Windows 2000 won't boot

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After the POST screen, only a cursor blinking on the top left hand of the
monitor. What should I do???
 
These articles may help. You might try a boot floppy. To start the operating
system try creating a boot floppy. For the floppy to successfully boot
Windows 2000 the disk must contain the "NT" boot sector. Format a diskette
(on a Windows 2000 machine, not a OS/Win9x, so the NT boot sector gets
written to the floppy), then copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini to it;

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt="Windows 0,1"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\winnt="Windows 0,2"
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt="Windows 1,1"
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(2)\winnt="Windows 1,2"

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=228734
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=320397

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| After the POST screen, only a cursor blinking on the top left hand of the
| monitor. What should I do???
 
Hi,
Use the following boot.ini instead.
[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt="Windows 0,1"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\winnt="Windows 0,2"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\winnt="Windows 1,1"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\winnt="Windows 1,2"

Lukesh
 
Yes thanks, good catch.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| Hi,
| Use the following boot.ini instead.
| [boot loader]
| timeout=10
| default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt
| [operating systems]
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt="Windows 0,1"
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\winnt="Windows 0,2"
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\winnt="Windows 1,1"
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\winnt="Windows 1,2"
|
| Lukesh
 
Hi Dave,
You are welcome. I learn a lot from you and really, you rarely give a chance
to rectify you. I bet I won't be able to catch you again. ; )

Lukesh
 
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