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Dual Boot, Editing Boot.ini

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by niggiebro

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Is it possible to configure a hard drive running WinME to a system already running WinXP? I've slaved the HDD running WinME on the same IDE Controller, (PRI). I've tried editing the boot.ini on the HDD running WinXP, (C:\Windows ME), but I do not get the Boot Loader Menu at startup! Do I need to also edit the MSDOS.SYS? Please advice, thank you!

Regards,

Roger R.

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by thechas

There is no need to edit msdos.sys

Does your system boot int XP, or Me?

If you made the Me drive the slave, the DOS letter assignment for the drive would be "D:" not C:

If the Me drive is the Master (C:) drive, you need more than boot.ini on the drive.
My XP Pro system has the following files in the "Root" of the "C:" drive;
boot.ini
config.sys
io.sys
msdos.sys
ntdetect.com
ntldr
All 3 .sys files are 0 length files.

2 resources for further information:
the boot.ini page at www.systeminternals.com

And, search Microsoft's site using the terms boot.ini and bootcfg
You will end up with a list of pages that include command descriptions and debugging information.

You may also need to run FDISK, only the drive that is the boot drive can have it's partition set as active.

Chas

by niggiebro

Thanks for the info.. I'll search the web site you recommended, I've already been to MS Knowlodge Base, thanks.

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