Unable to boot in Windows XP error" invalid boot.ini file".

Original Title: WHAT IS THIS WINDOWS\IME\CHSIME\AXEL.DAV

I am having a problem on my desktop HP XP  computer.  I cannot get it to boot,  I have finally resorted to Recovery which   is stuck at about 23% and has been going for a little more than an hour.  The first file it coould not open was windows\ime\chsime\AXEL.DAV  and then a whole slew of them including CONFIG.SYS, IO.SYS, MS-DOS.SYS     boot.ini.  Should I just junk it?  The original message  was invalid boot.ini file.

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Answer

Hi,

 

1.       Have you tried booting in safe mode?

2.       Are you referring to recovery console or are you trying to restore the computer to factory settings?

 

 

Follow method 1 if you have not tried booting in safe mode.

 

 Method 1:

 

Step 1: Check the issue in safe mode. 

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222

 

 

If step 1 works try step 2

 

 

Step 2:  

 

How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" state

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

 

 

Note: After troubleshooting, follow the section “Steps to configure Windows to use a Normal startup state”from the article mentioned above.

 

 

Method 2:

 

"Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows could not start" error messages when you start your computer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330184

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Last updated December 21, 2017 Views 997 Applies to: