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win 2k boot options
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08-01-2002 6:32pm#1
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its a system file, so you will have to enable that in folder/options/ hide system files, unclick.
Be warned, dont mess around to much inthere, a comma out of place and you will have to go through the ordeal fo dos to correct the mistake, just to boot up. if you have just windows 2k/xp/me and no dos boot disk you will have to format.
heres a guide to editing the boot.ini file under nt based OS's
nicked from powerquest
Solution: Editing the BOOT.INI with NTFSINI
The BOOT.INI file is installed with NT’s loader on a primary partition on the first physical hard disk. If NT is installed on a primary partition on the first physical hard disk, the BOOT.INI will be in the same partition that NT is installed in. If NT is installed on a logical partition, the BOOT.INI will be in the primary partition that stores the NT boot code. In short, the BOOT.INI will be in the primary partition that you use to boot NT.
In some cases, if you use PartitionMagic or Drive Image to copy an NT partition, the BOOT.INI file may incorrectly reflect the location of the copied NT partition. In these cases, the BOOT.INI needs to be updated to reflect the position of the copied partition.
NOTE: This document does not address the problem of moving NT from an IDE drive to a SCSI drive, or vice versa. Windows NT is sensitive to changes in hardware. It may not boot if NT is moved from one type of hard dive (SCSI or IDE) to another.
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Obtaining the BOOT.INI
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If the BOOT.INI is on an NTFS partition
When the BOOT.INI is on an NTFS partition, it will not be accessible under DOS. In order to edit it, you must first access it using NTFSINI, which is available at ftp://ftp.powerquest.com/pub/utilities/ntfsini.exe.
At a command prompt, type NTFSINI /s. This gives a list of all of the partitions on the system. On the far right hand side of the output is a column that has a number for each partition. Find the NTFS boot partition and the number that is next to it (see the following example).
NTFSINI 1.0 - NT BOOT.INI File Utility
Copyright 1997 PowerQuest Corporation
All Rights Reserved
=========================== Disk 1==============================
Volume Type Status Size (MB) Used (MB) Free (MB) ID
*:Boot Manager Primary, Bootable 1.9 1.9 0.0 0
C:WIN95 FAT Primary 958.8 958.8 0.0 1
*:NTFS Primary 255.9 255.9 0.0 2
In this example, the NTFS partition is the third partition listed, and the ID number is in the far right column.
Once the ID number is acquired, the BOOT.INI file can be retrieved. This is done by running NTFSIni # boot.ini (where the # is replaced by the ID number). In the example given above, the command would be NTFSINI 2 boot.ini.
This will create a file named BOOT.INI in the current directory. This will be the file you edit and then copy back to the NTFS partition.
If the BOOT.INI is on a FAT partition
When the BOOT.INI is on a FAT partition, you can access the BOOT.INI file through the partition's drive letter. When the system is booted, the FAT partition receives a drive letter assignment (such as C: or
). If the partition is not assigned a drive letter, then it may be hidden. In this case, you must unhide the partition using PartitionMagic.
The BOOT.INI is located on the root directory of the FAT partition used to boot NT.
The BOOT.INI will have the hidden, system, and read-only attributes set. Before you can edit the file, you must remove these attribu.tes using the DOS attribute command as follows: ATTRIB -r -h -s x:\boot.ini (where x is the drive letter where the BOOT.INI is located).
To open the file for editing, type edit x:\boot.ini (where x is the drive letter where the BOOT.INI is located).
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Editing the BOOT.INI
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The BOOT.INI file contains information about the boot options for NT’s loader. The boot options for NT specify the exact location of the NT partition. If they are incorrect, NT will not boot.
Following is a sample BOOT.INI:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00 [VGA mode]"/basevideo/sos
In this example, the line that starts with "default" is the operating system that will boot up if no choice is made after the timed delay. Under "[operating systems]" is a list of the bootable options. The expression "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)" is the location of the NT partition.
The "multi" parameter indicates that the hard drive you are working on is an IDE hard drive. On a SCSI drive, the parameter would change to "SCSI(0)" (for example, "SCSI(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)"). This parameter specifies the media interface type of the hard drive. It does not indicate physical position on the chain or any other information.
The "rdisk" parameter specifies which hard disk the partition is on. If the partition is on hard disk 0, then you should use 0 as the rdisk parameter. If it is on hard disk 1, then you should use 1 as the rdisk parameter. The Rdisk parameter is 0-based, so begin incrementing its value at 0.
The "partition" parameter specifies the partition where the NT kernel is located. The numbering for this parameter is 1-based, so begin incrementing its value at 1. The order of the partition numbering starts with the primary partitions in the order they exist in the master boot record (MBR). Extended partitions in the MBR is excluded from this count. After that, the logical drives are numbered. To help in determining the order that the primary partitions exist in the MBR, generate a PARTINFO (see the following example).
Partition Information Program
May 12 1997 - DOS Version
Copyright (c) 1994-1997, PowerQuest Corporation
Permission is granted for this utility to be freely copied so long as it is not modified in any way. All other rights are reserved.
PowerQuest, makers of PartitionMagic, can be reached at
Voice: 801-437-8900 Web site: http://www.powerquest.com
Fax: 801-226-8941 Email: magic@powerquest.com
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Disk 0: 620 Cylinders, 64 Heads, 63 Sectors/Track.
The BIOS supports INT 13h extensions for this drive.
================= Partition Tables ===================
Partition ---Begin--- ---End--- Start Num
Sector # Boot Cyl Head Sect FS Cyl Head Sect Sect Sects
0 0 00 1 1 1 0B 234 63 63 4095 943425
0 1 80 0 1 1 0A 0 63 63 63 3969
0 3 00 235 0 1 05 487 63 63 947520 1020096
0 2 00 490 0 1 07 619 63 63 1975680 524160
947520 0 00 235 1 1 06 487 63 63 &.nbsp; 947457 1020033
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Disk 0: 1220.6 Megabytes
============ Partition Information ==================
Volume Partition Partition Start Total
Letter:Label Type Status Size MB Sector # Sector Sectors
Boot Pri, Boot 1.9 0 1 63 3969
Manager
C:WIN95 FAT32 Pri 958.8 0 0 4095
Extended Pri 498.1 0 3 947520 1020096
EPBR Log 498.1 None - 947520 1020096
D:No Name FAT16B Log 498.0 947520 0 947457 1020033
Free Space Pri 3.9 0 - 1967616 8064
NTFS Pri 255.9 0 2 1975680 5241600 -
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This mightn't be exactly what you're looking for, but:Originally posted by Slydice
dye know the screen at the start when win 2k is booting up, it gives you the choice of the 2 operating systems, is there anyway to delete one from the list or to re-arrange the order?
If you load up Win2k, right-click 'My Computer', click on the 'Advanced' tab, then goto 'Startup and Recovery', it should let you set which OS is booted by default, it also lets you specify how long you want the menu to be shown for before it picks one for you
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