I've been told that you could take that file from a corrupted NT to install it into a new NT machine. In what situation is this advisable and what is the exact procedure. thanks

This is all that the Boot.ini file is: [boot loader] timeout=5 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00" multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00 [VGA mode]" /basevideo /sos All that it does is tell NT where to boot from and in what manner. It may look different on another PC based on the hardware configuration, so it may not work if copied to another PC. The line that says "Default=multi.....etc." is the one it will boot from if no user input is given It shows what type of HD, what actual HD, an option for SCSI or IDE, and which partition that the OS boot files can be found. If your trying to recover a crashed PC, this may not help, because unless this file was modified just before the crash, it is probably the same as before.

I'm not quite sure which INI you're talking about. Windows NT does not need or use the Win.INI. It's there to provide backward compatibility with those older programs that need them. So unless you're running the same older programs.. you dont need it.