NTOSKRNL missing or corrupt is the standard NT boot's line
when it can't figure out where NT is or can't read the
kernel file for some reason. For instance, I get that
message when I try to boot NT from a large partition.
How did the NT system get to be "one partition over"
as you say?, that is, how did you install it?
How do you boot it normally? Does it boot? If not,
solve that problem. If so, it should boot from
the boot.ini file, unless its in a hidden partition,
or possibly was in the active partition which you
deactivated for the multi boot.
EDIT: I guess I skipped part of your message. Looks
like you copied NT itself. That should work, unless
you (a) didn't copy it all or (b) have put things in
the registry that use absolute drive letters. However,
(b) would fail letter in the boot process.
My best guess is that the partition you copied to
is not accessible by the bios, either because it's
too big or because it is too high on the disk, or both.
The NT boot uses bios
disk operations to load the ntoskrnl. That is probably
why my clone boot failed on a large partition. The
identical clone on a smaller partition booted fine.
I have never solved the whys of this completely to
my satisfaction, but I ran out of time to put on it.
Anyhow, this isn't a multiboot problem. You couldn't
single-boot the second NT either. That's the problem
that needs solving. My best guesses are above.
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