Fucked up my sister computer

Seyiji · Oct 2004

AKA we need a Hardware/Software Help sub forum.

So I install Windows 2000 on the Second hard drive I put in my sisters computer so we can lan them and it turns out the both have the WINNT directory totally fucking up and confusing the boot selector into thinkin I only had 2000 installed and it bitches at me every time I try and boot into XP.

Win2k works its just XP thats messed up.

Please help me

sal_manilla · Oct 2004

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lkraan · Oct 2004

Why do you need Windows 2000 for a LAN?
Never had any problems setting up a game LAN with XP.

EarthQuake · Oct 2004

xp and 2000 dont like to talk to each other with default settings, there probally is a way to get file sharing to work between them but its not nearly as easy as xp-xp ro 2k-2k(which is just setting up sharing for your drives)

Marine · Oct 2004

you might need to install ipx/spx on the xp install, but i've not used xp in a while so i could be wrong

Seyiji · Oct 2004

Getting LAN to work is not the issue at the moment getting her computer to boot XP again is.

But thanks for the info.

KDR_11k · Oct 2004

Is the boot sector really screwed or is the entry simply missing from the boot.ini? For example, this is mine:
[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WIN5="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

\="Microsoft Windows 98"

I have two installations of win2k on the first partitions of two different harddrives. You should be in a similar situation, right?

Seyiji · Oct 2004

Yes I'm in a similar situation but instead of the...
WINNT
WIN5

I have
WINNT
WINNT

Which seems to confuse the hell out of the computer.

Now I can only boot into Win2k.

If I select Windows XP it tries to boot into Win2k for some reason.

Which I don't understand why because the OS'es are on seperate HDD.

bearkub · Oct 2004

long shot, but do you have the second drive with XP on it listed in the boot list for the drives? If so, what order?

frosty · Oct 2004

We had a similar issue here and have you tried booting up separately with one hd disconnected then the other?

Seyiji · Oct 2004

@bearkub: The first hd has xp on it. it was listed second so I moved it to first last night still a no go.

@frosty: Tried that already also still a no go.

Seyiji · Oct 2004

Here is the error....

Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEMced

The "ced" is part of the regular Windows 2000 message where you press F8 to get more startup options