All, I am needing to use the XP Recover console option (by booting with the XP CD) in order to address a boot problem. The problem occurs when I choose the XP option on a dual boot machine (XP and Win98). It has one physical drive partitioned into C and D. XP on D, Win98 on C. The Win98 choice boots just FINE. The problem only occurs when choosing the XP PRO boot option. (the error is: missing/corrupt hal.dll ---yes...still trying). Well...one possible fix is the BOOTCFG/REBUILD command from the command line via the Recovery console option. QUESTION IS: Will that command know that I only need to fix the XP PRO boot portion?? (the initial machine boot up to the dual boot option menu works just fine) I REALLY do not want to risk messing-up that initial boot option...b/c the Win98 is all I got, at this point. ALSO - all my XP DATA is all there on the D partition and completely accessible from Win98. But does the BOOTCFG/REBUILD command risk messing with the boot sector in any way that will make that go "poof?" THANKS VERY MUCH!

Try this go to start and run and type D:\boot.ini and just copy the text and put then here to see something.

You bet... http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/60815.html - actually, the boot.ini file is on the C drive - none on the D with this dual boot setup. (It's been a long journey).

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Which partition is windows trying to boot? Look in boot.ini. If drive D is the second partition then you should have an entry such as: default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\windows Do you have any non win/dos partitions betweet C: and D: ?

Yes, in both cases: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect C:\ = "Microsoft Windows" Also see post#60815 @ http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/60815.html for a full explanation of the boot.ini issue. I am beginning to believe that it is just fine. My main concern is the use of BOOTCFG/REBUILD via the xp console mentioned above (see above for details). THANKS

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