hi can you propose me a tool to restore boot ini file? i've erased it on my laptop and can't boot it now

What operating system are you on? Windows XP?

 

If you have your XP recovery disk (came with XP) you'll probably be able to boot off of that and recover the boot.ini.

Just make a new boot.ini and type this:

 

[boot loader]

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP" /fastdetect

 

Multi and disk/rdisk is most likely 0, if you use the first physical drive, of if you have just one. Partitions are numbered from 1.

 

So if you have a "clean" install, this will do for you. You can add operating systems if you like, or add options if you like. Adding /SOS to the above will boot to safe mode (if memory serves).

 

There also docs on the net about boot.ini syntax but for one try that. Remember to station in in the system drive (the first partition).

download something like puppylinux or knoppix, whack it into the cd tray, and boot from that if you want a graphical environment from which to sift through your hard-drive and find/replace your boot.ini file.

 

command-line interfaces can be a pita if you're not used to them.

 

or possibly the 'XP Quick Boot Diskette' from here:

 

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

Hi,

 

Active@ Undelete is the tool to use for you. It will boot itself and then restore boot.ini file.

http://www.active-undelete.com/

in the end I really used active undelete as i had no windows disk and don't get along with linux ) undelete also boot itself and has a nice graph interface )

ahh so this was all a spamming ploy. who wants to bet a fiver that tim and intensive are on the same IP and macaddress?

Either that or we're meant to believe tim berry is the batman of the internet, googling for people with problems, and fighting boot problems where ever he finds them

 

... I'm going for spam.

You could always install grub. If it ever messes up grub still boots and you can manually start windows from there.

They're different people, unless there's a proxy involved.

still suspicious though. but i guess i owe you that fiver anyway.

 

***sends 5 pings of death over capns way***