Comments on: Episode 619: Shake your boot.ini

Hey, man. Watch where you're putting that boot.ini. You don't want to brick an XP machine. People don't like that.

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by Dmaez321 December 7, 2007 1:49 PM PST

Wow good rant Molly she kept going and going like the energizer bunny

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by Daniel_Flewellen December 9, 2007 12:10 AM PST: Yeah, as far as Molly rants go, that one has to go down as one of the classics. Spot on too, as always...; Like this


by bromas_aparte December 9, 2007 3:59 PM PST: I actually cheered out loud for this awesome MollyRant. Sweet!; Like this


by brandonthebuck December 7, 2007 11:00 PM PST: Airlines are going to include internet for a fee; that's all well and good until you use up the battery in your computer. Want power? Rent our special 4-prong power chord adapter for $5!; Like this Reply to this comment


by stands2reason December 8, 2007 12:59 PM PST: Recursive BAT files can still be made on Windows XP. Just put a BAT file that launches itself (or x copies of itself) in the startup folder.; Like this Reply to this comment


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by CascadeHush December 10, 2007 6:00 PM PST: To fix your boot.ini file, just boot from your XP CD, go to the recovery console, and use the command FIXBOOT.

It will re-scan your PC for bootable windows installations and re-build the boot.ini file automatically.; Like this Reply to this comment

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