Boot problems (boot.ini)

[steve]

How do you get access to the boot.ini file WITHOUT using
the safe mode w/command prompt feature?

I have tried: booting to safe mode w/command prompt and
after it loads and I'm looking at the command prompt, I
get a stop error (blue screen) and the computer reboots.

I have tried: going through windows XP setup and using
the recovery console and when it dumps me to a command
prompt, it won't let me leave the c:\windows (although I
can access other drives)..I just can't access the root dir
of the C: drive.

So..any suggestions on how I can get to the boot.ini file,
because I need to edit it. Thanx.

STEVE

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
How do you get access to the boot.ini file WITHOUT using
the safe mode w/command prompt feature?

I have tried: booting to safe mode w/command prompt and
after it loads and I'm looking at the command prompt, I
get a stop error (blue screen) and the computer reboots.

I have tried: going through windows XP setup and using
the recovery console and when it dumps me to a command
prompt, it won't let me leave the c:\windows (although I
can access other drives)..I just can't access the root dir
of the C: drive.

So..any suggestions on how I can get to the boot.ini file,
because I need to edit it. Thanx.

STEVE
.

I've seen it over on msconfig(unless you have something
else in mind).

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----

I've seen it over on msconfig(unless you have something
else in mind).
.

 

[Darrell Gorter[MSFT]]

Hello Steve,
In recovery console you can use the bootcfg command to make changes to the
boot.ini.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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| How do you get access to the boot.ini file WITHOUT using
| the safe mode w/command prompt feature?
|
| I have tried: booting to safe mode w/command prompt and
| after it loads and I'm looking at the command prompt, I
| get a stop error (blue screen) and the computer reboots.
|
| I have tried: going through windows XP setup and using
| the recovery console and when it dumps me to a command
| prompt, it won't let me leave the c:\windows (although I
| can access other drives)..I just can't access the root dir
| of the C: drive.
|
| So..any suggestions on how I can get to the boot.ini file,
| because I need to edit it. Thanx.
|
| STEVE
|