From: "DSinc"
I suppose my question is:
"Does XP need BOOT.INI to boot up?"
Yes, it is critical. It tells the bootloader where to locate and then
to start Windows.
All you need to do is try different ones, the switches need to be as I posted.
When you find one that works, use it.
You need to boot to something that will support writing to an NTFS file system
drive.
This assumes you HAVE NTFS on the old drive. Fat32 would be a piece of cake,
but that
is no reason to have used it. (There are other limitations to using Fat32.)
I'd give more instructions, but I'm not sure how much info you need and what
"tools" you have to work with.
Puppy Linux is a good way to boot and add file to the old broken drive.
OR you could move it to another machine internal or by a USB adapter.
There are lots of ways to accomplish this.
Rick Glazier
