Is it possible?

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Naren

Hi,

Is it possible? If i added one hdd as a secondary and it contain
O/S. So,can i add the O/S path on boot.ini file which is in primary
HDD( In the working O/S).

If i do this the O/S in secondary
HDD is work or Not.

Can anybady help in this regard.

Thnks in advance..

Cheers,
Naren.
 
Hi,
it is advisable not to update boot.ini directly instead you can use some
third party tools for that , AFAIK if you change/update or add only path in
boot.ini it won't work .

Best Regards
 
The file c:\boot.ini is a plain text file. If you know the correct
syntax then you can modify the file with an ordinary text
editor, e.g. with notepad.exe.
 
Of course you can save a copy with a different name such as boot.old .
But I like to do it all on a floppy disk first. Format a floppy on
the target system (important!), copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, boot.ini, and
a little stand alone text editor to the floppy. (I used the old Norton
Editor for this.)

Boot with the floppy in A: . It should bring up your normal system.
Modify the boot.ini on the floppy to suit your needs, booting after
each milestone. When you're happy with it, copy it back onto C:. You
probably will need to unhide and make it writeable.

The file c:\boot.ini is a plain text file. If you know the correct
syntax then you can modify the file with an ordinary text
editor, e.g. with notepad.exe.
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Excellent idea!

Stubby said:
Of course you can save a copy with a different name such as boot.old .
But I like to do it all on a floppy disk first. Format a floppy on
the target system (important!), copy ntldr, ntdetect.com, boot.ini, and
a little stand alone text editor to the floppy. (I used the old Norton
Editor for this.)

Boot with the floppy in A: . It should bring up your normal system.
Modify the boot.ini on the floppy to suit your needs, booting after
each milestone. When you're happy with it, copy it back onto C:. You
probably will need to unhide and make it writeable.

The file c:\boot.ini is a plain text file. If you know the correct
syntax then you can modify the file with an ordinary text
editor, e.g. with notepad.exe.


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Hi,
it is advisable not to update boot.ini directly instead you can use some
third party tools for that , AFAIK if you change/update or add only
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Thnks for your help. I am going to try with your suggestions. If any
options please guide me.

Thnks once again.

Cheers,
Naren
 
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