my boot.ini:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
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
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

don't know if that helps...


kawet a écrit :

> Hi again,
> I tried the first solution, the console installed but then nothing
> happened, after booting the PC, I did not find anything in the menu as
> indicated.
> Then I tried the fixmbr, and I had a message that all my partitions
> might become unavailable so I cancelled the action. Is that really a
> possibility that everything becomes unavailable??
> I tried fixboot, it did something but I had the SBMK Bad again :-(
> and finally, I tried the repair installation and it did not help
> either... I am starting to desesperate!!!!!!
> anybody has an idea? in the meantime, I will be using google friend...
> thanks!!!
> kawet
>
> MF a écrit :
>
> > "kawet" <audevdw@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1163705193.601122.130400@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > Hi Roby,
> >
> > Thanks very much for your help! I actually would like to get rid of
> > that menu as I would like to delete my Me and Linux to get some place
> > back on the harddrive as I never use those 2! So your option to "to put
> > XP's boot thingy back in the mbr and have it provide the boot menu"
> > would be GREAT! Can anybody help with that?
> > Thanks a lot!!!
> > kawet
> >
> > You need to do the following running as the administrator.
> >
> > Boot XP with your floppy. put in your XP CD. Close the auto run menu.go
> > to the command prompt and type X:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons.
> >
> > See if it installs. If it does, reboot normally and see if your boot thingy
> > is repaired.
> >
> > If it is not repaired, boot from the XP CD. proceed as if going to install,
> > then choose the option to repair (R) when it appears. choose Repair Console
> > as the method of repair. when it comes up, at the prompt, type fixmbr
> >
> > If that doesn't do it, boot the CD as before. this time type fixboot.
> >
> > If that doesn't do it (it should) do a repair installation (inplace upgrade:
> > Start the install process and tell it you want to upgrade and pick the drive
> > XP is on) of XP. that should save your settings and fix the boot problem.
> >
> > If nothing works, go to google and type fix mbr. Read. then type fix boot.
> > read.
> >
> > Google is your friend.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Roby a écrit :
> > > Ah, the infamous "SMBK Bad!" message. Yes, that's from Smart Boot
> > > Manager.
> > > Apparently, it was installed on the master boot record of your hard drive,
> > > and the menu is SMB asking which boot loader you wish to load.
> > >
> > > Linux usually boots from either grub or lilo ... you most likely haveone
> > > of these already in your linux install. Either can put up a boot menu
> > > that allows you to boot a selected o/s. For sure, the list includes
> > > linux, ME, DOS ... and probably XP as well. So one option is to install
> > > grub or lilo in the mbr and use it. The other option is to put XP's
> > > boot thingy back in the mbr and have it provide the boot menu. I don't
> > > do windows, but I'm sure there are others here who can help with this
> > > option. Option 3: download SBM and re-install it on the hard drive to
> > > restore things as they were before you broke the SMBK.
> > >
> > > So how would you like to proceed?
> > >
> > > Roby