Dual boot, correct boot.ini

I have two drives.
drive 1(D1) = C:
drive 2(D2) = D:
D1 is XP pro and D2 is W2K
I no longer have the dual boot option and I wonder which boot.ini file is
correct so I can have dual boot back.

D1 boot.ini
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

D2 boot.ini
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect


Thanks for your support.

Have you tried using the bootcfg command in the Windows XP Recovery
Console to rebuild the boot.ini file?

Where did you get those boot.ini files?

Please explain "drives", do you have two physical hard disks or do you
have 2 partitions on one hard disk?

What caused you to lose dual booting abilties? Did you reinstall one of
the operating systems before this started?

Which operating system can you now boot to?

What happens when you boot the computer, are you presented with a boot
menu, or does the computer boot directly to one of the operating systems?

If you cannot use the bootcfg command to rebuild the boot.ini file then
you can try this all purpose boot.ini file:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
Professional 01" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
Professional 02" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
Professional 11" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
Professional 12" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP 01"
/noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP 02"
/noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP 11"
/noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP 12"
/noexecute=optin /fastdetect

John

BrianMultiLanguage wrote:

> I have two drives.
> drive 1(D1) = C:
> drive 2(D2) = D:
> D1 is XP pro and D2 is W2K
> I no longer have the dual boot option and I wonder which boot.ini file is
> correct so I can have dual boot back.
>
> D1 boot.ini
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
> Professional" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows 2000
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
> D2 boot.ini
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
>
> Thanks for your support.
>

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:08:00 -0800, BrianMultiLanguage
<BrianMultiLanguage@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have two drives.
>drive 1(D1) = C:
>drive 2(D2) = D:
>D1 is XP pro and D2 is W2K
>I no longer have the dual boot option and I wonder which boot.ini file is
>correct so I can have dual boot back.
>
>D1 boot.ini
>[boot loader]
>timeout=30
>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WIN NT
>[operating systems]
>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Micros oft Windows 2000
>Professional" /fastdetect
>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micr osoft Windows XP
>Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micr osoft Windows 2000
>Professional" /fastdetect

If the motherboard bios is set to boot disk D1, then dual boot is
available. The last entry containing disk(1) is invalid.

>
>D2 boot.ini
>[boot loader]
>timeout=30
>default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WIN NT
>[operating systems]
>multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Micros oft Windows 2000
>Professional" /fastdetect

If the motherboard bios is set to boot disk D2, then only Windows 2000
is available to be booted.
>
>
>Thanks for your support.

Thanks.
I believe that is/was th eisuue.

"Andy" wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:08:00 -0800, BrianMultiLanguage
> <BrianMultiLanguage@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have two drives.
> >drive 1(D1) = C:
> >drive 2(D2) = D:
> >D1 is XP pro and D2 is W2K
> >I no longer have the dual boot option and I wonder which boot.ini file is
> >correct so I can have dual boot back.
> >
> >D1 boot.ini
> >[boot loader]
> >timeout=30
> >default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WIN NT
> >[operating systems]
> >multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Micros oft Windows 2000
> >Professional" /fastdetect
> >multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micr osoft Windows XP
> >Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> >multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micr osoft Windows 2000
> >Professional" /fastdetect
>
> If the motherboard bios is set to boot disk D1, then dual boot is
> available. The last entry containing disk(1) is invalid.
>
> >
> >D2 boot.ini
> >[boot loader]
> >timeout=30
> >default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WIN NT
> >[operating systems]
> >multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Micros oft Windows 2000
> >Professional" /fastdetect
>
> If the motherboard bios is set to boot disk D2, then only Windows 2000
> is available to be booted.
> >
> >
> >Thanks for your support.
>

Have you tried using the bootcfg command in the Windows XP Recovery
Console to rebuild the boot.ini file?
No.

Where did you get those boot.ini files?
From D1 and D2.

Please explain "drives", do you have two physical hard disks or do you
have 2 partitions on one hard disk?
Drive is a physical, partitons are not.

What caused you to lose dual booting abilties? Did you reinstall one of
the operating systems before this started? Mirrored D2


Which operating system can you now boot to?
w2k

What happens when you boot the computer, are you presented with a boot
menu, or does the computer boot directly to one of the operating systems
directly to W2k

I will try out the all purpose.
Thanks
"John John" wrote:

> Have you tried using the bootcfg command in the Windows XP Recovery
> Console to rebuild the boot.ini file?
>
> Where did you get those boot.ini files?
>
> Please explain "drives", do you have two physical hard disks or do you
> have 2 partitions on one hard disk?
>
> What caused you to lose dual booting abilties? Did you reinstall one of
> the operating systems before this started?
>
> Which operating system can you now boot to?
>
> What happens when you boot the computer, are you presented with a boot
> menu, or does the computer boot directly to one of the operating systems?
>
> If you cannot use the bootcfg command to rebuild the boot.ini file then
> you can try this all purpose boot.ini file:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
> Professional 01" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
> Professional 02" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
> Professional 11" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
> Professional 12" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP 01"
> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP 02"
> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP 11"
> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP 12"
> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
>
> John
>
> BrianMultiLanguage wrote:
>
> > I have two drives.
> > drive 1(D1) = C:
> > drive 2(D2) = D:
> > D1 is XP pro and D2 is W2K
> > I no longer have the dual boot option and I wonder which boot.ini file is
> > correct so I can have dual boot back.
> >
> > D1 boot.ini
> > [boot loader]
> > timeout=30
> > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT
> > [operating systems]
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
> > Professional" /fastdetect
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> > Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> > multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows 2000
> > Professional" /fastdetect
> >
> > D2 boot.ini
> > [boot loader]
> > timeout=30
> > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
> > [operating systems]
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000
> > Professional" /fastdetect
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your support.
> >
>