Why no BOOTCFG utility on my system?

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I found several references on the web that say I can get to BOOTCFG if I
simply type BOOTCFG in the Start Menu command prompt. I tried both the RUN
box and the Command Prompt , but neither works. So I searched my hard drive
for BOOTCFG and discovered there's no file by that name.

I found a procedure that will install the recovery console on my computer,
however the other references I found sound like I should already have the
capability from the Start Menu.
MY QUESTION: should I have BOOTCFG available from the Start Menu? Or is it
necessary to install the Recovery Console?

TIA Bill S.
 
HI Bill,

BOOTCFG is not a file, it is a command. Try this:

Click Start->Run->type cmd and press OK, at the command prompt type BOOTCFG
and press Enter on the keyboard.

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HTH,
Curt

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|I found several references on the web that say I can get to BOOTCFG if I
| simply type BOOTCFG in the Start Menu command prompt. I tried both the
RUN
| box and the Command Prompt , but neither works. So I searched my hard
drive
| for BOOTCFG and discovered there's no file by that name.
|
| I found a procedure that will install the recovery console on my computer,
| however the other references I found sound like I should already have the
| capability from the Start Menu.
| MY QUESTION: should I have BOOTCFG available from the Start Menu? Or is
it
| necessary to install the Recovery Console?
|
| TIA Bill S.
|
|
 
I did what you said and I get the same result as I got before. It says:

'bootcfg' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
program or batch file.
 
There is a bootcfg.exe in my Windows/system32 folder on my WXp SP2 system.
You might go to start -> help & support and search for
command line a-z
Number 15 on my list is Command-line reference a-z. Go there, and you
should see documentation for the bootcfg program.

-Paul Randall
 
in message
I found several references on the web that say I can get to BOOTCFG
if I simply type BOOTCFG in the Start Menu command prompt. I tried
both the RUN box and the Command Prompt , but neither works. So I
searched my hard drive for BOOTCFG and discovered there's no file by
that name.

I found a procedure that will install the recovery console on my
computer, however the other references I found sound like I should
already have the capability from the Start Menu.
MY QUESTION: should I have BOOTCFG available from the Start Menu?
Or is it necessary to install the Recovery Console?
Click to expand...


Using "Start -> Help and Support", search on "bootcfg". Notice what
it says of WHEN you can run this program. It says the command "is
only available when you are using the <fill-in-the-blank>". It is a
recovery-mode program (and that's another hint of when you can use
bootcfg). If you need to edit boot.ini, you don't need to use bootcfg
when running under Windows full/safe modes.
 
Thanks everybody for your comments. The correct answer apparently is what
JohnJohn said. XP Home doesn't have the command line capability installed
by 'default'.
I found this link
http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci954199,00.html that
says that is how it is (of course the link could be wrong). Actually I
can't get BOOTCFG.EXE unless I steal it somewhere because I didn't get it
when I installed Recovery Console to the HD and I can't find it on me
installation CD either.

THAT'S OK. I don't really need it. I just couldn't figure out what the
problem was with my system.
 
Thanks everybody for your comments. The correct answer apparently is what
JohnJohn said. XP Home doesn't have the command line capability installed
by 'default'.
I found this link
http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci954199,00.html that
says that is how it is (of course the link could be wrong). Actually I
can't get BOOTCFG.EXE unless I steal it somewhere because I didn't get it
when I installed Recovery Console to the HD and I can't find it on me
installation CD either.

THAT'S OK. I don't really need it. I just couldn't figure out what the
problem was with my system.
 
I'm a little late getting this to you, but in the event you are still
watching this thread, this MS article may be of interest to you:

A discussion about the Bootcfg command and its uses
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291980

--
HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
www.aumha.org
Practically Nerded,...
http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm

| Thanks everybody for your comments. The correct answer apparently is what
| JohnJohn said. XP Home doesn't have the command line capability installed
| by 'default'.
| I found this link
| http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci954199,00.html
that
| says that is how it is (of course the link could be wrong). Actually I
| can't get BOOTCFG.EXE unless I steal it somewhere because I didn't get it
| when I installed Recovery Console to the HD and I can't find it on me
| installation CD either.
|
| THAT'S OK. I don't really need it. I just couldn't figure out what the
| problem was with my system.
|
|
|
| | >I stand to be corrected but I don't think that it is installed on XP
Home.
| >
| > John
| >
| > Emerald Saint wrote:
| >
| >> I found several references on the web that say I can get to BOOTCFG if
I
| >> simply type BOOTCFG in the Start Menu command prompt. I tried both the
| >> RUN box and the Command Prompt , but neither works. So I searched my
| >> hard drive for BOOTCFG and discovered there's no file by that name.
| >>
| >> I found a procedure that will install the recovery console on my
| >> computer, however the other references I found sound like I should
| >> already have the capability from the Start Menu.
| >> MY QUESTION: should I have BOOTCFG available from the Start Menu? Or
is
| >> it necessary to install the Recovery Console?
| >>
| >> TIA Bill S.
|
|
 
can't get BOOTCFG.EXE unless I steal it somewhere because I didn't
get it when I installed Recovery Console to the HD and I can't find
it on me installation CD either.
Click to expand...


You won't see it in Windows when you *install* the recovery console
files. That is because many of the programs available in Recovery
Console mode get extracted from a compressed archive file (probably a
..cab file) onto a RAM disk. That is, those commands only exist when
you boot into Recovery Console mode. You won't see them listed in a
directory and file listing while booted into Windows. I suppose you
could try to extract it from the .cab file.
 

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