Boot up..
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That might be a good idea, but i rather not do that if it is not absolutely necessary. Just as long as it boots up to the win2k partition everything should work. I think i just have to get the boot info back. ..but dont know how. /M
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I have had a WinMe partition on C: and a Win2K on D: Since i never ever boot to Me i decided to format the C: drive just now. Then i was gonna go in to the system settings and change so it would not ask which os to boot up anymore, but nothing is listed there anymore and i complains that it cant find the boot.ini.(no wonder..) So i suspect if i reboot now it will not boot up at all..(dont dare to try) X| Any gurus here who knows what to do? Is it enough to place a new boot.ini in the c: root? ..and what should be in it? /M
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first you need to re-create an NT boot loader. The only method I found (when I was very desparate) is to start an NT installation on another partition (just up to the first boot) then modify the boot.ini:
[operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="WhyTooKay" /fastdetectmulti is IMO the controller (usually 0 if you have only onboard), disk(0) / rdisk(0) accesses the physical drive (dunno if index goes into disk or rdisk - try ;) ), and partition(1) is the second partition. "\WINNT" is my windows folder, /fastdetect is a standard option (I think to supress non-PnP hardware scan or something)
As James Bond in "die another day", Pierce Brosnan features traits handy in the dawning millenium. He fights without hesitation in a bewildering environment, trusts his high-tech-gadgets, and rather falls for beauty than pondering the political absurdities around him. [sighist]
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I have had a WinMe partition on C: and a Win2K on D: Since i never ever boot to Me i decided to format the C: drive just now. Then i was gonna go in to the system settings and change so it would not ask which os to boot up anymore, but nothing is listed there anymore and i complains that it cant find the boot.ini.(no wonder..) So i suspect if i reboot now it will not boot up at all..(dont dare to try) X| Any gurus here who knows what to do? Is it enough to place a new boot.ini in the c: root? ..and what should be in it? /M
- Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.
:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh:... [snort, snort, cough, wheeze...] Sorry... whew!!! Um, yes, boot.ini may be all you need, as long as everything else is intact. It looks like: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Server" /fastdetect The contents vary depending on your configuration. I don't think the formatting wiped out the MBR, but then I've never tried this :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: Hrmmm ... sorry... "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
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I have had a WinMe partition on C: and a Win2K on D: Since i never ever boot to Me i decided to format the C: drive just now. Then i was gonna go in to the system settings and change so it would not ask which os to boot up anymore, but nothing is listed there anymore and i complains that it cant find the boot.ini.(no wonder..) So i suspect if i reboot now it will not boot up at all..(dont dare to try) X| Any gurus here who knows what to do? Is it enough to place a new boot.ini in the c: root? ..and what should be in it? /M
- Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.
You did make repair disks when you installed w2k, right? Just run the repair and it will rebuild the boot system. There is an option in repair that tells it just to worry about the boot. Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.
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first you need to re-create an NT boot loader. The only method I found (when I was very desparate) is to start an NT installation on another partition (just up to the first boot) then modify the boot.ini:
[operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="WhyTooKay" /fastdetectmulti is IMO the controller (usually 0 if you have only onboard), disk(0) / rdisk(0) accesses the physical drive (dunno if index goes into disk or rdisk - try ;) ), and partition(1) is the second partition. "\WINNT" is my windows folder, /fastdetect is a standard option (I think to supress non-PnP hardware scan or something)
As James Bond in "die another day", Pierce Brosnan features traits handy in the dawning millenium. He fights without hesitation in a bewildering environment, trusts his high-tech-gadgets, and rather falls for beauty than pondering the political absurdities around him. [sighist]
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I have had a WinMe partition on C: and a Win2K on D: Since i never ever boot to Me i decided to format the C: drive just now. Then i was gonna go in to the system settings and change so it would not ask which os to boot up anymore, but nothing is listed there anymore and i complains that it cant find the boot.ini.(no wonder..) So i suspect if i reboot now it will not boot up at all..(dont dare to try) X| Any gurus here who knows what to do? Is it enough to place a new boot.ini in the c: root? ..and what should be in it? /M
- Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.
Replace boot.ini, there are other posts explaining what should be in it ;) If it still can't boot, then boot on your Win2k CD, select "repair existing install" and then select "repair boot sector". Don't repair anyting else... Voila, you are up and running again :-D - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!"
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You did make repair disks when you installed w2k, right? Just run the repair and it will rebuild the boot system. There is an option in repair that tells it just to worry about the boot. Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.
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:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: :laugh::laugh:... [snort, snort, cough, wheeze...] Sorry... whew!!! Um, yes, boot.ini may be all you need, as long as everything else is intact. It looks like: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Server" /fastdetect The contents vary depending on your configuration. I don't think the formatting wiped out the MBR, but then I've never tried this :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: Hrmmm ... sorry... "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
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If i start formating the drives without a backup, do ju think i have repair disks? :) Maybe the repair option for the boot will work anyway...hope so...ill try that. /M
- Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.
loket wrote: If i start formating the drives without a backup, do ju think i have repair disks? :cool:
As James Bond in "die another day", Pierce Brosnan features traits handy in the dawning millenium. He fights without hesitation in a bewildering environment, trusts his high-tech-gadgets, and rather falls for beauty than pondering the political absurdities around him. [sighist]
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I have had a WinMe partition on C: and a Win2K on D: Since i never ever boot to Me i decided to format the C: drive just now. Then i was gonna go in to the system settings and change so it would not ask which os to boot up anymore, but nothing is listed there anymore and i complains that it cant find the boot.ini.(no wonder..) So i suspect if i reboot now it will not boot up at all..(dont dare to try) X| Any gurus here who knows what to do? Is it enough to place a new boot.ini in the c: root? ..and what should be in it? /M
- Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.
The Windows 2000 CD is bootable. Insert that CD, reboot, and then the Windows 2000 setup will start. Once in there, do a repair, it should find that Windows 2000 is installed, and offer to repair the files needed for booting (boot.ini, and maybe others). Note, you may need to move the CD rom up in the motherboard's bios for the order that it boots from. IE: A:, CDROM, C: