boot.ini not visible...

[what now?]

Hi All,
For some reason I can't see my boot.ini file in Windows 2000. I have all
files showing, but still nothing. Any ideas? I as well did a search but came
up clean. I have a dual boot Win98 / Win2000 but both partitions show
nothing.

Thanks,
Sam

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

C:\Boot.ini is a hidden, protected operating system file at the
root of your C: drive. You need to set Windows Explorer to display
such files. In Windows Explorer, Tools > Folder Options > View,
select "Show hidden files and folders," and deselect "Hide protected
operating system files."

Alternatively, from a command prompt, type:

1) "ATTRIB C:\BOOT.INI -h -s -r"
2) "edit c:\boot.ini"
3) After saving the edited file, "ATTRIB C:\BOOT.INI +h +s +r"


Bruce Chambers
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[Dave Patrick]

Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|View, then radio button for "Show hidden files
and folders", then uncheck the box for "Hide protected operating system
files" to locate the files in the system partition.

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:
| Hi All,
| For some reason I can't see my boot.ini file in Windows 2000. I have all
| files showing, but still nothing. Any ideas? I as well did a search but
came
| up clean. I have a dual boot Win98 / Win2000 but both partitions show
| nothing.
|
| Thanks,
| Sam
|
|