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 Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject: Creating a File (No this isn't a tut, and no I'm not stupid) |
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Ok, well as you may or may not know, my computer got f*cked over by IDA.
I've got this Ultimate Boot CD thing that my dad made (I think the website is ubcd.com or ultimatebootcd.com or something). So I'm running it, and I'm looking at four different DOS booters:
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FreeDOS Boot Disk V3.35
OpenDOS Boot Disk V.3.35
NwDsk: NetWare Boot Disk V3.35
MSRRC: Bart's N/W Disk Clone V3.35
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I don't think the MSRRC works, but I know that the rest are fine.
What I've found by browsing is that I have no boot.ini file. (You may be wondering how I'm posting this--I've got a laptop).
I've got the boot.ini file open on the laptop that I'm using, and I want to try to just put all the stuff in this one to a new one on my actual computer.
So my question is:
Does anyone know how to create a file on a Windows partition with one of the three DOS environments that I specified?
I tried using the editor, and whenever I tried to do "Write File" or something like that, my computer just beeped at me. ._.
Then, when I tried "Save and Exit" it beeped at me, and asked me if I wanted to lose changes. If I hit N, then it just brought me back to the environment, if I hit Y then it just closed out. ._.
Edit: MSRRC does work--my bad.
I still don't know how to create the file though.
Also, I forgot to mention, but whenever I tried "help" into the DOS thing, it listed out some commands, but I don't know if that was all of them, because it took up the whole screen. Whenever I try "help /p" (that works with dir), it says:
"Bad command or file name - "p.hlp".
Invalid switch. - /p.hlp"
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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Can't you just get an XP(Or w/e OS you're using) boot disk (Legally, of course!) and do a repair with it? Or am I understanding you wrong?
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I've got a legal boot disk, but when I popped it in and tried to boot with it, it got to the "Setup is loading Windows.." or whatever, and it just kinda froze there. ._.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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I had a random semi-crash a few weeks back when if I booted up my computer, I got an "NTLDR is missing" message.
Get a Windows XP boot disk (I have a legit one  ), choose which harddrive your operating system is on, get to the command prompt and type 'fixboot'.
People seem to really like to create malware these days that deletes boot.ini. 
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, I got my dad's Recovery Console cd, and booted to that.
Here's basically how it went:
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Press any key to boot from CD...
{Me: space}
Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware installation
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{Blue screen that says "Windows Setup" at the top, and random crap at the top (mostly along the lines of "Setup is loading [...]" then "Setup is loading Windows}
Welcome to Setup.
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft<R> Windows <R> XP to run on your computer.
- To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.
- To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
- To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3
{Me: R}
Windows XP Home Edition Setup
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{black screen}
Microsoft Windows XP<TM> Recovery Console.
The Recovery Console provides system repair and recovery functionality.
Type EXIT to quit the Recovery Console and restart the computer.
1: C:\WINDOWS
Which Windows installation would you like to log onto
(To cancel, press ENTER)?
{Me: 1{Enter}}
Type the Administrator password: {Me: *type* }
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C:\WINDOWS> {Me: FIXBOOT}
The target partition is C:.
Are you sure you want to write a new bootsector to the partition C: ? {Me: Y{Enter}}
FIXBOOT is writing a new boot sector.
The new bootsector was successfully written.
C:\WINDOWS> {Me: EXIT}
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Then it rebooted.
It asked me to boot from a CD, and I just waited.
Then it said
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Invalid BOOT.INI file
Booting from C:\Windows
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(Note that it's told me that for a while now, I think)
Then it brings me to that screen where you can select Safe Mode, last known config, etc. If I choose Last Known Config, it does the same thing as it would have before I did FIXBOOT.
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Now what?
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| My bad homie, try: bootcfg /rebuild
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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Ahh, I was checking around that area (I typed "bootcfg" in the console to see some things).
Let's try that. :o
*crossed fingers*
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C:\>bootcfg /rebuild
Scanning all disks for Windows installations.
Please wait, since this may take a whiel...
The Windows installation scan was successful.
Note: These results are stored statically for this session. If the disk configuration changes during this session, in order to get an updated scan, you must first reboot the machine and then rescan the disks.
Total identified Windows installs: 1
[1]: C:\WINDOWS
Add installation to boot list? <Yes/No/All>: y
Enter Load Identifier:
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Eh?
Am I missing something here? What is a load identifier?
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Google ftw
Let's try it out now... *Rebooting*
Edit once again:
Fuck.
I'm gonna go recreate it manually using the boot.ini from the laptop.
Another Edit:
Whoops, I put
"WINDOWS XP" instead of "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
-.-
Rebuilding a new boot.ini now.
How many more edits will there be?:
Still doesn't work.
At least I didn't get the "Invalid BOOT.INI" error again.
Unfortunately, when I chose Last Known blah blah, it went to the little WXP logo, did the progress bar, then went to a black screen and froze.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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just dl the .iso image file and burn it on a CD or DVD
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| haxor5354 wrote: | | just dl the .iso image file and burn it on a CD or DVD |
Do you know wtf you are talking about? Wait, Do you know what they're talking about? Guess not.
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| Sm4rtOne wrote: | | haxor5354 wrote: | | just dl the .iso image file and burn it on a CD or DVD |
Do you know wtf you are talking about? Wait, Do you know what they're talking about? Guess not. |
uhh don't u need to burn teh image file on the CD/DVD to make it a boot CD/DVD? -.-||
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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Idk what you're referring to.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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He's a bit behind, he thinks you don't have a boot disk.
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