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boot.ini
XPS400 2.8Gig 820 D Dual Core -VIIV
O/S WinXP Media Center Edition 2005
3 G.B. DDR2 RAM PC5300 - 2-1G.B. 2-512M.B.
Samsung Hard Drive 250G.B. 7200RPM
Seagate externial 320G.B. H.D.7200RPM USB
ATI 128M.B.HYPER Mem PCI-E X16 X300SE.DIM
ATI TV Wonder Elite PCI
19" FP
Sigma-Tel Intergrated Audio 7.1 channel
Logitech G15 Keyboard
DVD-/+RW & DVD-ROM
Pertelian X2040 ForeSight Systems LCD information Display
Dell 944 AIO Printer
Sytem Blower Slot Fan
EASYWATCH LCD System Monitor /Fan Controller
I opened my Boot.ini file and copied it to a document file so I can pasrte it here and hopfully I can get some input on the partition drive D and if its safe to remove ? I have already performed a fresh install of the O/S and the 5.22G.B. partition drive D is of no use to me. When my system suffered a major problem with the .exe files quickly disappearing due to a nasty piece of spyware or a trojan . I wanted to restore my computer back to the factory install using the partition drive D ,however a misplaced administrator password and I could not access it so instead I performed my first ever fresh install of a O/S! Drive D which is listed under My Computer as Local Drive (D:) shows a total of 5.22G.B. in space with 39.7 M.B. of used space ,I tried to explore the drive to see whats on it even after I changed the folder options to show hidden files it does not show anything ,yet when I deleted it once some of my apps stopped working correctly ,none of it makes any sense. I now have a externial drive a 320 G.B. Seagate FreeAgent Desktop and plan to backup my entire drive C onto it,drive C has about 15G.B. of used space ,is there anyway I can add the 5 G.B. that is now Drive D to C ? Well anyway here is a copy of my boot.ini file . Iam hoping someone who knows alot more then I do can tell me what the boot.ini file is saying ? Thanks in advance to all !
Take Care Nick
boot.ini >>> [boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
cwallen19803
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April 6th, 2008 12:00
two references for you:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963892.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS says " the default choice is on physical drive 0, partition 2, in folder \WINDOWS"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect says "Windows XP Media Center Edition is on physical drive 0, partition 2, in folder \WINDOWS"
If you had installed a second OS, say Windows Vista Ultimate for instance, on the first partiton of the second drive (hypothecally) in your system, you might have an entry such as
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Vista Ultimate" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
To be honest, your post rambles a little, so I'm not sure exactly what it is you want to know besides how to understand what the boot.ini file is saying. If you need more assistance other than the two MS references, just ask.
Charlie.
Otiss
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April 6th, 2008 14:00
Yes its normal, perhaps when you formatted you kept that D partition instead of formatting the whole drive.
if after your fresh install you deleted something out of D and something did not work right then the D partition is needed for you run properly, in this case the only way to get ride of it is to format the whole drive and keep no partitions, create one new partition and install in that.
Gumba
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April 6th, 2008 14:00
Hi Charlie,
Thanks for the prompt reply I apoligize for the as you say rambling of my post ! What happens I want to provide more information then I probably need to not to mention the three cups of very strong java ? There you go a bunch of rambling ! What I basicially wanted to know is if my boot.ini file was what you would expect to see in a normal boot.ini , or if anything looked out of order ? I hope this reply makes it more clear what I was asking for ?
Thanks Again ,Gumba Nick
[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
cwallen19803
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April 6th, 2008 17:00
Most of the time, you don't need to edit boot.ini. That's one of the reasons it is a system hidden file. You probably know that.
If, for some reason (and I have done this), you wanted two versions of Windows XP on your machine, you might edit the description so you could tell the difference at boot time.
For the most part, you can maintain the contents of this file from the systems properties / Advanced / Startup and Recover page. As Otiss indicates, you must have kept the installation on the D drive or partition, and deleted the installation on C. It isn't important to Windows where it lives.
One thing to remember: If you have more than one installation, regardless of version, you must install software on each version separately. For instance, given two copies of XP, you might install MS Office in the version on C: in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office. If you need MS Office in the version on D:, you must start that version and install MS Office. You can use the same directory if you want to. All you're really doing is setting the registry for each Windows installation.
maybe i've had too much java. time for a espresso home brew...