Boot.ini

[Guest]

I know that the boot.ini file is in the root of C but I can't seem to find
mines. I already enabled view hidden files and folders. I used to dual boot
so whenever my PC boots up there's a menu to choose which OS I want to use.
I want to edit my boot.ini file so it won't show up anymore. Thanks in
advance for your help.

 

[Dave Patrick]

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

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|I know that the boot.ini file is in the root of C but I can't seem to find
| mines. I already enabled view hidden files and folders. I used to dual
boot
| so whenever my PC boots up there's a menu to choose which OS I want to
use.
| I want to edit my boot.ini file so it won't show up anymore. Thanks in
| advance for your help.

 

[Guest]

Hi Calitran,

You must also uncheck the "Hide operating System Files" in order to see
boot.ini.

 

[Matt Anderson]

Hi Calitran,

You must also uncheck the "Hide operating System Files" in order to see
boot.ini.

I've had this problem once during a class I was teaching, it didn't show up
even with those options however if you went into notepad and opened
c:\boot.ini it would open. You just couldn't see it through explorer for
whatever reason. It was a student machine in an MCSE track class - I'm
guessing they FUBAR'd something.

Matt
MCT, MCSE

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I know that the boot.ini file is in the root of C but I can't seem
to
find mines. I already enabled view hidden files and folders. I
used
to dual boot so whenever my PC boots up there's a menu to choose
which OS I want to use. I want to edit my boot.ini file so it won't
show up anymore. Thanks in advance for your help.

C:\Boot.ini is a hidden, protected 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"

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[William W. Plummer]

C:\Boot.ini is a hidden, protected 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"

Too avoid fat-fingering your system, edit and run your boot.ini from a
floppy. Format the floppy on the system you are going to run (don't
skip this!), copy boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com to the floppy. Now,
edit the boot.ini on the floppy. Test by booting with the floppy in
A:. When you're happy, copy the boot.ini from the floppy back to C:\
and remove the floppy from A:.

 

[Guest]

Thanks everyone, I got it. I needed to uncheck "hide operating system files"

 

[Maximus Minimus minibus]

For those who wish to know .. this can be achieved from within windows
by right clicking on My Computer then properties then the advanced tab
them startup and recovery then making sure the OS you wish to boot to
is the default uncheck display list of operating systems