DOS ain't dead - Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr

Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr (Users)

posted by rr , Berlin, Germany, 13.02.2009, 23:20

> The partition layout as shown by BootMgr is as follows:
>
> Hard disk 1 (of 2), Size = 465G C:H:S = 1024,255,63> > 1 0C FAT32X 15570M LBA 0:1:1 1023:254:63 <- > 2 07 HPFS,NTFS, 39G LBA 1023:1:1 1023:254:63 > 3 07 HPFS,NTFS, 39G LBA 1023:1:1 1023:254:63 > 4 05 Extended 372G LBA 1023:1:1 1023:254:63

465G is quite large, but all primary partitions start below 128G. So this is not your problem. Please post the "Start-LBA" values for each partition!

> But when I move the boot files to partition #2, set #2 as active
> partition, and associate "#2 <-" to "XP Main", then I just get a blinking
> cursor when I select "XP Main" in the boot menu.

So no boot.ini configuration lines are displayed?

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Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - eln, 13.02.2009, 22:52 (Users)
- Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - rr, 13.02.2009, 23:20
  - Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - eln, 14.02.2009, 01:00
    - Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - mht, 14.02.2009, 07:19
      - Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - eln, 14.02.2009, 11:42
        Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - mht, 14.02.2009, 17:56
        Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - rr, 14.02.2009, 19:02
        Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - eln, 15.02.2009, 14:29
        Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - rr, 15.02.2009, 14:50
        Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - RayeR, 16.02.2009, 12:12
        Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - RayeR, 27.02.2009, 02:14
        Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - rr, 28.02.2009, 00:15
        Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - mht, 28.02.2009, 18:28
        Can't directly boot XP with BTTR BootMgr - rr, 28.02.2009, 20:25