Invalid BOOT.INI

Iron1384 · 02-24-04, 12:11 AM

Hmm. I’ve been getting this message right after POST ever since a botched shutdown a week ago:

Invalid BOOT.INI
Booting from C:\Windows\

Should I be panicking right now? After that message, WinXP boots up just fine.

Any insight would be helpfull. Like I said, this happened after the machine froze when told to shut down.

Nephilim · 02-24-04, 06:37 AM

Not if windows starts up okay after that.

I would go into your system properties (control panel/system) and click the advanced tab and then click the button for the startup and recovery settings. You should see a section at the top that says System Startup with some stuff in it and a button that says edit. If you click the edit button it will bring up the boot.ini file in notepad and it should look something like this:

Quote:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

If it doesn't then it needs to be fixed. Post what it says here and we can check it out.

Iron1384 · 02-24-04, 11:27 AM

I see Startup and Recovery, and when I click on Settings, it says:

The C:\boot.ini file can not be opened. Operating System and Timeout settings can not be changed.

I can get to the next screen, and if i click edit, it says Boot.ini file not found, and it will let me create a new one.

Nephilim · 02-24-04, 11:37 AM

If it will let you create a new one, then do it. Just make a text file and put the text I posted in it and then save it and rename it to Boot.ini

note:

the line:

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S

should all be on one line....I'm not sure why it word-wraps the S in Windows.

Iron1384 · 02-24-04, 11:45 AM

Cool, thanks. Everything is back to normal.

02-24-04, 12:11 AM	#1
Iron1384 7800GT Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 95	Invalid BOOT.INI Hmm. I’ve been getting this message right after POST ever since a botched shutdown a week ago: Invalid BOOT.INI Booting from C:\Windows\ Should I be panicking right now? After that message, WinXP boots up just fine. Any insight would be helpfull. Like I said, this happened after the machine froze when told to shut down. __________________ Iron64: Athlon64 3700+ San Diego @ 11x205fsb -- BFG NF4U nForce4 Ultra Thermaltake Venus 12 -- 3 GB OCZ PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum DDR 2.3.3.6 Seagate Barracuda 7800.8 250GB SATA-150 HDD -- eVGA GeForce 7800 GT 256Mb DDR @ 455Mhz Core, 1.1Ghz Memory Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS -- hp psc 2410 photosmart all-in-one Aspire X-Navigator 500w Aluminum Case -- Samsung 930B 19'' TFT-LCD -- Samsung DVD-RW DL -- Samsung 16x48x DVD-ROM Altec Lansing 641, 237 Watt continuous, 400 Watt peak power 4.1 Speaker System

02-24-04, 11:27 AM	#3
Iron1384 7800GT Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 95	I see Startup and Recovery, and when I click on Settings, it says: The C:\boot.ini file can not be opened. Operating System and Timeout settings can not be changed. I can get to the next screen, and if i click edit, it says Boot.ini file not found, and it will let me create a new one. __________________ Iron64: Athlon64 3700+ San Diego @ 11x205fsb -- BFG NF4U nForce4 Ultra Thermaltake Venus 12 -- 3 GB OCZ PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum DDR 2.3.3.6 Seagate Barracuda 7800.8 250GB SATA-150 HDD -- eVGA GeForce 7800 GT 256Mb DDR @ 455Mhz Core, 1.1Ghz Memory Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS -- hp psc 2410 photosmart all-in-one Aspire X-Navigator 500w Aluminum Case -- Samsung 930B 19'' TFT-LCD -- Samsung DVD-RW DL -- Samsung 16x48x DVD-ROM Altec Lansing 641, 237 Watt continuous, 400 Watt peak power 4.1 Speaker System

02-24-04, 11:37 AM	#4
Nephilim Slacker extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nashvegas, TN Posts: 502	If it will let you create a new one, then do it. Just make a text file and put the text I posted in it and then save it and rename it to Boot.ini note: the line: default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S should all be on one line....I'm not sure why it word-wraps the S in Windows. __________________ "The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." - Tom Waits Athlon XP 2100+ \| 512MB PC3200 RAM \| Asus A7N8X Deluxe \| GeforceFX 5900 VIVO 128MB @ 475/950 \| 2 Western Digital SATA 120GB HDD in RAID 0 \| 1 IBM 60GXP 60GB HDD IDE \| 36x 12x 48x CD-RW \| Logitech Z-680 THX 5.1 Speakers \| 19in. Samsung 955DF Monitor \| Windows XP Pro

02-24-04, 11:45 AM	#5
Iron1384 7800GT Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 95	Cool, thanks. Everything is back to normal. __________________ Iron64: Athlon64 3700+ San Diego @ 11x205fsb -- BFG NF4U nForce4 Ultra Thermaltake Venus 12 -- 3 GB OCZ PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum DDR 2.3.3.6 Seagate Barracuda 7800.8 250GB SATA-150 HDD -- eVGA GeForce 7800 GT 256Mb DDR @ 455Mhz Core, 1.1Ghz Memory Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS -- hp psc 2410 photosmart all-in-one Aspire X-Navigator 500w Aluminum Case -- Samsung 930B 19'' TFT-LCD -- Samsung DVD-RW DL -- Samsung 16x48x DVD-ROM Altec Lansing 641, 237 Watt continuous, 400 Watt peak power 4.1 Speaker System