boot.ini

[fish8fish4lunch]

how do u edit the boot .ini file in windows 2000 pro
when i try to edit it in notepad or dos it wont let me
save the changes as it says it is a read only file.

 

[Major Ninth]

if you dont know how to change the file from read only, perhaps you should
not be modifying the boot.ini file...

(using explorer right-click the file, select properties, uncheck the
read-only box)
-john

 

[Matthias Tacke]

how do u edit the boot .ini file in windows 2000 pro
when i try to edit it in notepad or dos it wont let me
save the changes as it says it is a read only file.

Provided you have the rights, copy the following to a file editboot.cmd
@echo off
attrib -R -S -H C:\BOOT.INI
Notepad.exe C:\Boot.INI
echo/Edit file in Notepad, save and then :
pause
attrib +R +S +H C:\BOOT.INI

HTH

 

[Mark V]

In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin (e-mail address removed)
wrote:

how do u edit the boot .ini file in windows 2000 pro
when i try to edit it in notepad or dos it wont let me
save the changes as it says it is a read only file.

Open and CMD prompt ("MS-DOS" command prompt window)
CD \
attrib boot.ini
attrib /? (help for attrib)
attrib -s -h -r boot.ini
copy boot.ini to boot.ini.sav
notepad boot.ini (make changes
you are certain are appropriate and save the file)
attrib +s +h +r boot.ini
exit