boot.ini not found??

[big_gie]

Hi,

When my computer boots, just after the bios and just before the kernel image, I get a blank screen with 2 lines:

Bad boot.ini
booting c:\windows\.

I checked on c:\, and I don't have a boot.ini (not sure if I had one before...)

The computer boots correctly after this...

How can I repair this?

thanx

 

[jasmin]

This is my boot.ini (dual boot - WinXP Pro/WinMe)

[boot loader]
timeout=5
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
C:\="Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition"

EDITED

LOL, there is no space between W and S in WINDOWS but I can not edit that, in Edit window everything is displayed OK, without space, when I click Save Changes space appears

 

[VIPER_1069]

checked mine and its the same as jasmins all bar the C:\="Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition" line as i only have XP

just make one in notepad and rename the extension from .txt to .ini

 

[jasmin]

BTW, you know that boot.ini is protected system file so it's invisible (hidden)?!

 

[big_gie]

Thanks guys, I'll try to make a new one.

@jasmin: yeah I know, thanx. I hate windows hiding things from me

 

[scarecrow]

If your system boots a single OS, you don't need boot.ini at all.

 

[big_gie]

I have only one os, so why xp is giving me an error?

 

[scarecrow]

I have only one os, so why xp is giving me an error?

Because it is supposed to exist at the root of your active partition. However, if it doesn't exist XP simply boots the default NT loader from %WINDIR and everything goes fine- no problem at all.

 

[big_gie]

ok.
Well xp boots ok, but I get a message telling me boot.ini wasnt found...

I just created a new one.

 

[scarecrow]

You could well ignore the msg, but creating a new one won't harm, of course...