Sib Makern
Minmatar
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Posted - 2007.12.06 20:39:00 -
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Alas, the boot.ini.backup fix only works for some flavors of XP. Many people, myself included, do not have the \pss directory. In this case, the procedure outlined here will work for everyone except complicated multi-boot setups (see my additions below the quote):
 Originally by: CCP Mindstar
Another option we have put together which should be quite simple for users who find their boot.ini to be missing (and have not yet rebooted) is the following:
Download:
Windows XP (http://ccp.vo.llnwd.net/o2/boot/winxpboot.ini)( also windows 2000 installed in a folder named "Windows" )
OR
Windows 2000 (http://ccp.vo.llnwd.net/o2/boot/win2kboot.ini)
+ Copy it into the root directory of your Windows drive (eg. C:\)
+ Rename it to "boot.ini"
+ Go to start, then Run and type in "msconfig"
+ Click on the "boot.ini" tab, and select "Check all boot paths"
+ There will be a series of popups for the invalid installation paths in the above files (14 if all goes to plan), and the correct settings will be placed in your boot.ini.
+ Remember to hit "Apply" before exiting the tool, as this will save the new settings.
Most likely, this file will contain the correct path to your windows installation somewhere there, and will be found by checking it using the msconfig tool.
I simply selected all of the text on the linked web page, right-clicked copy, and then opened "my computer" and opened the c drive.
I right-clicked "new => text document". I opened the "new text document.txt" file, then hit paste to add the text from the web page.
Then I saved as "boot.ini".
Go to Start menu and hit run:, then type "msconfig" and finish the above steps.
Be sure to verify the functionality by right-clicking "my computer", hitting the advanced tab, and then the button marked "startup and recovery" settings. If all worked well there should be no errors.
Lastly, go to back to the start menu and run, and type "cmd". When the screen comes up, first type "cd c:\" (hit your "enter" key), then type: "attrib +s +h +a c:\boot.ini". This step will make sure your system recognizes as a system file.
Hope this decoding helped the less technical, and I apologize if there is any redundancy, but it was hard to wade through the many pages of suggestions, rants, and outright misinformation to collate this.
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