Windows Millenium and Win2k Multi Boot

#1 rushi

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Posted 15 March 2004 - 05:31 AM

Hi ,

Could some one please help me , I am having a small problem with dual booting my Windows Millenium and Win 2k Professional.

I have a machine which had Windows Millenium and Win2k Professional of which I was hardly using the Windows Millenium . Yesterday I suddenly started Windows Millenium and from that time I havent been able to get the Multiboot screen . Can some one help me with this .

Thanks in advance

#2 Datalore

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Posted 15 March 2004 - 03:38 PM

Can you post what your boot.ini file looks like? It's a hidden file in your C:\ drive...

#3 rushi

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Posted 15 March 2004 - 10:39 PM

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 professional" /fastdetect
C:\"Microsoft Windows"

#4 strekship

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Posted 16 March 2004 - 12:26 AM

It looks like u don't have ME listed in the file.

#5 Datalore

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Posted 16 March 2004 - 06:11 AM

You should add a line under the [operating systems] section that looks like this:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Millenium Edition" /fastdetect

I don't know if 9X/ME can use the /fastdetect option. You'll have to change the numbers inside the () if ME is installed on a different drive, or a different partition.

Alternatively, if you have a Windows XP CD on hand, boot from the cd, enter recovery console, and type "bootcfg /rebuild". That will fix the links.

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