Ten remedies for XP startup failure (2)

  

5, repair the damaged Boot.ini

With the Windows XP operating system loading, the Ntldr program points to the Boot.ini file to determine the location of the operating system files, and which boot option to choose. So if there is a problem with the Boot.ini file, the Windows XP system will not start. You can fix it using the special version of the Recovery Console Bootcfg tool. Of course, you must first reboot the system with the Windows XP CD and open the Recovery Console as described in #4. You can call the Bootcfg tool like this: At the Recovery Console command prompt, type Bootcfg /parameter where /parameter is one of these required parameters:

/Add: Scan all Windows installations to help you Add any new content to the Boot.ini file.

/Scan: Search all Windows installations.

/List: Lists all entries in the Boot.ini file.

/Default: Set the default operating system as the primary boot entry.

/Rebuild: Re-create the Boot.ini file completely. The user must confirm each step.

/Redirect: Allows the operating system to redefine to a specific port when using the Headless Administration feature. Redefinition includes two parameters: Port Baudrate and UseBiosSettings.

/Disableredirect: Disable redirection.

6, repair the damaged partition boot record

partition boot sector is a small part of the hard disk partition, which contains information about the file system in the operating system and a small machine language Programs, which are critical to helping the operating system start. If you suspect that the startup problem with Windows XP is caused by the partition boot sector being corrupted, you can fix it using a tool called Fixboot in the Recovery Console.

First, start the system with the Windows XP CD and open the Recovery Console as described in #4. You can call the Fixboot tool like this: At the Recovery Console command prompt, type Fixboot drive: drive to represent the partition where you want the newly created partition boot sector.

Copyright © Windows knowledge All Rights Reserved