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What would happen if boot.ini was deleted? Would the computer boot?
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Pegasus \(MVP\)
b11_ said:What would happen if boot.ini was deleted? Would the computer boot?
It will probably assume that Windows is installed in
the default folder, i.e. c:\Windows. Don't try it unless
you have the tools to restore boot.ini into an NTFS
partition.
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Plato
=?Utf-8?B?YjExXw==?= said:What would happen if boot.ini was deleted? Would the computer boot?
I dont believe so.
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Wesley Vogel
See other posts about missing boot.ini.
Probably default to booting from c:\Windows like Pegasus posted. Or it
might not boot at all.
See....
Boot.ini
microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...ubject:Boot.ini&rnum=2&hl=en#c05d2d4089389385
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Probably default to booting from c:\Windows like Pegasus posted. Or it
might not boot at all.
See....
Boot.ini
microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...ubject:Boot.ini&rnum=2&hl=en#c05d2d4089389385
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Pegasus \(MVP\)
Plato said:I dont believe so.
Your statement of faith ("I don't believe so") tickled
my curiosity. The test confirms my suspicion: If Windows
is installed in c:\Windows then the boot process complains
about a missing or invalid boot.ini file but it will boot up
regardless.
D
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
Hello Pegasus,
Correct. Windows tries the default location to boot if it cannot find the
boot.ini..
First drive, first partition, and c:\windows.(c:\winnt for Windows 2000)
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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Correct. Windows tries the default location to boot if it cannot find the
boot.ini..
First drive, first partition, and c:\windows.(c:\winnt for Windows 2000)
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
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