boot.ini on Windows 2000 Server
16 July 2003, 03:50 PM
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Just to prove that I wasn't going mad I checked on another 2 Windows 2000 servers before posting here. It would appear that Windows 2000 has NO file called boot.ini that I can edit to pull out rogue OS entries. There must be some file that it is reading from but it isn't boot.ini like it is on every other version of windows 
Any ideas what the file is called?
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Marc
Any ideas what the file is called?
Cheers
Marc
16 July 2003, 03:56 PM
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Oh yes it does 
It's a hidden, read-only system file, so you'll either need to turn off the various settings in Explorer to see it or go to a CMD prompt (ie type c:\boot.ini)
Folder Options are:
Tools > Folder Options > View
check - Show Hidden Files and Folders
uncheck - Hide protected OS files
Chris.
It's a hidden, read-only system file, so you'll either need to turn off the various settings in Explorer to see it or go to a CMD prompt (ie type c:\boot.ini)
Folder Options are:
Tools > Folder Options > View
check - Show Hidden Files and Folders
uncheck - Hide protected OS files
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16 July 2003, 03:57 PM
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My 2000 machine (and XP machines come to that) has a file called Boot.ini in the root of the C drive. Are you sure that you have the ability to see system files (Tools|Folder Options|View\Show Hidden files etc?
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16 July 2003, 07:43 PM
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I think I should stick to my speciality (Unix)
Even I know where the boot file is in 2k/xp - and I am that PC cabbage
Cheers,
Mike
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