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no boot.ini tab in MSCONFIG
Name: chrisjrice Date: December 2, 2003 at 05:18:07 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: P4 2.4ghz/1gb DDR
Comment:
I have been having problems with booting XP. I got a blue screen in between the XP logo and welcome screen that flashed so quick I could not see it. The computer then restarted. I got the boot-up in safemode/start normally screen. I started normally and XP booted up ok. I went to then start in safe mode using the boot log option, but there is no BOOT.INI Tab under MSCONFIG!!! Any ideas as to why this maybe???
Name: Chuck Date: December 2, 2003 at 08:55:46 Pacific
Reply:
Resources for Troubleshooting Startup Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308041 ---------------- Also to say that the "Clean Boot" article talks about doing things in Windows. This can be done in Windows Safe-Mode. Hold down or tap F8 during boot. ---------------- HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595 -------------------- How to make a boot.ini file: Open NOTEPAD, then copy the required text from the article, then SAVE AS... name file as BOOT.INI save boot.ini onto a BLANK floppy.
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