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• Satellite Pro 6100 - invalid boot.ini file message at boot

  Hello

  Don't know where to start.
  I want to just run Office 2003 from my Satellite Pro. Had problems with the HDD so I decided to format using the recovery discs.

  Now, when I start the machine initially I get the following message: * invalid boot.ini file. Starting from c:\windows.*
  After a minute or so, the following message appears. * missing or corrupted system32.hal.dll file *.

  Any ideas how to fix this please?

  Hello

  Looks like the laptop cannot start the Windows operating system and a few files damaged or are missing.
  In your case, I would try to reinstall new OS.
  Format the whole HARD drive and try again.

  If the second installation does not help, then a HARD drive should be checked may be that you need a replacement.

  Welcome them

• invalid boot.ini file

  Invalid Boot.ini, after press R for recovery... ask what window installation you want to log on... can you tell me the answer... thx

  When I turn on the computer, see the "invalid boot.ini files", "boot c:/window'...so I try to follow the microsoft statement gave me to start the computer from Windows XP Home edition CD Rom to solve the problem... when it loads to"Welcome to put in place"I press R for recovery then it asks me" which window system you want to connect on ' "

  One more time...

  XP end by load? If Yes, you probably do not even need to enter the Recovery Console. Follow the helpful suggestion of Jose from this page:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_xp-system/invalid-bootini-file-message-when-starting-Windows/1b329eec-ec6e-E011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5?msgId=9cc3909c-266F-E011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5

• I get the message on the screen, invalid boot.ini.file, booting from C:\windows,can not start window, white screen, need help

  the error on the screen of the invalid boot.ini mpfprojectdir\dev10\src\csharp\projectbase.file come on and outside, white screen, can not re start, the DVD player does not.

  the error on the screen of the invalid boot.ini mpfprojectdir\dev10\src\csharp\projectbase.file come on and outside, white screen, can not re start, the DVD player does not.

  Click on the link below and follow the instructions to create a startup disk best for repair/restoration of Windows CD. A when you're finished, place the disc in the cd rom of the damaged computer and then restart your computer. The computer will automatically boot from the disk. When the menu screen is displayed above and the arrow keys on the keyboard to scroll to ERD Commander, then press ENTER. Allow ERD load. This can take some time. You will be asked to select the operating system to load. If you have only one option will normally be C:\windows. You will also see a screen to configure the network settings. Click Ignore to skip the procedure. RPD will load windows. Once loaded click Start > system tools > repair of system files. Allow the repair. If there is no error detected file click Start > system tools > system restore. Follow the prompts to perform a system restore, selecting the last possible date. Restart the computer without the disc.
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• XP pro do not start after changing the Boot.ini file

  The problem is that my C: partition Windows 7
  D: has XP Pro

  These should be considered right resp. partitions 1 and 2?

  I wanted to first XP pro to start the default partition.

  A few days ago, I made a change to the boot.ini file. But since XP Pro was not starting at all.

  I tried XP Pro to start first that the default partition.

  Given that XP Pro and my D: drive have not been starting, I consulted the boot.ini file in C:, Windows 7 partition and I changed the order (i.e. partition No.) in the boot.ini file and saved it to the required location, i.e. D:/WINDOWS/pss.
  through my drive C: of work, i.e. the partition of Windows 7, but it still does not work because apparently even though I save here, the actual values and the paths of the partition are not actually be changed on the system. I confirmed this by going into the CMD shell switching to D: and by running the command D: > bootcfg.
  Apparently any values I save in the boot.ini file that I save as a text file or "All files" in D:/WINDOWS/pss/it does not actually change in the system because whenever I run the command bootfg values are remaining still and not able to be changed, because apparently it is not saved in XP Pro and the D : partition. No matter what I do and what I put in the boot.ini file to access the values through the windows 7 partition, the values that bootcfg returns me are always the same and he refuses to change the name of path or anything else. No matter what orders, I also put in bootcfg himself.

  These are the values that bootcfg gives me:
  default: multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) \WINDOWS

  Boot entries:
  Boot entry ID: 1
  Friendly name of operating system: MS Windows XP Professional
  Path: multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) \WINDOWS
  The operating system load options: / noexecute = OPTIN/FASTDETECT/usepmtimer

  My XP Pro partition is simply not booting, and it of my main partition and has all my work. It is imperative that it starts.

  My Windows CD is also not start because apparently my DVD drive does not work properly, I had the anti malware threatfire (ThreatFire) installed on my XP D:Windows program disk but have uninstalled just in case it was blocking my changes to the system.

  On C:Win7, I put the default operating system option in the Advanced tab for Win7 and the D:XP Pro to XP Pro, when he was the starter and work. Now I can only access my files D:XP Pro Player C:Win7. But XP is not just start. What shd - I do? Thks.

  I don't have a very practical windows CD but my CD/DVD drive is not read and does not properly.

  Looks like your original post stated that your cd/dvd does not work.

  Respectfully, you will continue these hap hazard patches and your computer will not start at all. I'll try to help you once again. Please follow closely.

  Start your computer by loading Windows 7. Click HERE and download EasyBCD. Install the software in trial version. Once installation is complete open EasyBCD. You will see an interface like the image below. Click Add a new entry.

  

  A new screen appears as in the image below. Use the drop down menu to select Windows NT / 2 k/XP / 2 k 3 as described below. Type the name of the operating system in the box below. Of course, it will be Windows Xp (you can add the home or Pro to the name if you want). Make sure now that there is a check mark in the box "automatically detect the correct player. Once you have completed these steps click on 'add an entry '. That's all! You are finished. If all goes well, and if you have followed these steps carefully, there, now you have a system dual boot.

  

  You can now start working on your cd/dvd problem.

• How to edit the boot.ini file in windows 7?

  I currently have windows xp 7 and added o/s. How can I change the boot.ini file?

  Type MSCONFIG in the start menu to run the System Configuration utility.

  On the Boot tab, set your options, and the operating system you want to run.  Changes will be automatically written to the boot files.
  Click OK to save your changes.

• Invalid Boot.INI message at startup

  After changing the battery CMOS, I get an invalid "boot.ini" message at startup.  Any suggestions?

  It is not sensible that results change the CMOS tossed in this message, but you can understand the problem and fix it.

  In a single partition configuration, XP doesn't have even a boot.ini file to start.  If missing the file XP will complain but always starts very well without one.

  If you see a message like this:

  Invalid BOOT. INI file
  Booting from C:\windows\

  This means generally that the c:\boot.ini file can be completely absent (for some reason any).

  Miss the file would require a little extra work, since it is normally a hidden system, read-only file, but I can think of many things that is happy to remove it for you.

  If the system is working properly, what do you think happened to the system since the last time, he did not work properly?

  You now, or have you had the "Ask Toolbar" installed on your system?

  You have now or have you ever used third-party applications on your system where the product description includes descriptive as sentences:

  cleaner, mechanic, detective, doctor, heal, optimize, Inspector, clean, tune up, speed up, fix up, compact, compress, faster, power, boost, boost, gum, muncher. one click fix, new, intuitive, errors, stop crashes, stop errors, improves, allows you to save money, risk free, guaranteed or any third-party program that has an icon that looks like a gear, pinion, belt holder, key, key, screwdriver or plunging arrows?

  After the contents of your boot.ini file so that we can see it and help fix you that.  If the file is missing, you can create a new one.

  Here's how:

  From your desktop, right-click my computer, choose Properties, and in the startup and Recovery Section, click settings.

  Starting the system section, click on Edit and who will open Notepad on your boot.ini file.

  Type Ctrl + A to select/highlight all the text, type Ctrl + C to copy the selected text in the Windows Clipboard, then in your next reply here, type Ctrl + V to paste the text from the Clipboard into your next reply.

  What you paste into your next reply might look 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="Microsoft Windows XP Professional "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect

  Click the red X to close Notepad, etc.  When you are finished.

  Here's another thread, you can watch where another user had a similar problem which was resolved (ignore all committed useless Microsoft Support Engineer responds 'expert'):

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_xp-performance/Windows-XP-Home-Edition-SP3-i-cannot-create-a/00c97a2e-79cf-44BF-94ed-d06e8a582903

• Invalid Boot.ini at startup on XP

  I got an invalid boot.ini message during startup.  My operating system is XP and my laptop is a former model of Dell Inspiron 8200.  Is there a Microsoft download available to solve this error?

  There is no download in itself, but there are ways to solve the problems of boot.ini according to what they are.

  If, despite the error, you actually get Windows, click on start, then run, then type msconfig in the "Open" box and click OK.
  Click the Boot.ini tab.

  Your boot.ini file should look 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="Microsoft Windows XP Professional "/ fastdetect

  What is different about yours?

  You have XP Home or XP Pro?

• Invalid Boot.ini

  Every time I start my Office I
  "Invalid Boot.ini".
  Booting from C:\windows\
  It seems to work OK, but I was wondering if there is something missing.

  Hello
  If your worried about missing files, run sfc /scan http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html please click the checkbox as answered check on this Page if this post solves your problem, because it helps people who need quick access to answers THANKS AND GOOD LUCK

• Activity time that I boot computer my boot.ini file is deleted? Can anyone help?

  I started computing on Friday10/9/09 and received an error message from the missing from the corrupted hal.dll file. Using bootcfg /rebuild, I was able to get the computer to run. Then I edited the boot.ini file and thought that the problem has been resolved. I can restart the computer once and it will work, but them something clears the boot.ini file and I have to cut and paste again otherwise I get the error message. Can anyone help? Thank you.

  I thought it might me a virus. I scanned with Malewarebytes, PC Doctor, House call trend Micro House call. These come upwards with minor problems but nothing that solves the problem.

  I started computing on Friday10/9/09 and received an error message from the missing from the corrupted hal.dll file. Using bootcfg /rebuild, I was able to get the computer to run. Then I edited the boot.ini file and thought that the problem has been resolved. I can restart the computer once and it will work, but them something clears the boot.ini file and I have to cut and paste again otherwise I get the error message. Can anyone help? Thank you.

  I thought it might me a virus. I scanned with Malewarebytes, PC Doctor, House call trend Micro House call. These come upwards with minor problems but nothing that solves the problem.

  I had not used up to this point system restore because I thought it was a virus, I used the system restore and the problem disappeared. Thank you all.

• I accidentally deleted the boot.ini file, and my system is not booting.

  When I switched on my system, "NTLDR is missing. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to restart your computer"appears. How do I include this boot.ini file in my system. The only splash screen appears. !!

  The choice is yours. If you have a Windows install disk, you can try to boot from it and go to the recovery console according to the instructions.  Most of the OEM machines these days above do not come with installation disks, in which case you will need to find another way to boot your machine from a CD.  If this seems difficult, that there is nothing wrong with she participates and have fixed it.

  HTH,
  JW

• the Boot.ini file is missing

  Miss me the boot.ini file, but I don't have a disc of xp files because windows xp is installed.  Should I buy windows xp to resolve this problem?

  First of all, make sure that you have not left a CD/DVD in a drive that is checked for an operating system before the system partition of the hard drive. If there's nothing there, you should be able to repeat your BOOT. INI file.

  XP BOOT. INI file resides in the root directory of the drive system (usually c :)). This is a simple text file, but marked as hidden. If you have another computer, you can create or copy one from a computer with a similar setup to yours (for example boot from C:, Windows XP files in c:\Windows, etc.).

  The following can be copied into Notepad and saved to create a simple BOOT. INI file.
  [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="Microsoft Windows XP Professional "/ fastdetect
  If you have access to another computer, consider mount the hard drive broke as a slave and creation/copy of a BOOT. INI file in the root.

• How to edit the boot.ini file in windows 7 to use 8 GB of RAM?

  I have 8 GB of RAM installed but only 3.00 GB usable.  32-bit win7.

  You're right, Windows 7 doesn't use boot.ini. You can use BCDEdit to enable EAP:

  http://www.smartsoftwarebits.com/QAA/46-Misc/84-how-to-enable-PAE-for-Windows7-x86

• Where can I find the BOOT.INI file. INI?

  Hello

  On my old computer, HP Compaq nc6120, produktnummer: PU884ET #AK8, Serienummer: CNU508F2WQ, I installed Windows xp and windows 2000.

  Before when I started this computer I could choose if I want to start windows xp or windows 2000. But lately this menu does not appear. Comes to the place a line of messege 'bad START. INI file. From C:\WINDOW\', then windows xp starts automatically.

  I tried to find the CHEST. INI file with the help of windows search, but could not find this file. Can you please help how can I find the CHEST. INI file and how to fix? Or at least how to start Windows 2000?

  Sincerely

  ARIO Nahram

  Hej,

  Sorry to heare who. We hope that get you healthy as soon as possible.

  No I googled BOOT. INI and got a good code to it and the computer works as well as before. Thanks for concerning.

  Take care

  ARIO

• Modify the boot.ini file

  Remember - this is a public forum so never post private information such as numbers of mail or telephone!

  Ideas:

  • You have problems with programs
  • Error messages
  • Recent changes to your computer
  • What you have already tried to solve the problem

  The easiest way is to edit the boot.ini through Control Panel > switch to Classic view > system > advanced. Click settings under Startup and recovery. Now the button Edit under system startup.