Professional Windows Server 1002003 Security A Technical Reference [Electronic resources]

Removes load options for a specified OS entry.

Syntax

bootcfg /rmsw [/mm] [/bv] [/so] [/ng] /id OSEntryLineNum

Options

/mm

Removes /maxmem switch with its associated maximum memory value from OS entry specified by OSEntryLineNum

/bv

Removes /basevideo switch from OS entry specified by OSEntryLineNum

/so

Removes /sos switch from OS entry specified by OSEntryLineNum

/ng

Removes /noguiboot switch from OS entry specified by OSEntryLineNum

Examples

Display current

boot.ini info:

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 /noguiboot
Boot entry ID:    2
OS Friendly Name: WS2003 Enterprise
Path:             multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
OS Load Options:  /fastdetect /noguiboot

Remove the /noguiboot switch from boot entry 2:

bootcfg /rmsw /ng /id 2
SUCCESS: Removed the switches from the OS entry for line "2" in the BOOT.INI.

Verify the result:

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 /noguiboot
Boot entry ID:    2
OS Friendly Name: WS2003 Enterprise
Path:             multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
OS Load Options:  /fastdetect

Notes

The bootcfg /rmsw command has the opposite effect of the bootcfg /addsw command.

See Also

bootcfg,

Recovery Console