Boot.ini file missing when booting

[GrandTheft Llama]

When i turn on my PC it always says "Boot.ini file missing booting from C" however it works just fine and loads everytime. Any one got an idea on whats up???

Im running windows XP pro

Edited June 10, 2007 by GrandTheft Llama

[sasybotnoodlehead]

Hi,

 

Have you tried doing a repair job using the XP CD?

[GrandTheft Llama]

Hi,

 

Have you tried doing a repair job using the XP CD?

 

No because this isnt relly a problem since everything works just fine but ill try my XP CD.

[suchuwato]

Boot.ini is one of the very first files that come into play when a Windows XP system is started up. It is a plain text file that is kept in the system root, so it is usually C:\boot.ini. Because it is an essential system file, the attributes are set to hidden, system, read-only to protect it. That means that it will not appear in the file lists in My Computer or Windows Explorer unless the default Windows settings are changed to show hidden files.

 

Boot.ini contains the location of the Windows XP operating system on the computer. If there is a multi-boot system, the locations of of any other operating systems are also contained. During the startup process, functions from the Windows XP file named "Ntldr" are in charge of getting the proper operating system loaded and Ntldr looks at boot.ini to find out where the operating systems are located and whether a menu should be displayed. Boot.ini can also include entries giving boot options such as Safe Mode or the Recovery Console.

 

http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/bootini.htm

[road-runner]

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