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Re: Boot.ini Edit
« Reply #30 on: August 12, 2010, 05:49:23 PM »
okay, But i won't be able to reply to the thread until monday.

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    Re: Boot.ini Edit
    « Reply #31 on: August 12, 2010, 05:55:25 PM »
    I may with out high possiblity have it posted tommorow.  Thing is that I wouldnt be able to check it then till next weekend then probably. 

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    Re: Boot.ini Edit
    « Reply #32 on: August 12, 2010, 07:20:56 PM »
    Can't wait...
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      Re: Boot.ini Edit
      « Reply #33 on: August 14, 2010, 05:30:45 PM »
      Here it is.  The drive letters may change due to reconnecting the drives at times.

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      Re: Boot.ini Edit
      « Reply #34 on: August 16, 2010, 02:30:45 PM »
      According to that you have 3 Hard-drives installed, (correct me if i am wrong).

      So this is how I see it.

      [boot loader]
      timeout=30
      default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
      [operating systems]
      multi(0)disk(2)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Dosl" /fastdetect
      multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
      multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows 7" /fastdetect

      See if that works...

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        Re: Boot.ini Edit
        « Reply #35 on: August 17, 2010, 08:32:59 AM »
        It seems right too me.  However, I dont really know.  I just put that in the root of C:/ then?

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        Re: Boot.ini Edit
        « Reply #36 on: August 17, 2010, 01:31:55 PM »
        replace your whole boot.ini with the one that i wrote for you, see if my judgement is correct, if not: please tell me what the O/S's boot to? Thanks.

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          Re: Boot.ini Edit
          « Reply #37 on: August 17, 2010, 02:42:02 PM »
          Like I said it seems right.  I just wanted too know if that was the correct directory to put it in.  By defualt though it should boot to XP? 

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          « Reply #38 on: August 18, 2010, 02:00:41 PM »
          Boot into XP, go to the boot.ini file replace all the text in the boot.ini file and paste in the boot.ini that i configured for you. :)

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            Re: Boot.ini Edit
            « Reply #39 on: August 19, 2010, 11:20:18 AM »
            I wasnt sure, cause it shows how to edit it on here.  Well I have to format the drive an then I will be able to try it out.

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            Re: Boot.ini Edit
            « Reply #40 on: August 19, 2010, 04:09:57 PM »
            I wasnt sure, cause it shows how to edit it on here.  Well I have to format the drive an then I will be able to try it out.
            ::)

            This should be good

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              Re: Boot.ini Edit
              « Reply #41 on: August 19, 2010, 04:18:39 PM »
              Well Hopefully, then other users could use it.

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                Re: Boot.ini Edit
                « Reply #42 on: August 21, 2010, 02:13:15 PM »
                Boot into XP, go to the boot.ini file replace all the text in the boot.ini file and paste in the boot.ini that i configured for you. :)

                I went an done that without trouble.  I didnt see the boot.ini  however, thing is that I wasnt able too get it to go into XP.  I get this error though. 

                Windows can not start because of a computer disk hardware config problem.  Could not read from the selected boot disk.  Check boot path an disk hardware.  Please check the windows documentation about hardware disks config an your hardware ref manuals for additonal info

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                Re: Boot.ini Edit
                « Reply #43 on: August 23, 2010, 06:18:32 PM »
                Sorry, I have made a mistake.  |V|

                [boot loader]
                timeout=30
                default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
                [operating systems]
                multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Dosl" /fastdetect
                multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
                multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Windows 7" /fastdetect

                That should help you out now :)

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                  Re: Boot.ini Edit
                  « Reply #44 on: August 24, 2010, 07:58:43 PM »
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                  multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Dosl" /fastdetect

                  Please can you provide a reference to installing Dos in the the first partition on the third disk {rdisk (2),partition(0)} in a folder named Windows?  I don't understand how Dos 6.22 can be in a folder named Windows.

                  Also, there doesn't seem to be an Operating System which ties in with the Default entry, is this intentional?

                  Thanks