Missing BOOT.ini file, need to fix

Hello everyone,
During booting up, my computer gives me the following error.
Invalid Boot.ini file
Loading from C:\Windows\
Thank you, xrayjay

System Info:
Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2 Bios F9
Cosair DUal Channel DDR 1GB
2X Seagate SATA 160 GB HD set up in a raid for performance
ATI Radeon 9200SE
Creative Soundblaster Live 5.1
TDK DVD burner 840G

Operating System Properties
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Version 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
OS Root C:\windows

 

I think this will fix it for you:

The BOOT.INI file is used by XP on startup to provide a boot menu – if needed – to select the various OSes that might be installed on your PC. Fixing it is reasonably simple, but it involves using the Recovery Console.

Insert your Windows XP CD and restart your PC. Assuming your PC is set to boot from CD first you should see a prompt inviting you to press any key to boot from it. Do so, and you’ll see the start of the Windows XP installation process. Eventually, you’ll come to a screen where you’ll be asked to set up Windows or press [R] to launch the Recovery Console. Press [R] and wait for it to load.

You’ll first be asked which Windows installation you wish to log on to: press [1]. When prompted for a password, press [Return] – the administrator password is blank by default.

When the C:>Windows> prompt appears, type bootcfg /rebuild and press [Return]. After a while, all available Windows installations on your PC will be listed, and you can decide whether or not they should be included in the new boot.ini file – suggest pressing [Y] followed by [Return]. When asked to enter a ‘Load Identifier’, type Windows XP or whatever version of Windows has been detected. Finally, under ‘OS Load Options’ type /fastdetect and press [Return]. Finally type exit and press [Return] and the error message should be gone.

Steve