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Boot.ini
Name: Paul Date: December 10, 2001 at 06:32:04 Pacific
Comment:
Hi,
Could someone please tell me where the boot.ini file is kept on a win2k pro system.
Name: Joe Date: December 10, 2001 at 06:46:48 Pacific
Reply:
The root of the C drive. (Or which ever drive you actually boot off of). It's a hidden system file though, so make sure you're set to view hidden files.
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Response Number 2
Name: FJ Date: December 10, 2001 at 08:45:59 Pacific
Reply:
Go to Start and hit Run, then type c:\boot.ini. -s -h -r and hit OK.
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Response Number 3
Name: Carey Kelly Date: December 10, 2001 at 10:21:06 Pacific
Reply:
attrib -r -s -h boot.ini
setts the flag to no-read only no-system file no -hiden
then make sure to do the reverse when done.
attrib +r +s +h boot.ini
boot.ini should be on c: no matter where you installed it. If you have a NTFS of fat32(win98) it will write the boot.ini on the c drive. Did on mine and XP anyway And I have 2k installed on e with c the booter (win98 on c) and same on XP. XP is d: and win98 is c: XP put the boot.ini file on c.
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Response Number 4
Name: Prince Date: December 10, 2001 at 23:52:10 Pacific
Reply:
There is no boot.ini file in win2000 but its name is "boot.ini.backup" which will be in winnt\pss\............
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Response Number 5
Name: Norik Date: December 11, 2001 at 08:54:45 Pacific
Reply:
I have two HDD: Primary Master = Windows 2000 Server Secondery Master = Windows 98 (Both O/S have been installed seperately) How do I add windows 98 to the Boot.ini file? What is the path?
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Response Number 6
Name: Joe Date: December 11, 2001 at 10:56:35 Pacific
Reply:
[boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect D:\ = "Microsoft Windows 98"
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