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From: Colin Trunt on 8 Apr 2010 09:55 "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message news:O88cbNx1KHA.6104(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Colin Trunt wrote: > >> I can boot either normally or to recovery as llong as I don't >> mess about to much and do it directly. > > What exactly does that mean? Mess about with what and what do you mean by > "do it directly"? If the Recovery Console is installed you get a boot > menu when you boot the computer and you select to boot the Recovery > Console or the Windows installation, what is there to mess about with > there and what is there to do directly other than selecting which option > to boot? > > How many hard disks do you have and how many partitions do you have on > these hard disks? Where is the Windows installation and where is the > Command Console installed? To avoid confusion please don't use the term > "drive" when answering, use the terms "Hard Disk" and "Partition". > > John First I get a screen which says hit f10 for recovery, then it goes to a choice 1)windows 2)recovey 3)ubuntu
From: Colin Trunt on 8 Apr 2010 10:08 "Colin Trunt" <colin(a)trunt.com> wrote in message news:xflvn.2326$LS2.1843(a)newsfe13.ams2... > > "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message > news:O88cbNx1KHA.6104(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Colin Trunt wrote: >> >>> I can boot either normally or to recovery as llong as I don't >>> mess about to much and do it directly. >> >> What exactly does that mean? Mess about with what and what do you mean >> by "do it directly"? If the Recovery Console is installed you get a boot >> menu when you boot the computer and you select to boot the Recovery >> Console or the Windows installation, what is there to mess about with >> there and what is there to do directly other than selecting which option >> to boot? >> >> How many hard disks do you have and how many partitions do you have on >> these hard disks? Where is the Windows installation and where is the >> Command Console installed? To avoid confusion please don't use the term >> "drive" when answering, use the terms "Hard Disk" and "Partition". >> >> John > > First I get a screen which says hit f10 for recovery, then it goes to a > choice > 1)windows > 2)recovey > 3)ubuntu my boot.ini [boot loader] timeout=15 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons c:\wubildr.mbr="Ubuntu" >
From: John John - MVP on 8 Apr 2010 10:19 Colin Trunt wrote: > "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message > news:O88cbNx1KHA.6104(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Colin Trunt wrote: >> >>> I can boot either normally or to recovery as llong as I don't >>> mess about to much and do it directly. >> What exactly does that mean? Mess about with what and what do you mean by >> "do it directly"? If the Recovery Console is installed you get a boot >> menu when you boot the computer and you select to boot the Recovery >> Console or the Windows installation, what is there to mess about with >> there and what is there to do directly other than selecting which option >> to boot? >> >> How many hard disks do you have and how many partitions do you have on >> these hard disks? Where is the Windows installation and where is the >> Command Console installed? To avoid confusion please don't use the term >> "drive" when answering, use the terms "Hard Disk" and "Partition". >> >> John > > First I get a screen which says hit f10 for recovery, That (F10) has nothing really to do with Windows per se, it's a factory restore thing. > then it goes to a choice > > 1)windows > 2)recovey > 3)ubuntu Is that *after* pressing the F10 key? Or does it go to this menu without pressing the F10 key? Did you install Ubunto, is the above a Lilo/Grub boot menu? Or is it the Windows boot menu? You didn't answer my question about your hard disks and partitions... I need this information to offer additional help. Also, while booted to the Windows installation could you please run this command at a Command Prompt and post the results of the command: set system John
From: John John - MVP on 8 Apr 2010 10:30 Colin Trunt wrote: > "Colin Trunt" <colin(a)trunt.com> wrote in message > news:xflvn.2326$LS2.1843(a)newsfe13.ams2... >> "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message >> news:O88cbNx1KHA.6104(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Colin Trunt wrote: >>> >>>> I can boot either normally or to recovery as llong as I don't >>>> mess about to much and do it directly. >>> What exactly does that mean? Mess about with what and what do you mean >>> by "do it directly"? If the Recovery Console is installed you get a boot >>> menu when you boot the computer and you select to boot the Recovery >>> Console or the Windows installation, what is there to mess about with >>> there and what is there to do directly other than selecting which option >>> to boot? >>> >>> How many hard disks do you have and how many partitions do you have on >>> these hard disks? Where is the Windows installation and where is the >>> Command Console installed? To avoid confusion please don't use the term >>> "drive" when answering, use the terms "Hard Disk" and "Partition". >>> >>> John >> First I get a screen which says hit f10 for recovery, then it goes to a >> choice >> 1)windows >> 2)recovey >> 3)ubuntu > > my boot.ini > > [boot loader] > timeout=15 > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS > [operating systems] > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home > Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut > C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons > c:\wubildr.mbr="Ubuntu" Comes back to the question of how many hard disks and partitions do you have and where exactly is Windows installed. Also, where is this boot.ini file located? (on which hard disk and on which partition?) Also need the results of the set system command. The problem is most likely due to an incorrect ARC path in the boot.ini file. John
From: Colin Trunt on 8 Apr 2010 11:24
"John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message news:e%23YfUgy1KHA.3744(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Colin Trunt wrote: >> "Colin Trunt" <colin(a)trunt.com> wrote in message >> news:xflvn.2326$LS2.1843(a)newsfe13.ams2... >>> "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message >>> news:O88cbNx1KHA.6104(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> Colin Trunt wrote: >>>> >>>>> I can boot either normally or to recovery as llong as I don't >>>>> mess about to much and do it directly. >>>> What exactly does that mean? Mess about with what and what do you mean >>>> by "do it directly"? If the Recovery Console is installed you get a >>>> boot menu when you boot the computer and you select to boot the >>>> Recovery Console or the Windows installation, what is there to mess >>>> about with there and what is there to do directly other than selecting >>>> which option to boot? >>>> >>>> How many hard disks do you have and how many partitions do you have on >>>> these hard disks? Where is the Windows installation and where is the >>>> Command Console installed? To avoid confusion please don't use the >>>> term "drive" when answering, use the terms "Hard Disk" and "Partition". >>>> >>>> John >>> First I get a screen which says hit f10 for recovery, then it goes to a >>> choice >>> 1)windows >>> 2)recovey >>> 3)ubuntu >> >> my boot.ini >> >> [boot loader] >> timeout=15 >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS >> [operating systems] >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home >> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut >> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons >> c:\wubildr.mbr="Ubuntu" > > Comes back to the question of how many hard disks and partitions do you > have and where exactly is Windows installed. Also, where is this boot.ini > file located? (on which hard disk and on which partition?) > > Also need the results of the set system command. > > The problem is most likely due to an incorrect ARC path in the boot.ini > file. > > John This is the boot.ini on drive d: (recovery drive) [boot loader] timeout=15 default=C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons c:\wubildr.mbr="Ubuntu" ah......im thinking I don;t know what happens at startup. Anyway partion 2 is c: I think and 1 is d: When I list then in disk management they are show as d: then c : in the bottom rigt panel |