WIN2K/NT4 Dual boot - cannot find bootfile for 2K partition

[James]

Don't know if this is the correct forum or not. A friend
asked me to take a look at her PC, it would not boot up
correctly. It is a Silicon Graphics 600Mhz Intel
Workstation.

The machine appears to be loaded with both Win2k and
WinNT4 OS's. Win2K is loaded on the C: (partition 2)
drive and NT4 is located on the E: (partition 1) drive
(zip drive is D.

When I try to boot up with the Win2K partition, I get an
error message "cannot find bootfile" (or it may
say "missing bootfile"). I can boot up to the NT4
partition fine.

However, looking at several of the program shortcuts for
the NT4 partion, they are pointed to a D: drive instead of
the E: drive. This leads me to think the drive lettering
may have changed.

I looked at the C: drive and it appears that all of the
original programs are still on that drive, I just can't
get it to boot up with Win2K. I did notice that Partition
Majic was loaded on the C: drive, and wonder if she may
have screwed up the partions.

Any ideas of what the missing bootfile is refering to? If
so, should I just be able to copy it out there or what.

I saw she does have the NT4.0 workstation CD, but I don't
know if she has a Win2K CD. However, my notebook for work
is configured the same way (dual boot 2K/NT4 partitions).

Thanks in advance.

 

[Mark V]

James wrote in

Don't know if this is the correct forum or not. A friend
asked me to take a look at her PC, it would not boot up
correctly. It is a Silicon Graphics 600Mhz Intel
Workstation.

The machine appears to be loaded with both Win2k and
WinNT4 OS's. Win2K is loaded on the C: (partition 2)
drive and NT4 is located on the E: (partition 1) drive
(zip drive is D.

When I try to boot up with the Win2K partition, I get an
error message "cannot find bootfile" (or it may
say "missing bootfile"). I can boot up to the NT4
partition fine.

However, looking at several of the program shortcuts for
the NT4 partion, they are pointed to a D: drive instead of
the E: drive. This leads me to think the drive lettering
may have changed.

I looked at the C: drive and it appears that all of the
original programs are still on that drive, I just can't
get it to boot up with Win2K. I did notice that Partition
Majic was loaded on the C: drive, and wonder if she may
have screwed up the partions.

Any ideas of what the missing bootfile is refering to? If
so, should I just be able to copy it out there or what.

I saw she does have the NT4.0 workstation CD, but I don't
know if she has a Win2K CD. However, my notebook for work
is configured the same way (dual boot 2K/NT4 partitions).

That question might better be posed in the *.win2000.general or other
group as it is not much of a commandprompt.admin question.