I did not realize you were not talking about "problem" computer vs laptop.
Obviously, you know how to find boot.ini (ie on laptop).
So apparently you don't have boot.ini on "problem" computer.

Have a good day.

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


"bearman" wrote:

>
> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9646925B-59BD-43AD-9D44-420EBC5DF853@microsoft.com...
> > In your OP, you said no boot.ini in msconfig. That definitely is
> > misleading.
> > The boot.ini file has three attributes to prevent most people from messing
> > with it.
> > 1) read only
> > 2) hidden
> > 3) system file
> >
> > You have to remove those 3 attributes to view and change the file.
> > There are work around.
> >
> > You can "view only" in 3 ways. that i know. probably more. no need to
> > discuss all.
> > 1) Start>Run>c:\boot.ini
> > 2) Start>Run>Msconfig>boot.ini tab
> > 3) Start>My Computer/Explorer and enable folder view option to show hidden
> > "and" operating system files. Then make sure you search in hidden "and"
> > system folders.
> >
> > You can "edit" the file in "at least" 3 ways.
> > 1) Enable view in My Computer, then change file properties so it's no
> > longer
> > "read only".
> > Note: the enable view described above, temporarily removes hidden
> > attribute.
> > 2) Thru commands in command prompt. Remove hidden and read only
> > attributes.
> > 3) Start>My computer>rt click, Properties>Advanced>Startup and
> > Recovery>Settings>Edit
> >
> > Warning: Do NOT edit boot.ini, if you are not having any problems.
> > Just use this info for future reference.
> >
> > --
> > Dennis S.
> > I''m from Illinois. I hope I helped you. Good Luck.
> >
> >
> > "bearman" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:44F3DFC5-4E0E-43D2-95B5-A3F1F95CBD52@microsoft.com...
> >> > live and learn.
> >> > But at least, your getting errors for missing ini file, he didn't
> >> > mention
> >> > any errors.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I assume I'm booting up normally. No error messages unless they happen
> >> so
> >> fast that I can't see them. My laptop does have boot.ini in msconfig but
> >> I
> >> can't find it in a search for "all" files.
> >>
> >> Thanks for everyone's input.
> >> --
> >> Bearman
> >> America: Land of the free because of the brave.
>
>
> What's your point? What is misleading? In my OP I said I looked for "all"
> files including hidden and system files. I said boot.ini was not in
> msconfig and it wasn't. In a later post I said that boot.ini was in
> msconfig on my laptop. I did two out of the three ways you talked about and
> boot.ini was not there. I have no desire to edit boot.ini especially since
> it isn't there.
> --
> Bearman
> If it's got tits, tires, tubes, or transistors, it's trouble.
>
>
>