Dave C. myaddress.net wrote:

A line in my boot.ini is:

default=multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS...

I figured out (I think) that rdisk (0) is drive 0 or the C: drive.

Also partition (2) must be the second partition in the C: drive or drive 0.
(Dell-purchased computer that has the XP operation system on the second
partition of C: drive.)

Correct me if I am wrong

No you arent.

and what do the other two items "multi (0)" and "disk (0)' refer to?

Multi refers to the number of the controller. Disk is always 0.

And to make things even more messy,
partition counts from 1, the others from 0.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...d_std_ccef.asp