boot.ini problem

[barwarner]

I just installed XP Pro on a new PC. When I boot it up, it first comes up with "Invalid System Disk". I hit the escape key and it continues to boot up normally.
My boot.ini:

[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Pro" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

I suspect I changed something accidently in the boot.ini.
I only have one installation of XP on my PC even though it somehow it's listed twice. Can somehelp help? Thanks.

Barry

 

[smah]

It looks ok, even though there are 2 installations of xp on 2 different parttions. Could there be a floppy disc in you drive?

 

[barwarner]

No floppy drive on this PC.

 

[smah]

Does the error stop if you set the hard drive as the 1st boot device in the bios?

 

[outonalimb]

You could try and replace what you've got in your boot.ini with the following:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Pro" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

It seems to me that the second option is the valid option to boot XP. Therefore, I have changed the default (1) to (2) in the third line of the text to reflect this. I have also changed the timeout value to 30 to give you chance to select an option.

 

[barwarner]

Well now it appears to be working. It seems like it was trying to boot off the CD even though I was not asking it to boot from the CD. I'll just keep an eye on it - thanks for the replys.