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[doveman]

I've got an XP install I want to do a repair install on but booting the CD with the following grub4dos entry, I don't get the Repair option. There's the "Press R for Recovery console" option on the first screen, but when it shows the partitions and I select the one with XP on, it only allows me to do a fresh install.


Title Repair XP

find --set-root --ignore-floppies /winvblock.ima
map --mem /winvblock.ima (fd1)
map --mem /winvblock.ima (fd0)
hide (hd0,0)
unhide (hd0,1)
hide (hd0,2)
map --mem /XPSP3Un_Repair.iso (0xff)
map --hook
chainloader (0xff)

(hd0,1) is my XP partition and the other two are Win7 partitions. I seem to need to map winvblock.ima or else the installer BSOD quite soon after starting.

I know the availabilty of the repair option depends on the WINNT.SIF, but I thought I'd created this one correctly (I might be getting my ISOs mixed up though, as I've got a few knocking about).

; Generated by nLite 1.4.9.1[Data]

AutomaticUpdates="Yes"

Autopartition=0

UnattendedInstall="Yes"

EulaComplete="1"

MsDosInitiated=No



[Display]

Xresolution=1024

Yresolution=768

BitsPerPel=32

AutoConfirm=1



[SystemRestore]

DisableSR=1

CreateFirstRunRp=0



[GuiUnattended]

EncryptedAdminPassword="No"

AutoLogon="Yes"

AdminPassword="password"

TimeZone=085

OEMSkipRegional=1

OemSkipWelcome=1[Shell]

DefaultStartPanelOff="Yes"



[Components]

msmsgs=off

msnexplr=off

zonegames=off

Dialer=off

Fax=off

Media_clips=Off

OEAccess=off

media_utopia=off

Accessopt=off

AutoUpdate=off

templates=off

Clipbook=off

charmap=off

hypertrm=off

rec=off

pinball=off

freecell=off

minesweeper=off

solitaire=off

spider=off

hearts=off



[UserData]

ProductKey="xxxx"

ComputerName=PC

FullName="none"

OrgName="none"



[RegionalSettings]

LanguageGroup=1

Language= "0809"



[Networking]

InstallDefaultComponents="Yes"



[WindowsFirewall]

Profiles=WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall



[WindowsFirewall.TurnOffFirewall]

Mode=0



[Identification]

JoinWorkgroup="WORKGROUP"



[GuiRunOnce]

"%systemdrive%\Tweaks\HKLM.bat"

;

; Edited by DriverPacks BASE 10.06

; http://www.driverpacks.net/

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command9="%SystemDrive%\DPsFnshr.exe"

[ilko]

Try not to hide the partition where boot.ini is, Setup searches for available Windows installs using paths in it.
Try also to comment out UnattendedInstall="yes" in DATA section.

[doveman]

Thanks. boot.ini should be on the unhidden (hd0,1) but I'll check and also try commenting out that line.

[doveman]

Yep, just needed to comment that line out, thanks