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changing boot.ini
Name: HwyONE11 Date: October 29, 2003 at 20:13:30 Pacific OS: win2k CPU/Ram: 2600+512ddr
Comment:
hello-- i have 3 partitions each with win2k. how can i change the name and order in which they all appear at the startup screen? thanks
Name: Phyto Date: October 30, 2003 at 03:24:59 Pacific
Reply:
On the root of C: there is a file called Boot.ini This file is read only, so you will have to change that first, you can then change the order under Operating Systems. N.B. Ensure you change the file back to Read Only or your PC will not boot at all.
Phyto
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Response Number 2
Name: Thompson Date: October 30, 2003 at 07:16:33 Pacific
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"Ensure you change the file back to Read Only or your PC will not boot at all."
Huh?
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Response Number 3
Name: HwyONE11 Date: October 30, 2003 at 15:17:19 Pacific
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................huh?
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Response Number 4
Name: Thompson Date: October 30, 2003 at 15:38:01 Pacific
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HwyONE11:
That statement by Phyto is a bunch of crap. It doesn't have to be set to read only. It is set to "read only" to keep some unknowing person from deleting or changing it.
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Response Number 5
Name: HwyONE11 Date: October 31, 2003 at 00:19:20 Pacific
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