Help needed with hamachi and or boot.ini

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » March 5th, 2007, 23:56

I started it up earlier tonight and it restarted my computer. Before it started up it said "Invalid boot.ini, loading from C:\Windows" and then started fine. Now Hamachi won't work. I've re-installed it and it won't get past "Connecting..."

It also seems to give that invalid boot.ini message every time I start the computer now, which is annoying because it just sits there for a good 10 seconds before actually doing anything.

Apparently my boot.ini got deleted somehow.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 6th, 2007, 0:01

for a start

Right click my computer > Properties > Advanced tab > Startup and recovery.

what does it say in there? (also check in the file where the edit button points)

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 6th, 2007, 0:04

If it's totally blank, you'll need to fill it in yourself.

should be something like

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[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

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[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

depending what version of windows you're using.

also

Start > run > MSCONFIG is your friend, under the boot.ini tab there's a check all boot paths option, which will check the boot.ini is correct.

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » March 6th, 2007, 0:06

Checked that, which is how I figured out it got deleted. When I click settings under the Start Up and Recovery thing it says it can't find boot.ini, and that settings can't be changed.

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » March 6th, 2007, 0:09

Yeah, I figured I'd need to remake it myself, and I also found those examples on google

Is there nothing else that might need to go in there?

Edit: msconfig doesn't have a boot.ini tab... yet

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 6th, 2007, 0:13

if you're only running one OS, that should be fine

Post by **deject** » March 6th, 2007, 0:23

Yep, if you're only running one install of XP, just put that in there.

as for hamachi not connecting, first, check to make sure that the Hamachi Network Adapter is enabled in your Network Connections window. Also, try pinging the hamachi mediation server. I'm looking for the IP right now.

edit: the servers appear to be in the form ssl-XX.hamachi.cc, where XX is a double digit number, starting at 01 or something.

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » March 6th, 2007, 0:32

Hamachi magically fixed itself.
I'll try fixing/creating the boot.ini tomorrow, too tired to arse about tonight.