invalid boot ini file

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Jagdish Chandra

Since last few days when I start my computer (windows xp) it shows the
message invalid boot ini file --booting from c:\ windows. and then it
starts. kindly let me know how can I correct this.
 
go>start\run and type in msconfig and click ok or hit enter on your keyboard.
Now click the boot.ini tab and then click the "check all boot paths" button.
If there is an incorrect entry this will prompt you to remove it. You can of
cours modify or edit the boot.ini entries yourself. start\control
panel\system\advanced tab\startup and recovery section\ settings
button\system startup section\edit button. If you have XP Home Edition and
SP2 and only 1 partition then your boot.ini will look something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut

Post back if you need more.
 
BOOT.INI is a Hidden, Read-only file in the root directory of your boot drive, usually C:. You can access it by going to Control Panel, System, Advanced, Startup and Recovery, Settings. In the System Startup section, click the Edit button. BOOT.INI will open in Notepad. A typical BOOT.INI file, for an SP2 system looks like this:

[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="Windows XP Profesional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Ensure that the multi(0)....... line in [operating systems] doesn't wrap. If you're unsure of your setup, please post back with more information such as the number of hard disks in your system, how they're partitioned and etc.
 
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