Windows only boots from second step

[manemzjum]

Hi

I have sucsessfully installed xp on my netbook and it runs no problem but booting is another thing

if i remove the usb pen i used to install xp i get the following error

windows could not start because of a computer hardware configuration failure

could not read from the selected boot disk. check boot path and disk hardware

Please check the windows documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware refrences manuals for additional information

Now having said that if i put the usb pen i used to isntall xp back in and go to step 2 it loads windows xp NOT the setup it just loads windows

then i can remove the pen and go about my day but if i restart or turn of the netbook i need to insert the pen again and go to step 2 to boot windows

Any way round this other than walking around with a usb pen sticking out my netbook day in day out

[cdob]

Adjust c:\boot.ini.

Q9: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=116766

[tamalero]

Im having the same problem, but in my case, there is no such file as UNDOREN.CMD and BINIFIX4.CMD.

is there a way to get them elsewhere?

[ilko_t]

Edit boot.ini on the hard disk. Decrease rdisk value in both lines with 1, i.e. rdisk(1)-->rdisk(0)

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

becomes

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

To edit boot.ini- right click on My Computer, select Properties-->Advanced-->Startup and Recovery group Settings and press Edit.