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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 03:03 AM
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i want to edit the boot.ini file. where is it located?? i did a search for "boot.ini" on my HD and the only search result i got was the "boot.ini.backup" file. is this the file i am looking for?? if not, where is it??
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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 06:44 AM
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It's on the root of your C: drive. It's a read-only, hidden system file. Change your folder view preferences to see it.

Sounds like you're not all that familiar with this sort of thing though. Be careful, if you get something wrong your computer will fail every time it tries to boot.
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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 07:17 AM
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oh, i'm not planning on doing anything too advanced. i have 2 different operating systems installed onto my computer, and i just want to change the default operating system that the computer boots up if i don't actively choose one at bootup.
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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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you are probably best editing it in my computer/properties, advanced tab, startup&recovery button. there is a button there to edit the file manually.
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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by steven975,Apr 22 2005, 11:56 AM
you are probably best editing it in my computer/properties, advanced tab, startup&recovery button. there is a button there to edit the file manually.
From what he said, he doesn't even need to edit the file manually...
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 08:34 PM
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go to the cmd prompt (start/run) and type "MSCONFIG" its the 4th tab from the right
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