I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that point
I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\" The
system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It will
continue rebooting until I stop it.

I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the BOOTCFG
/REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.

The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok. It
contains:

[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

Any suggestions?

stgislander
Island Engineering, Inc.

"stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
>I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
> microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
> smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
> point
> I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\" The
> system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
> will
> continue rebooting until I stop it.
>
> I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the BOOTCFG
> /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
>
> The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok. It
> contains:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=1
> default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> stgislander
> Island Engineering, Inc.

The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

"stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
>I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
> microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
> smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
> point
> I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\" The
> system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
> will
> continue rebooting until I stop it.
>
> I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the BOOTCFG
> /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
>
> The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok. It
> contains:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=1
> default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> stgislander
> Island Engineering, Inc.

The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

"stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
>I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
> microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
> smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
> point
> I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\" The
> system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
> will
> continue rebooting until I stop it.
>
> I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the BOOTCFG
> /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
>
> The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok. It
> contains:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=1
> default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> stgislander
> Island Engineering, Inc.

The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

"stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
>I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
> microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
> smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
> point
> I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\" The
> system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
> will
> continue rebooting until I stop it.
>
> I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the BOOTCFG
> /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
>
> The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok. It
> contains:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=1
> default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> stgislander
> Island Engineering, Inc.

The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

Sorry Pegasus... you are correct. As I look closer at the screen of the
BOOT.INI listing, I can tell that the brackets are ( ) and not < >. My
mistake.

See anything else?

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
> >I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
> > microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
> > smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
> > point
> > I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\" The
> > system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
> > will
> > continue rebooting until I stop it.
> >
> > I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the BOOTCFG
> > /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
> >
> > The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok. It
> > contains:
> >
> > [boot loader]
> > timeout=1
> > default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
> > [operating systems]
> > multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> > Professional" /fastdetect
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > stgislander
> > Island Engineering, Inc.
>
> The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=1
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
>
>

Sorry Pegasus... you are correct. As I look closer at the screen of the
BOOT.INI listing, I can tell that the brackets are ( ) and not < >. My
mistake.

See anything else?

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
> >I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
> > microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
> > smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
> > point
> > I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\" The
> > system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
> > will
> > continue rebooting until I stop it.
> >
> > I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the BOOTCFG
> > /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
> >
> > The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok. It
> > contains:
> >
> > [boot loader]
> > timeout=1
> > default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
> > [operating systems]
> > multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> > Professional" /fastdetect
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > stgislander
> > Island Engineering, Inc.
>
> The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=1
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
>
>

Sorry Pegasus... you are correct. As I look closer at the screen of the
BOOT.INI listing, I can tell that the brackets are ( ) and not < >. My
mistake.

See anything else?

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
> >I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
> > microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
> > smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
> > point
> > I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\" The
> > system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
> > will
> > continue rebooting until I stop it.
> >
> > I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the BOOTCFG
> > /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
> >
> > The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok. It
> > contains:
> >
> > [boot loader]
> > timeout=1
> > default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
> > [operating systems]
> > multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> > Professional" /fastdetect
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > stgislander
> > Island Engineering, Inc.
>
> The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=1
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
>
>

Sorry Pegasus... you are correct. As I look closer at the screen of the
BOOT.INI listing, I can tell that the brackets are ( ) and not < >. My
mistake.

See anything else?

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
> >I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
> > microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
> > smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
> > point
> > I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\" The
> > system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
> > will
> > continue rebooting until I stop it.
> >
> > I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the BOOTCFG
> > /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
> >
> > The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok. It
> > contains:
> >
> > [boot loader]
> > timeout=1
> > default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
> > [operating systems]
> > multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> > Professional" /fastdetect
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > stgislander
> > Island Engineering, Inc.
>
> The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=1
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
>
>

There is nothing wrong with your boot.ini after you put
in the correct brackets. Since Windows complains, there
could be either of these problems:
- The file was saved in Unicode format. It must be plain ASCII.
- The file you post is not the file that Windows uses. The boot
loader looks for boot.ini in the root directory of the active
partition.

"stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C4B61D9F-3BF7-47C4-AE16-8D658657A6D5@microsoft.com...
> Sorry Pegasus... you are correct. As I look closer at the screen of the
> BOOT.INI listing, I can tell that the brackets are ( ) and not < >. My
> mistake.
>
> See anything else?
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
>> >I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
>> > microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
>> > smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
>> > point
>> > I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\"
>> > The
>> > system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
>> > will
>> > continue rebooting until I stop it.
>> >
>> > I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the
>> > BOOTCFG
>> > /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
>> >
>> > The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok.
>> > It
>> > contains:
>> >
>> > [boot loader]
>> > timeout=1
>> > default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
>> > [operating systems]
>> > multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> > Professional" /fastdetect
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> >
>> > stgislander
>> > Island Engineering, Inc.
>>
>> The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=1
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>
>>
>>

There is nothing wrong with your boot.ini after you put
in the correct brackets. Since Windows complains, there
could be either of these problems:
- The file was saved in Unicode format. It must be plain ASCII.
- The file you post is not the file that Windows uses. The boot
loader looks for boot.ini in the root directory of the active
partition.

"stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C4B61D9F-3BF7-47C4-AE16-8D658657A6D5@microsoft.com...
> Sorry Pegasus... you are correct. As I look closer at the screen of the
> BOOT.INI listing, I can tell that the brackets are ( ) and not < >. My
> mistake.
>
> See anything else?
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
>> >I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
>> > microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
>> > smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
>> > point
>> > I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\"
>> > The
>> > system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
>> > will
>> > continue rebooting until I stop it.
>> >
>> > I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the
>> > BOOTCFG
>> > /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
>> >
>> > The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok.
>> > It
>> > contains:
>> >
>> > [boot loader]
>> > timeout=1
>> > default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
>> > [operating systems]
>> > multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> > Professional" /fastdetect
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> >
>> > stgislander
>> > Island Engineering, Inc.
>>
>> The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=1
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>
>>
>>

There is nothing wrong with your boot.ini after you put
in the correct brackets. Since Windows complains, there
could be either of these problems:
- The file was saved in Unicode format. It must be plain ASCII.
- The file you post is not the file that Windows uses. The boot
loader looks for boot.ini in the root directory of the active
partition.

"stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C4B61D9F-3BF7-47C4-AE16-8D658657A6D5@microsoft.com...
> Sorry Pegasus... you are correct. As I look closer at the screen of the
> BOOT.INI listing, I can tell that the brackets are ( ) and not < >. My
> mistake.
>
> See anything else?
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
>> >I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
>> > microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
>> > smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
>> > point
>> > I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\"
>> > The
>> > system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
>> > will
>> > continue rebooting until I stop it.
>> >
>> > I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the
>> > BOOTCFG
>> > /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
>> >
>> > The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok.
>> > It
>> > contains:
>> >
>> > [boot loader]
>> > timeout=1
>> > default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
>> > [operating systems]
>> > multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> > Professional" /fastdetect
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> >
>> > stgislander
>> > Island Engineering, Inc.
>>
>> The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=1
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>
>>
>>

There is nothing wrong with your boot.ini after you put
in the correct brackets. Since Windows complains, there
could be either of these problems:
- The file was saved in Unicode format. It must be plain ASCII.
- The file you post is not the file that Windows uses. The boot
loader looks for boot.ini in the root directory of the active
partition.

"stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C4B61D9F-3BF7-47C4-AE16-8D658657A6D5@microsoft.com...
> Sorry Pegasus... you are correct. As I look closer at the screen of the
> BOOT.INI listing, I can tell that the brackets are ( ) and not < >. My
> mistake.
>
> See anything else?
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
>> >I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
>> > microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
>> > smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
>> > point
>> > I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\"
>> > The
>> > system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
>> > will
>> > continue rebooting until I stop it.
>> >
>> > I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the
>> > BOOTCFG
>> > /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
>> >
>> > The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok.
>> > It
>> > contains:
>> >
>> > [boot loader]
>> > timeout=1
>> > default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
>> > [operating systems]
>> > multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> > Professional" /fastdetect
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> >
>> > stgislander
>> > Island Engineering, Inc.
>>
>> The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=1
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
>> Professional" /fastdetect
>>
>>
>>

Well I must assume (I know... I know) that the file is in ASCII format since
Windows created it, and I can read it using the TYPE command. I can see that
the file is also located in the root directory (C:\), and there is only one
partition on this microdrive.

It appears that all there is left for me to do, is to delete the active
partition and start all over again.

Thanks for the assistance.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> There is nothing wrong with your boot.ini after you put
> in the correct brackets. Since Windows complains, there
> could be either of these problems:
> - The file was saved in Unicode format. It must be plain ASCII.
> - The file you post is not the file that Windows uses. The boot
> loader looks for boot.ini in the root directory of the active
> partition.
>
> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C4B61D9F-3BF7-47C4-AE16-8D658657A6D5@microsoft.com...
> > Sorry Pegasus... you are correct. As I look closer at the screen of the
> > BOOT.INI listing, I can tell that the brackets are ( ) and not < >. My
> > mistake.
> >
> > See anything else?
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
> >> > microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
> >> > smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
> >> > point
> >> > I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\"
> >> > The
> >> > system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
> >> > will
> >> > continue rebooting until I stop it.
> >> >
> >> > I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the
> >> > BOOTCFG
> >> > /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
> >> >
> >> > The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok.
> >> > It
> >> > contains:
> >> >
> >> > [boot loader]
> >> > timeout=1
> >> > default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
> >> > [operating systems]
> >> > multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> >> > Professional" /fastdetect
> >> >
> >> > Any suggestions?
> >> >
> >> > stgislander
> >> > Island Engineering, Inc.
> >>
> >> The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
> >> [boot loader]
> >> timeout=1
> >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> >> [operating systems]
> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> >> Professional" /fastdetect
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Well I must assume (I know... I know) that the file is in ASCII format since
Windows created it, and I can read it using the TYPE command. I can see that
the file is also located in the root directory (C:\), and there is only one
partition on this microdrive.

It appears that all there is left for me to do, is to delete the active
partition and start all over again.

Thanks for the assistance.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> There is nothing wrong with your boot.ini after you put
> in the correct brackets. Since Windows complains, there
> could be either of these problems:
> - The file was saved in Unicode format. It must be plain ASCII.
> - The file you post is not the file that Windows uses. The boot
> loader looks for boot.ini in the root directory of the active
> partition.
>
> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C4B61D9F-3BF7-47C4-AE16-8D658657A6D5@microsoft.com...
> > Sorry Pegasus... you are correct. As I look closer at the screen of the
> > BOOT.INI listing, I can tell that the brackets are ( ) and not < >. My
> > mistake.
> >
> > See anything else?
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "stgislander" <stgislander@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:5B318A7F-B81F-49BB-B4A8-586BD5C234AB@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am performing a new Windows XP Professional installation on a Hitachi
> >> > microdrive attached to a Tyan motherboard. The installation proceeds
> >> > smoothly until the first reboot to continue the installation. At that
> >> > point
> >> > I get the error, "Invalid BOOT.INI file. Booting from C:\WINDOWS\"
> >> > The
> >> > system performs a warm boot and starts the process all over again. It
> >> > will
> >> > continue rebooting until I stop it.
> >> >
> >> > I followed the steps in Knowledgebase Article #330184 and used the
> >> > BOOTCFG
> >> > /REBUILD tool to fix the BOOT.INI file. This did not fix the problem.
> >> >
> >> > The BOOT.INI file is located in the root C:\ directory and appears ok.
> >> > It
> >> > contains:
> >> >
> >> > [boot loader]
> >> > timeout=1
> >> > default=multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOW S
> >> > [operating systems]
> >> > multi<0>disk<0>rdisk<0>partition<1>\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> >> > Professional" /fastdetect
> >> >
> >> > Any suggestions?
> >> >
> >> > stgislander
> >> > Island Engineering, Inc.
> >>
> >> The file uses the wrong type of bracket. It should like like so:
> >> [boot loader]
> >> timeout=1
> >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> >> [operating systems]
> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
> >> Professional" /fastdetect
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>