Invalid Boot.ini but it's there!

[jmv73]

I recently had to deal with an "invalid boot.ini" message on my comp
and to solve it, I created a new boot.ini in the C: drive. However,
that "invalid" message still appears! What now?

I tried the recovery console from the CD but I can't find bootcfg
(maybe it's because I'm using an update CD for Win2K Pro?). Help!

 

[Ghostrider]

I recently had to deal with an "invalid boot.ini" message on my comp
and to solve it, I created a new boot.ini in the C: drive. However,
that "invalid" message still appears! What now?

I tried the recovery console from the CD but I can't find bootcfg
(maybe it's because I'm using an update CD for Win2K Pro?). Help!

Re-post with a copy of the boot.ini file.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Hard to say without seeing the text of boot.ini Probably missing the
'default=' line though.


Look for it in the root of the system partition (first primary active
partition)


Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|View, then radio button for "Show hidden files
and folders", then uncheck the box for "Hide protected operating system
files" to locate the files in the system partition.



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| I recently had to deal with an "invalid boot.ini" message on my comp
| and to solve it, I created a new boot.ini in the C: drive. However,
| that "invalid" message still appears! What now?
|
| I tried the recovery console from the CD but I can't find bootcfg
| (maybe it's because I'm using an update CD for Win2K Pro?). Help!
|

 

[Andy]

I recently had to deal with an "invalid boot.ini" message on my comp
and to solve it, I created a new boot.ini in the C: drive. However,
that "invalid" message still appears! What now?

I tried the recovery console from the CD but I can't find bootcfg
(maybe it's because I'm using an update CD for Win2K Pro?). Help!

bootcfg was introduced with Windows XP.