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Boot file is gone
Name: gadgeteer123 Date: November 18, 2007 at 19:34:04 Pacific OS: windows xp 64-bit home CPU/Ram: athlon x2 4400/1024mb Product: built
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My pc won't boot at all it can't even find the OS, even the cd can't find it which now i have lost it. i was using stylexp and i was messing with the boot.ini file and i accidentaly deleted the whole boot file and my pc thinks theres nothing there, and i spent way to long making it perfect so i want to restore my pc to the way it was. HELP plz
Name: terii Date: November 18, 2007 at 20:07:04 Pacific
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Use the search function at the top of this page and search for boot.ini. This question has been asked and answered many times. Lots of help there.
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Response Number 2
Name: SysLock Date: November 18, 2007 at 20:09:11 Pacific
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Boot with the Windows XP CD, and let it load all the initial files. You will then see a screen that asks if you want to Repair Windows, press R, or if you want to continue on to Setup, press another key. Press R key for recovery console.
Once in recovery console, enter buildcfg /rebuild and follow the prompts to add your windows installation to the boot.ini file.
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Response Number 3
Name: gadgeteer123 Date: November 19, 2007 at 02:22:24 Pacific
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to add it to the boot.ini file i don't even have that anymore its gone.
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Response Number 4
Name: SysLock Date: November 19, 2007 at 07:21:13 Pacific
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The buildcfg /rebuild will automatically create the boot.ini file for you.
You could manually create the file using notepad. This configuration is for 1st hard disk with the first partition on it having windows installed in the \windows folder. Insert the following lines and save as boot.ini :
[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="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
You can then copy the file(boot.ini) from floppy disk to the root folder of your hard drive c:\ using bootdisk if your original partition was formatted using ntfs.
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Response Number 5
Name: gadgeteer123 Date: November 19, 2007 at 12:32:56 Pacific
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i put the disc in and i did the rebuild thing and it said it could not find any windows installations.
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