Multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect In Notepad, select the line that contains information about the operating system that you want to remove, and then click Delete on the Edit menu. To remove an operating system from the menu, follow these steps: Make the changes that you want to the Boot.ini file, and then click Save on the File menu.Įxamples of changes that you can make are described in the following sections of this article.In the Look in box, click the system partition, in the Files of type box, click All Files, locate and click the Boot.ini file, and then click Open.Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Notepad.Multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" The following is a sample of the same Boot.ini file after the addition of another partition that runs Microsoft Windows XP Professional. Multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows. The following is a sample of a default Boot.ini file from a Windows Server 2003-based computer: ĭefault=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS Locate and click the folder where you want to copy the Boot.ini file, and then click Paste on the Edit menu.
- Locate the system partition, locate and right-click the Boot.ini file, and then click Copy.
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Click to clear the Read-only check box, and then click OK.Locate the system partition, locate and right-click the Boot.ini file, and then click Properties.Under Advanced Settings, click Show hidden files and folders, click to clear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check box, click Yes, and then click OK.On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click View.Right-click Start, and then click Explore.To start the System Configuration Utility, click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK. You can also edit the Boot.ini file by using the System Configuration Utility (Msconfig.exe).