Boot.ini

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Does anyone have a good quality screen capture of a complicated boot.ini
file they can share with me? I'm looking for one that has several boot
options, if possible, which can be used to show students what's out there.
You can send to my email directly (remove the spamcatcher) or send me a
link. Only one catch...no jpgs, please, they look like poo when printed. :-)

-John O
 
Does anyone have a good quality screen capture of a complicated boot.ini
file they can share with me?
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Boot.ini opens with Notepad. Do you mean a boot menu?

Picture of a Boot Menu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NTLDR_selection_menu.png

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional"
/fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Professional"
/fastdetect


Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003
Boot.ini files
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;833721

The purpose of the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314081

BOOT.INI Controlling The Boot Process
http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/multiboot/boot_ini.htm

Additional information and help with the boot.ini:
http://www.xmission.com/~comphope/issues/ch000492.htm

Boot Options in a Boot.ini File
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e..._b6707f0b-f96b-48f1-a8ff-ce2d9675dc22.xml.asp

Reviewing and Correcting Boot.ini Settings on x86-based Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_masc.asp

HOW TO: Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

The Purpose of the Boot.ini File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314081

Safe-Mode Boot Switches for Windows Boot.ini File
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239780

Boot.ini File Still Contains an Entry for Windows NT 4.0 After New
Installation of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304829

Boot.ini file has been changed after installing third party software
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555044

Boot.ini File Contains Previous Boot Options
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/225997

"Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows Could Not Start" Error Messages When You
Start Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330184

Bootcfg
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...net/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/bootcfg.asp

Additional information and help with the boot.ini
http://www.xmission.com/~comphope/issues/ch000492.htm

Available switch options for the Windows 2000 Boot.ini file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833722

Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003
Boot.ini files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833721

Boot INI Options Reference
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/information/bootini.mspx

Boot Parameter Reference
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d..._92599dfa-1b31-4273-8202-31c51e190b01.xml.asp

BOOT.INI and ARC Path Naming Conventions and Usage
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/102873

BOOT.INI Controlling The Boot Process
http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/multiboot/boot_ini.htm

Definition of System Partition and Boot Partition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314470

How Partition Numbers are Assigned in BOOT.INI
http://www.bootitng.com/kb/article.php?id=159

HOW TO Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

How to Hide Boot.ini Entries from Displaying After Multiple Installations
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/160899

Reviewing and Correcting Boot.ini Settings on x86-based Systems
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmc_str_masc.asp

Safe-Mode Boot Switches for Windows Boot.ini File
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239780

The purpose of the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314081

Understanding the Boot.ini Naming Convention
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...0/server/reskit/en-us/prork/prbd_std_ccef.asp

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Holey moley, that's a lot of stuff! Thanks.

But you're right...all I need is the text and I can paste it into a file and
make my own screen cap. Duh. :-) So, who's got the most complicated
boot.ini? :-)

-John O
 
Not me.

[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /sos /NoExecute=OptIn

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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JohnO said:
Holey moley, that's a lot of stuff! Thanks.

But you're right...all I need is the text and I can paste it into a file
and make my own screen cap. Duh. :-) So, who's got the most complicated
boot.ini? :-)

-John O


Boot.ini opens with Notepad. Do you mean a boot menu?

Picture of a Boot Menu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NTLDR_selection_menu.png

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional"
/fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Professional"
/fastdetect
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JohnO said:
Holey moley, that's a lot of stuff! Thanks.

But you're right...all I need is the text and I can paste it into a file and
make my own screen cap. Duh. :-) So, who's got the most complicated
boot.ini? :-)
Click to expand...

Most people with sophisticated multi-boot configurations will not be
using boot.ini but rather a third-party boot manager such as Boot It
Next Generation from http://www.bootitng.com

The advantages of these third party tools (Partition Magic is another
that is widely used) is that they also provide partitioning utilities
for resizing partitions non-destructively etc. Also they provide
configuration settings that allow the non-booting operating system
partitions to be hidden, which can be an important consideration as it
helps to prevent accidental cross-contamination of one operating
system with files from another.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
JohnO said:
Does anyone have a good quality screen capture of a complicated boot.ini
file they can share with me? I'm looking for one that has several boot
options, if possible, which can be used to show students what's out there.
You can send to my email directly (remove the spamcatcher) or send me a
link. Only one catch...no jpgs, please, they look like poo when printed.
:-)

-John O
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Here is mine, from a Dell with 4x2.8Ghz Duel-Core Xeons, 32GB memory, and 4
x RAID1 SCSI disk at 15k (8 drives total), and it runs Win2k3/WinXP both the
32 and 64-bit versions, hence the additional switches for the 32-bit OS's
(limits memory to 4GB) and both XP's have a 2 physical CPU limitation, plus
I have the 64-bit Win2k3 recovery console loaded for selection. I used to
have a Fedora Core selection, but it has since been removed and loaded to an
additional workstation.


[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 Standard
x64 Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional x64
Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /numproc=2
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional SP2" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /sos /maxmem=4 /numproc=2
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(3)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows Server 2003,
Standard SP1" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /sos /bootlog /maxmem=4
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
 
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server" /fastdetect


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HARI said:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server" /fastdetect


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Hello,
this is my situation:
I have an Acer Laptop with Windows XP pro SP2
I have a total of 3 partitions:
1 - FAT32 on which the OS is installed
2 - FAT32 standard 2nd partition with hidden system back up
3 - NTFS which I created to install Vista on it later.

Now, when I check my boot.ini file it says the following:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Now I don't get the point: partition(2)
Why does it say partition 2 when my OS is installed on the first partition??
And is this also the reason why I cannot boot windows in safe mode? Thank you, Andrew

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You missed one partition...........the hidden recovery partition that Acer
Laptops have which has the OS and all programs that came with the system on
it.
peter
 
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