Rebuild Boot.ini

Problem – winblows will not boot. Common errors are NTLDR Missing; Invalid boot.ini;

what im not doing:

a reinstall (just yet!)

boot into Recovery Console:

go to root; 

> CD.. 

remove hidden, System & Read Only Flags; 

> ATTRIB -H C:\\BOOT.INI 

> ATTRIB -R C:\\BOOT.INI 

> ATTRIB -S C:\\BOOT.INI 

Delete the knackered boot file; 

> DEL BOOT.INI 

Rebuild the boot file. 

>BOOTCFG /REBUILD 
First, every Windows XP owner must use /FASTDETECT as an OS Load Option when the rebuild process is finalizing. Secondly, 
if you are the owner of a CPU featuring Intel’s XD or AMD’s NX buffer overflow protection, you must alsou use /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN as an OS Load Option. 

For the “Enter Load Identifier” enter the OS name - ie “Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition” 

or be a smart arse and write something personalised.

> BOOTCFG /REBUILD 

> FIXBOOT