mcb Posted February 14, 2002 Share Posted February 14, 2002 On booting, i get the error: Invalid Boot File using boot file in C:windows then it continues as normal, but it wastes a lot of time how can i change back so it default uses a good one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted February 14, 2002 Share Posted February 14, 2002 in the root of C: you'll find a file thats HIDDEN and possibly protected using the folder options, unhide an unprotect your system files edit your boot.ini to make sure its in proper order, once your boot.ini is correct, hopefully this routine windows is performing will go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb Posted February 14, 2002 Author Share Posted February 14, 2002 i dont seem to have that..in running XP, i unhid files, the only thing i found was boot.ini.bak, but it was pretty old, and in some other folder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb Posted February 15, 2002 Author Share Posted February 15, 2002 help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 use msconfig to edit boot.ini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb Posted February 15, 2002 Author Share Posted February 15, 2002 i know what you mean, but theres no tab for it, i have win.ini, and system.ini, but not boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 my file is old too.. its only modified when i first installed windows, otherwise its just sitting there change that to BOOT.INI, then modify the file, you probably don't have a Tab in Msconfig, because windows can't properly find a vaild boot.ini file. sooooooooooo what do you do MAKE ONE! here's the correct setup for... having windows xp on the Primary Master. or C: below is the script. if you have only xp on your pc, and its on C:, then this file will work, copy , paste it name the file boot.ini, and stick it in the system root of C: and restart . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Modifying Boot.ini hope this ends this thread :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariusu Posted February 15, 2002 Share Posted February 15, 2002 what about recovery console?:ermm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb Posted February 15, 2002 Author Share Posted February 15, 2002 xStainDx: thanks! that cleared up the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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