Multi-boot problem..

boseytal

Hi all,

I have a PC currently with 3 OS on it (Vista,XP,2000). I created a new partition yesterday and installed Server 2003 on it from boot. Installation went fine, and I got access to the 2003 GUI. But here's my problem...

I can't get Server to appear in my boot menu on startup, and hence cant access it. Now I googled it, and I've found out that there's a line of code missing from my boot.ini file:


[boot loader]
timeout=90
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /FASTDETECT
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons



Vista's boot menu comes up first, thru bcdedit.exe... I went to Microsoft website, and found an article regarding this (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323427), and they give me the following line of code to insert for Server 2003 startup option:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows
.NET Standard Server" /fastdetect



However when I boot up again, it's telling me this OS is
unavailable, and asking me to re-install some .dll installation
file.

I would just do a clean install, but I dont have access to the
disk for Server 2003, and I really need to get it going. If anyone
has ever come across this problem, or knows a solution, i would be
most grateful.

Cheers,
Joe

MunsterCycling

boseytal wrote: »

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /FASTDETECT


multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows
.NET Standard Server" /fastdetect

Check your partitions as you have the partition for Win 2000 also listed as the one for Server 2003, partitions start from 0


MC

boseytal

Will do. Didn't spot that. Darn!