Change your bootup drive?

[btcomm1]

It's kind of a long story but let me simplify it. My computer would look to the c: drive for the boot.ini file, the boot.ini would tell the computer to boot off of the H: drive. My c: drive went bad, now I'm wondering is there anyway in the recovery console or otherwise to tell the computer to create a boot.ini file on the H: drive and look to the H drive for the boot.ini? I already tried bootfix and fixmbr and still doesn't work.

 

[mobobuff]

Sounds like you might need to go into your BIOS and specify the H drive as the primary OS drive. Then boot into the recovery console and try writing the new boot record. Not positive though. Post more info on your hard drive configuration.

 

[QueBert]

when you're in the recovery console and it scans for windows installs is it finding any? it's 1:30 and I'm half asleep but have it scan for XP installs, it's not a fixboot or bootmbr. If you're able to use another PC to burn a CD download Super Grub it helped me (saved me) when I installed Ubuntu and after removing it couldn't get my XP to boot for anything. since you did the fixboot stuff I assume you are at least fairly knowledgeable when it comes to computers. Super Grub ain't really hard to use, burn the ISO to a CD and boot with it, should bring up everything you need

 

[btcomm1]

Ok, I will try it thanks.

 

[btcomm1]

Well, I tried the cd and it worked I just wish I hadn't started a reinstall of windows before I found out that the reinstall didn't get windows up and running, because instead of booting into windows I booted to the install but I was able to repair it and it's working, everything is just like it was. Thanks QueBert.