Re: What is "SYSTEM" file?

From: Xoni (jerseyhoser@msn.com)
Date: 01/03/03 

From: "Xoni" <jerseyhoser@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:31:31 -0500

My experience has been that XP likes to be the second OS inline. Boot.ini is
a hidden file so open any folder and go to Tools>Folder Options>View>Show
all files. It's in the main drive (ie C: ) Good Luck.......Xoni
"Pete" <btcdavis@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
news:085701c2b2a3$6981e8d0$cef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA08...
> Hello,
> It started out like this,
>
> I had 4 partitions with 2 OS's.
> C:Win2K pro- D:Music and pictures- E:Win2K advanced server
> 90 day trial (MCSA).- F: nothing.
>
> I then accidently installed XP pro on top of Advanced
> server in E:. But everything worked fine for 4 months
> until last week.
>
> I did a reboot into XP because the computer was running
> slugish. I then received a message to the affect "
> \windows\system32\config\system missing or corrupted. Get
> file from setup cd."
> So then began my journey into hell.
>
> Long story short, partitions are now as follows- C:new XP
> install- D:2K pro - E: still screwed up - F:Music and
> pictures .
>
> But after I installed 2K on D: and changed the order of
> the boot list , I then went to boot into my new version of
> XP on C: and received the same message again.
> Except it says to insert the 2000 setup cd and file
> reads " SYSTEMd.??? missing or corrupt."
>
> I did a search for boot.ini and got nothing???
>
> Am I screwed? I have no idea why this keeps happening.
> Anybody's help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Pete
>
>

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