Dwk Needs Help :(

**I.am** · 12-13-2003, 02:43 AM

I just read all the replies. Dont follow it! They doesnt seem to be quite right! It might just case an infinite reboot.
Let me try finding other solutions other than just reinstalling windows.

**DWk** · 12-13-2003, 02:45 AM

yea..... but reinstalling is getting closer and closer....really fast

searched MS again for it....didnt find squat

**I.am** · 12-13-2003, 02:50 AM

Originally posted by DWk@12 December 2003 - 21:45
yea..... but reinstalling is getting closer and closer....really fast

searched MS again for it....didnt find squat

ok Try the last option on this page
http://sft-cyber.com/Bootini.htm

The problem could occur if your bootini isnt right. Follow above and that doesnt work check ur Bootini. Instructions are on that same page.

Microsoft has info about this error for winnt http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;124550

**balamm** · 12-13-2003, 02:58 AM

You can't just paste in ntoskernl.exe

It has to be installed and added to the registry.

Yer screwed! Partition that OS up as far as you can, create a new active partition, delete the boot.ini and nt loader files from the old partition, and reinstall. Then copy anything you can, documents, pictures, etc, back from the corrupt OS.

**DWk** · 12-13-2003, 02:58 AM

k ima try.....although that first link looks a little hard....well not hard but confusing....

it tells to edit boot.ini.... but doesnt say WHAT to edit.....

**DWk** · 12-13-2003, 03:00 AM

oh thx

**DWk** · 12-13-2003, 03:06 AM

fine whatever..... right now im repairing with winxp cd.... but i think after that im gonna format it all......dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

**balamm** · 12-13-2003, 03:27 AM

So, yeah.....

Anyway, next time you swap your OS hard drive into another PC, use partiton magic to set it NOT active first. Then it won't conflict with the OS in the machine you swap it too. When you return it to your own machine, partition magic again and set it active.
What you did was wipe out the boot files and ini and messed up the attributes with those from the other machine so it could boot. Your OS has become a slave to that one.