Yrag - IPlural or any other Gurus
Saturday, March 13, 2004 by Ande | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I’ve been using Boot Skins for a short period of time without any problems. I have noticed recently during the boot up sequence of the computer (just prior to the boot screen showing) a message at the top of the black screen: -
“INVALID BOOT.INI FILE
BOOTING FROM C:\WINDOWS”
I contacted Stardock who advised me that boot skins has nothing to do with the boot.ini file
I have attempted to edit the boot.ini file through the “System Startup”- “edit” - and get the message: -
“Cannot locate the c:\ boot.ini file, do you want to create a new file.”
Stardock did ask me if I had used any other programs to alter boot skins (I have not).
I have uninstalled Boot Skins – rebooted- Message still present. Reinstalled - -rebooted – Message still there. I would like to get my computer back to square one. Can anyone assist?
“INVALID BOOT.INI FILE
BOOTING FROM C:\WINDOWS”
I contacted Stardock who advised me that boot skins has nothing to do with the boot.ini file
I have attempted to edit the boot.ini file through the “System Startup”- “edit” - and get the message: -
“Cannot locate the c:\ boot.ini file, do you want to create a new file.”
Stardock did ask me if I had used any other programs to alter boot skins (I have not).
I have uninstalled Boot Skins – rebooted- Message still present. Reinstalled - -rebooted – Message still there. I would like to get my computer back to square one. Can anyone assist?
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yrag
Reply #44 Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:57 PM
Reply #44 Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:57 PM
Better late then never... 
.......it is still up tho
.......it is still up tho
IPlural
Reply #47 Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:52 PM
China it is evident you have no natural rhythm.
Reply #47 Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:52 PM
| Down Boy, Down! |
China it is evident you have no natural rhythm.
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Reply #41 Wednesday, March 17, 2004 12:57 PM
Clearly, you need to create a new one. So, you probably should answer yes. I remember that BootXP messed with that file. It probably wasn't properly restored.
The new file should look like the information in #6 and #7. If not then copy it into the new blank file.
If no file was created, then you can create a txt file using notepad in the C:\ root directory. Put into it the information in #7(no spaces) and save it as boot.txt Then, open the c directory and rename it to boot.ini This should solve the issue.