| bootcfg | new in WS2003 |
Views, modifies, and rebuilds the boot menu (
boot.ini ) file using information obtained by scanning your hard drives for installations of Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT.
bootcfg bootcfg /option [/s Computer [/u Domain\User /p Password]] [/id OSEntryLineNum]
Since bootcfg has multiple command options, each with its own syntax, these options are treated separately in entries following this one. Here's a quick summary of the command options available:
addsw
Adds load options for a specified OS entry
copy
Copies an existing OS entry
dbg1394
Configures IEEE 1394 port debugging for a specified OS entry
debug
Modifies the debug settings for a specified OS entry
default
Designates an OS entry as the default
delete
Deletes an OS entry
ems
Lets the user configure redirection of the Emergency Management Services (EMS) console to a remote machine
query
Displays the boot loader and operating systems sections of
boot.ini
raw
Adds a specified string to a boot entry in the operating systems section of
boot.ini
rmsw
Removes load options for a specified OS entry
timeout
Modifies the time-out value for the boot loader menu
Note that the following switches can be used with most of the bootcfg command options and are therefore not included in the syntax for the entries following this one:
/s Computer
Specifies the name or IP address of a remote computer whose
boot.ini file you wish to manage (if switch is absent, then defaults to local computer). This switch is available with all preceding command options and is therefore omitted from the entries following this one.
/u Domain\User /p Password
Specifies credentials for running the command (defaults to logged-on user). This switch is available with all preceding command options and is therefore omitted from the entries following this one.
/id OSEntryLineNum
Specifies a line number in the operating systems section of
boot.ini in order to specify additional load options for the OS entry (first line after operating systems section header is line 1). This switch is available with all preceding command options except query and timeout.
To display the settings in the
boot.ini file, use bootcfg with no options (same as using bootcfg /query):
bootcfg Boot Loader Settings -------------------- timeout:30 default:multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS Boot Entries ------------ Boot entry ID: 1 OS Friendly Name: WS2003, Enterprise Path: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS OS Load Options: /fastdetect
Note that this isn't the actual content of the
boot.ini file, which in this example looks like this:
[boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS operating systems multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="WS2003, Enterprise" /fastdetect
To perform other tasks using bootcfg, see the following entries.
bootcfg is also available from the Recovery Console.
You can also configure certain boot menu options (default OS, timeout) from the GUI or edit
boot.ini directly:
Control Panel
boot.ini
Recovery Console