booting into xp

Whenever I try to boot into XP I get a message saying boot ini missing or corrupt, minint/boot. I have tried several things but only ended up making it worse. Any ideas on how to fix this. I have windows Vista beta 2 installed as a dual boot with xp.

You can try to use "bootcfg" in the recovery console:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307061
Always install the newest OS last
bob
"jamesharding" wrote:

Whenever I try to boot into XP I get a message saying boot ini missing or corrupt, minint/boot. I have tried several things but only ended up making it worse. Any ideas on how to fix this. I have windows Vista beta 2 installed as a dual boot with xp.

Do a find on Sender Barnes and subject Dual and see if those help. Dated 28 and 29 if you can't find and need to search manually.
"jamesharding" wrote in message

Whenever I try to boot into XP I get a message saying boot ini missing or corrupt, minint/boot. I have tried several things but only ended up making it worse. Any ideas on how to fix this. I have windows Vista beta 2 installed as a dual boot with xp.

James--
I would simply fix this XP on your dual boot using a pre-Vista MO that parallels Chap 28 of the XP Resource Kit.
1) I'd use the F8 options including the 3 safe modes (I'm omitting VGA for this purpose) to try to system restore and I would use Last Known Good if they don't work. I say 3 because sometimes one works when another will not. If you use safe mode command, the command for system restore is:
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
2) If you have the XP CD you can go to bios setup and put booting from CD in #1 position and then try a repair install with the CD. That's a lot faster and has a lot more success than using the Recovery Console and any of its commands and yep, MSKBs sometimes mis-recommend the Recovery Console. The corrupted registry KB is one of the most notable for this.
A repair install offers you the way to get your XP back intact after watching a 35 minute banal Microsoft commercial in setup.
Repair Install http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx
The MSKB that is a model for my approach is this one: Resources for troubleshooting startup problems in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308041&Product=winxp
Good luck,
CH
"jamesharding" wrote in message

Whenever I try to boot into XP I get a message saying boot ini missing or corrupt, minint/boot. I have tried several things but only ended up making it worse. Any ideas on how to fix this. I have windows Vista beta 2 installed as a dual boot with xp.