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Where is the boot.ini file for a windows 2000 installation and if its supposed to be in the winnt folder, i dont have it...
the boot.ini is a hidden file at the root of c:. You have to go into explorer/tools/options and set view to include system and hidden files. Now you will be able to see it.
You can also go to Run and type "edit c:\boot.ini"
There are other ways as well.
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k i neede the boot.ini file to do some reparations on my disk. I have it now....
i found it by changing the folder's view options. I selected to view hidden system files and then the boot.ini apperared.
I will do the reparations through the windows 2000 rapir console.I saved it into a floppy disk and when i open the floppy trough windoes explorer the file will be there but i will look like transparent (meaning i guess that its supposed or is hidden)
In the repair console if i go to A: and look for the file, it wont be there. Typing "dir" in A: will only show me the other 3 files which were not initially hidden but the boot.ini file wont appear.
I went back to windows explorer and the option to see system files was still active and i could see the boot.ini (transparent) however, when viewing the properties of the file a box saying hidden will be checked and gray out thus i am not able to uncheck it...
Please can somebody tell me how to make this file appear in the console? How to make it "not hidden"?
I need this info otherwise i wont be able to fix my computer...
Thanks!
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In explorer with the file highlighted right mouse click and choose properties. uncheck the readonly and hidden attributes.
but I would suspect you are on the wrong path to "repair" your system.
What exactly is wrong?
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gustavo,
The file is hidden and you can simply un-hide it with attrib.
But before you make a mess, as wanderer says, where are you going with this?
The boot.ini is a simple text file.
But the contents are anything but obvious. If you don't understand syntax like this:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
it would be a real good idea to leave it alone.
M2
Mechanix2@Golden-Triangle.com
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Geeze... "gustavo" is still hacking his way thru' the forest with regard to this system.
He's been trying to install '98 to a 20gig drive set as Master to a 120gig drive (W2K already installed as ntfs) set as Slave. This to establish a dual-boot... He needs to retain the 120Gig (ntfs) installation intact, as there is an abundance of critical data etc. he wants to retain/access.
Several folks have already suggested he use an add-in boot-manager... That seems not have been sucessful or whatever?
Another detailed setting up a dual-boot one way: I suggested a different route. viz
http://www.computing.net/windows2000/wwwboard/forum/60784.html
One step in achieving what he wants (as detailed in the above link) is to edit a copy of the boot.ini from the W2K ntfs drive and then copied to the c: route of the '98 (20gig) drive. He (should have) saved a copy the 120Gig/W2K boot.ini to a floppy (via a boot to the W2K drive - then set as Master). The actual routine is in another earlier thread, the third of three in this whole saga (see the link above)...
He could avoid the editing boot.ini etc by running the W2K bootcfg routine: this to detect the ntfs W2K on the slaved drived drive and add it to a fresh boot.ini created on the '98 drive - as detailed in the link above, but I'm not too hopeful he'll manage it... But then again it would avoid any need to acess/edit the boot.ini???
I guerss we waits for feedback from "gustavo" and apply more patience etc???
The add-in boot-manager util aproach should have been the simplest overall - as it does (should) not require any access to or editing of the boot.ini (on either drive)?
I can only prsume he is booting to W2K (set as Master) and cannot find the boot.ini: thus he cannot copy it to a floppy?
2 ways to locate the W2K boot.ini
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311578
http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/19781/19781.html
The first also includes "how to edit it"...
If "gustavo" can indicate clearly where he's got to in his latest attempts it might help shed some light on what's happening now, and enable folks to help him resolve it all - "finally"...
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trvlr,
I didn't know about bootcfg.
What I would do is just install 2k on the master, have it set up the 98/2k dual boot nad just get whatever data I needed of the 120.
But that's me.
M2
Mechanix2@Golden-Triangle.com
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According to Microsoft, dir in the recovery console lists all files, including hidden and system files, so he should see it, even on his hard drive.
Start setup from the W2K install CD or boot floppies and choose to repair the W2K installation. Should, like stated above, rewrite boot.ini and Master Boot Record.To edit boot.ini with this:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
He will have to change rdisk(0) to rdisk(1) and change the partition number to what it is. Can he figure this out? Partition numbers sometimes do not look logical as in 1=first partition, 2=second.
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Yes: it does mean that W2K should/would be on the Master drive. Each OS in its own partition (ideally), but W2K and '98 will co-exist in the same partition (generally, although M$ don't encourage it). W2K could also be in the c:\temp (or similar) location as opposed to the c: root - the more conventional location too. Once (as in gustavoo's case) the W2K on the Master drive has done its job (incl. the bootcfg routine - that c:\temp version can go walkies...
If "gustavo" can't manage it with info posted to date, and he comes back again... there is another variation (based on my earlier suggestions) that will allow him to do it all - (at least one hopes it will...). It removes the need for him to locate/copy/edit the boot.ini - which may be a better path overall?
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