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boot.ini in windows 2000

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by karsudha

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where can i find the boot.ini & ntldr files in w2k.
in nt4 we can see them in the active partition. they r hidden files. but i could not find them in w2k. i do know that w2k booting procedure is not changed much, so they should be in active partition. is there any other procedure , please let me know.

early replies r appreciated.

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by bule

these files are in the root directory of the first partition on the first drive. (ie. c:)

they are hidden system files so you can view them by either using a command prompt (cmd at start > run) then type attrib -h -s boot.ini and again for ntldr
option 2 is by changing folder options as follows:

in windows explorer
tools > folder options >> view tab >
click on show hidden files and folders > uncheck hide protected operating system files
(it will ask you if you r sure... say u r) then you can see all the hidden/system files.

hope that helps

by bule

another thing.. if you just want to edit boot.ini you could always type c:\boot.ini at the run command, or in the address bar of explorer.

by kevin b

C:\boot.ini
You can't see them in windows explorer. However you can open them at start-run-c:\boot.ini

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