Well, if you have 2 physical HDDs, check to make sure that:
HD with 2000 is connected to middle connector on same ribbon as XP HD,
and jumpers is set to slave.

Save a copy of boot.ini file first.
Then edit boot.ini file accordingly:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Professional"
/fastdetect

I changed disk(x) value from 1 to 0 and
changed rdisk(x) value from 0 to 1

Also, Verify Computer BIOS to boot first to HD(0).

If you had used msconfig to check for valid boot paths, it should've
identified Win 2000 as faulty enrty in boot.ini file.

This should work.

If you have both OS on same HD, this boot.ini file is wrong. Will have to
alter.
Let me know!

--
Dennis S.
I''m from Illinois. I hope I helped you. Good Luck.


"Arby" wrote:

> Have 2 drives. one is XP, the other is Windows 2000 pro.
> Was able to select OS during boot-up before. No longer able to.
>
> Get this message if I try to select the other OS if XP is the Master drive.
> " Windows could not start because of a Computer Disk Configuration problem"
> "Could not read from the selected drive, Check Boot Path and Disk Hardware"
>
> Copy of the boot.ini files is:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=7
> 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 Home
> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Professional"
> /fastdetect
>
> Can someone help?
>