Configuring BOOT.INI Options

Configuring BOOT.INI Options
Last Updated: 18 Feb 2004
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*** PLEASE NOTE: Link(s), If Provided, May Be Wrapped ***


Here are some articles on configuring BOOT.INI for dual-
booting and other options:


THE PURPOSE OF BOOT.INI

• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=314081
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=99743


EDITING BOOT.INI

• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=317526
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=289022


DUAL BOOT PURPOSES

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/periodic/period99/multiboot.htm
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=160899


GENERAL OPTIONS

• http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/info/bootini.shtml
• http://www.winnetmag.com/windowsnt20002003faq/Article/ArticleID/14864/
• http://www.winnetmag.com/windowsnt20002003faq/Article/ArticleID/20785/
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=268363
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/winresource/dnwinnt/S7FD8.HTM
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/periodic/period98/9252table1.html
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=254274


ARC PATH

• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=102873
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=155222
• http://www.winnetmag.com/windowsnt20002003faq/Article/ArticleID/15154/
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=102877


TROUBLESHOOTING & RECOVERY

• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=164202
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=101668
• http://support.microsoft.com/?KBID=314079

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ADDITIONAL SEARCH OPTIONS (MS KB)

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/
• http://www.microsoft.com/

  ALL WORDS .............. "BOOT.INI"
  ALL WORDS .............. "MSCONFIG"
  ALL WORDS .............. "BOOTCFG"
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PERSONAL NOTES

• In Windows XP, you can use MSCONFIG and BOOTCFG to
  configure your BOOT.INI entries.

• BOOT.INI is usually marked with Read-Only, Hidden,
  and System attributes. You will have to remove those
  before you can successfully edit it.

  HINT: Use ATTRIB -R -H -S C:\BOOT.INI


RELATED TOPICS (ALSO IN THIS ARCHIVE)

• http://KB.UltraTech-llc.com/?File=BootMgr.TXT
• http://KB.UltraTech-llc.com/?File=NTsetup.TXT
• http://KB.UltraTech-llc.com/?File=Mirroring.TXT
• http://KB.UltraTech-llc.com/?File=DiskPart.TXT
• http://KB.UltraTech-llc.com/?File=MSCONFIG.TXT