN, VERX.DLL error and re-installing WinME at
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm , performed a successful
reinstallation and there was no need to use the Recovery console for WinXP,
because the dual boot menu is still present and XP boots normally. Just had
to change the default OS

Thanks for the help

Mladen

Massa said:
Hi,

I have 2 hard disks:
Drive 0 - only 1 partition FAT 32 - C
Drive 1 - with 2 partitions NTFS - D, G

Anyway, I tried to reinstall WinME over the existing installation, but was
unable to complete the setup because of the SUWIN error at 65% of setup. I
will just move my files from C to G, format C and perform a fresh install of
WinME.

Mladen

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

Actually, that error is from WinXP. Could you please give a full description
of your drive setup? Which partitions on which drives?

--
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



Massa said:
Edited boot.ini as suggested, but now a new error message is displayed:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt.
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

Seems that the edited line works only for Win2000/XP
Looks like I will have to reinstall WinME


Mladen


Try adding this last line:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows ME"

--
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
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