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Hi!

I have a computer dual booting Windows ME and Windows 2000. I suddenly
started getting an error saying that the Windows 2000 has a missing or
corrupt ntoskrnl.exe file and that I should reinstall the file. According to
the knowledge base, I need to edit the boot.ini file to fix this. but I
cannot find the boot.ini file. I have checked the option to view all hidden
files also. Any suggestions what i can do?

Thanks

Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|View, then uncheck the box for "Hide protected operating system files"
The boot.ini is located in the root of the System drive C:\

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Dave Patrick
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 Hi! I have a computer dual booting Windows ME and Windows 2000. I suddenly started getting an error
saying that the Windows 2000 has a missing or corrupt ntoskrnl.exe file and that I should reinstall
the file. According to the knowledge base, I need to edit the boot.ini file to fix this. but I
cannot find the boot.ini file. I have checked the option to view all hidden files also. Any
suggestions what i can do? Thanks

Thanks Dave. I found the file. The following are the contents of the file.

[Boot Loader]
Timeout=10
Default=D:\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
D:\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
C:\="Microsoft Windows"

It still gives me the same error though. Do I need to change anything else?

Thanks

Quote:> Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|View, then uncheck the box for "Hide

protected operating system files"
suddenly started getting an error

Quote:> saying that the Windows 2000 has a missing or corrupt ntoskrnl.exe file

and that I should reinstall

Quote:> the file. According to the knowledge base, I need to edit the boot.ini

file to fix this. but I

Quote:> cannot find the boot.ini file. I have checked the option to view all

hidden files also. Any

Quote:> suggestions what i can do? Thanks

What was it before you changed it? How many drives, drive type etc., and what is the partition
information for each drive, which drive and partition is the \winnt directory?

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Dave Patrick
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 Thanks Dave. I found the file. The following are the contents of the file.

Partition Information

Primary DOS: C: 2.5 GB (WinMe)
                       E:  5.0 GB (Free Space)
Extended DOS: D: 5.21 GB (Win2000)

I originally had C at 7.5 GB (Windows ME) and D at 5.21 GB (Win2000) and it
was working perfectly fine. I resized the C partition using BootItNG and I
think that is when I started getting the problems. It wouldnt recognize my
Win ME installation and started giving me the error on Win2000. So I removed
BootIt and reinstalled WinMe on C at which point I think a completely new
boot.ini file was created and Win2000 was not even detected. I tried to run
Win2000 setup from WinMe to try and repair the Win2000 installation, it
loaded all the drivers etc. to C: and tried to do emergency repair but could
not find a Win2000 installation. When I tried to use the recovery console it
detected the WINNT directory but asked me for an emergency repair disk which
I didnt have. After that I just booted up to WinME and this was the boot.ini
file:

[Boot Loader]
Timeout=5
Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT
[Operating Systems]
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Setup"
C:\="Microsoft Windows"

So I tried changing this so that it points to the D:\WINNT directory but
that still gives me the same error. At that point it was 5 in the morning
and I posted a message to the newsgroup.

thanks a lot for all your help.

Quote:> What was it before you changed it? How many drives, drive type etc., and

what is the partition

Reinstalling WinME on the System drive C:\ destroyed the Windows 2000 boot sector. Try booting the
Windows 2000 Setup disks and choose "R" for Repair, then "R" to use repair process, then "M" for
manual repair, choose "Inspect Startup Environment" and "Inspect Boot Sector" only.

You'll need your current ERD to run the repair process. If you don't have a current ERD then you can
probably run the Windows 2000 install and choose to upgrade the existing Windows 2000 installation,
though you'll probably lose some system settings and will likely need to reapply your service pack
and any other updates or try manually creating an ERD. Don't run the upgrade from within WinME, boot
the setup disks or boot the cd-rom.

How to Manually Create an Emergency Repair Disk
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q158/8/66.asp

The set of four install disks can be created from your Win2k CD-rom; change to the \bootdisk
directory on the cd-rom and execute makeboot.exe( from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow
the prompts.

Your boot.ini should look something like this

[boot loader]
timeout=10
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"

Assuming one IDE drive

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Dave Patrick
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 Partition Information Primary DOS: C: 2.5 GB (WinMe) E:  5.0 GB (Free Space) Extended DOS: D: 5.21
GB (Win2000) I originally had C at 7.5 GB (Windows ME) and D at 5.21 GB (Win2000) and it was working
perfectly fine. I resized the C partition using BootItNG and I think that is when I started getting
the problems. It wouldnt recognize my Win ME installation and started giving me the error on
Win2000. So I removed BootIt and reinstalled WinMe on C at which point I think a completely new
boot.ini file was created and Win2000 was not even detected. I tried to run Win2000 setup from WinMe
to try and repair the Win2000 installation, it loaded all the drivers etc. to C: and tried to do
emergency repair but could not find a Win2000 installation. When I tried to use the recovery console
it detected the WINNT directory but asked me for an emergency repair disk which I didnt have. After
that I just booted up to WinME and this was the boot.ini file:

Thanks a lot Dave. I will try it out and let you know how it goes...

Quote:> Reinstalling WinME on the System drive C:\ destroyed the Windows 2000 boot

sector. Try booting the

Quote:> Windows 2000 Setup disks and choose "R" for Repair, then "R" to use repair

process, then "M" for

Quote:> manual repair, choose "Inspect Startup Environment" and "Inspect Boot
Sector" only.

> You'll need your current ERD to run the repair process. If you don't have

a current ERD then you can

Quote:> probably run the Windows 2000 install and choose to upgrade the existing

Windows 2000 installation,

Quote:> though you'll probably lose some system settings and will likely need to

reapply your service pack

Quote:> and any other updates or try manually creating an ERD. Don't run the

upgrade from within WinME, boot

Quote:> the setup disks or boot the cd-rom.

> How to Manually Create an Emergency Repair Disk
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q158/8/66.asp

> The set of four install disks can be created from your Win2k CD-rom;

change to the \bootdisk

Quote:> directory on the cd-rom and execute makeboot.exe( from dos) or

makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow

Quote:> the prompts.

> Your boot.ini should look something like this

> [boot loader]
> timeout=10
> 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
Space) Extended DOS: D: 5.21

Quote:> GB (Win2000) I originally had C at 7.5 GB (Windows ME) and D at 5.21 GB

(Win2000) and it was working

Quote:> perfectly fine. I resized the C partition using BootItNG and I think that

is when I started getting

Quote:> the problems. It wouldnt recognize my Win ME installation and started

giving me the error on

Quote:> Win2000. So I removed BootIt and reinstalled WinMe on C at which point I

think a completely new

Quote:> boot.ini file was created and Win2000 was not even detected. I tried to

run Win2000 setup from WinMe

Quote:> to try and repair the Win2000 installation, it loaded all the drivers etc.

to C: and tried to do

Quote:> emergency repair but could not find a Win2000 installation. When I tried

to use the recovery console

Quote:> it detected the WINNT directory but asked me for an emergency repair disk

which I didnt have. After

I tried making the ERD after booting to a DOS prompt. However the files in
the Repair Folder are 7.5 MB and obvioulsy could not be copied on to the
disk. These are the files in the folder:

AUTOEXEC.NT
CONFIG.NT
DEFAULT
NTUSER
SAM
SECSETUP
SECURITY
SETUP.LOG
SOFTWARE (5.62 MB)
SYSTEM (0.98 MB)

Quote:> Reinstalling WinME on the System drive C:\ destroyed the Windows 2000 boot

sector. Try booting the

Quote:> Windows 2000 Setup disks and choose "R" for Repair, then "R" to use repair

process, then "M" for

Quote:> manual repair, choose "Inspect Startup Environment" and "Inspect Boot
Sector" only.

> You'll need your current ERD to run the repair process. If you don't have

a current ERD then you can

Quote:> probably run the Windows 2000 install and choose to upgrade the existing

Windows 2000 installation,

Quote:> though you'll probably lose some system settings and will likely need to

reapply your service pack

Quote:> and any other updates or try manually creating an ERD. Don't run the

upgrade from within WinME, boot

Quote:> the setup disks or boot the cd-rom.

> How to Manually Create an Emergency Repair Disk
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q158/8/66.asp

> The set of four install disks can be created from your Win2k CD-rom;

change to the \bootdisk

Quote:> directory on the cd-rom and execute makeboot.exe( from dos) or

makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow

Quote:> the prompts.

> Your boot.ini should look something like this

> [boot loader]
> timeout=10
> 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
Space) Extended DOS: D: 5.21

Quote:> GB (Win2000) I originally had C at 7.5 GB (Windows ME) and D at 5.21 GB

(Win2000) and it was working

Quote:> perfectly fine. I resized the C partition using BootItNG and I think that

is when I started getting

Quote:> the problems. It wouldnt recognize my Win ME installation and started

giving me the error on

Quote:> Win2000. So I removed BootIt and reinstalled WinMe on C at which point I

think a completely new

Quote:> boot.ini file was created and Win2000 was not even detected. I tried to

run Win2000 setup from WinMe

Quote:> to try and repair the Win2000 installation, it loaded all the drivers etc.

to C: and tried to do

Quote:> emergency repair but could not find a Win2000 installation. When I tried

to use the recovery console

Quote:> it detected the WINNT directory but asked me for an emergency repair disk

which I didnt have. After

You might give the upgrade scenario a shot.

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Dave Patrick
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 I tried making the ERD after booting to a DOS prompt. However the files in the Repair Folder are
7.5 MB and obvioulsy could not be copied on to the disk.

Dave, I just edited the boot.ini file following the example that you gave
and also noted in an article in the KB. They were talking about the same
error that I had but occuring when an additional partition is created during
installation of OS/2...So I decided to give it a shot...After making the
changes to the boot.ini file the computer boots up perfectly fine both in
Windows Me and in Windows 2000..didnt have to go through the installation
over again...

Thanks a lot for all your help...i really appreciate it.

in the Repair Folder are

Quote:> 7.5 MB and obvioulsy could not be copied on to the disk.

Glad to hear you got it to boot.

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Dave Patrick
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 Dave, I just edited the boot.ini file following the example that you gave and also noted in an
article in the KB. They were talking about the same error that I had but occuring when an additional
partition is created during installation of OS/2...So I decided to give it a shot...After making the
changes to the boot.ini file the computer boots up perfectly fine both in Windows Me and in Windows
2000..didnt have to go through the installation over again... Thanks a lot for all your help...i
really appreciate it.