I was bad

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Ron Patterson

I was bad and played where I should not have. I was trying to copy my
existing Master HD to a new 'slave' HD and in the process messed something
up.

I reconfigured back to original configuration of just one Master HD on the
Primary ribbon and one Master CD on the Secondary ribbon - (all with correct
jumpers)
But now when I boot up, after the 'memory check' I get a black screen that
says:

Invalid system disk
Replace disk, and then hit any key

When I hit a key I get a screen that says:

Select Operating System
Windows XP Pro
Windows XP Pro (#1)
....Select a system and click Enter to boot ......

If I select the first it boots normally.
If I select the second it says:

Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration
problem
Could not read from the selected disk. Check boot path and disk hardware.

How can I get back to normal where it boots normally without this screen. I
have no
idea what Win XP #1 is or where it came from. Can I find Win XP #1 and
eliminate it?

Ron Patterson


If I click anywhere it will go to reboot again.
 
Ok - some progress? Via msconfig I found the second boot path (Win XP #1)
in the boot.ini - when I clicked on some tab there about op systems it
told me that the 2nd boot path Win XP #1 was invalid and asked me if I
wanted to delete it. YES!! WOW - thot I fixed it. But now when it boots
it still boots to the
"Invalid system disk....................." screen and when I click any key
it boots normally without the second screen anymore asking me to select an
op system.

BUT, after boot up I get a new screen saying I have booted in Diagnostic or
Selective Startup mode and to choose normal. If I go back to
msconfig\boot.ini and choose normal, it puts the win xp #1 line back in as a
2nd startup path and I am back where I started.

How can I purge the computer of this path and still boot normally. And I
still have the issue of "invalid system disk" to solve.

Ron
 
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