boot.ini location

jdoglike · 01-23-2008, 01:11 AM

Is it possible to change the hard drive boot.ini is on and if so how. thank you

WhiteFireDragon · 01-23-2008, 01:17 AM

yes, i've done it before.

first, click on any folder -> click "tools" at the top between the "favorites" and "help" tab -> scroll down and click "folder options" -> select "view" tab -> select "show hidden files and folders" -> and uncheck the two buttons for "hide extentions.." and "hide protected..." -> click OK. then open up for C drive and you should see a little faint icon that says boot.ini

jdoglike · 01-23-2008, 12:01 PM

So then i can just move the file. Will i need to change the boot.ini or not. What happened is i have XP on my D drive and want to clear my c drive but the boot.ini is still there.

WhiteFireDragon · 01-23-2008, 01:35 PM

how did you get the boot.ini file on the C if XP was installed on the D? that file should come installed whenever you get XP installed. i'm thinking the D drive already has boot.ini on it, but there is a duplicate on your C drive. if that's the case, just delete it off the C, but you might want to make sure you already have one on your D. without that file, i don't think you can fully boot so you probably already have one on your D

01-23-2008, 01:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
jdoglike Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 114	boot.ini location Is it possible to change the hard drive boot.ini is on and if so how. thank you __________________ Computer CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4200+ MoBo: MSI K8N Neo4-F Ram: Corsair value select 2 x 512 GFX: eVga GeForce 6800GS Case: Coolermaster Centurion 5 PSU: FSP AX450-PN OS: windows xp home Dvd burner: Nec

01-23-2008, 12:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
jdoglike Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 114	So then i can just move the file. Will i need to change the boot.ini or not. What happened is i have XP on my D drive and want to clear my c drive but the boot.ini is still there. __________________ Computer CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4200+ MoBo: MSI K8N Neo4-F Ram: Corsair value select 2 x 512 GFX: eVga GeForce 6800GS Case: Coolermaster Centurion 5 PSU: FSP AX450-PN OS: windows xp home Dvd burner: Nec

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01-23-2008, 01:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 611	yes, i've done it before. first, click on any folder -> click "tools" at the top between the "favorites" and "help" tab -> scroll down and click "folder options" -> select "view" tab -> select "show hidden files and folders" -> and uncheck the two buttons for "hide extentions.." and "hide protected..." -> click OK. then open up for C drive and you should see a little faint icon that says boot.ini

01-23-2008, 01:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 611	how did you get the boot.ini file on the C if XP was installed on the D? that file should come installed whenever you get XP installed. i'm thinking the D drive already has boot.ini on it, but there is a duplicate on your C drive. if that's the case, just delete it off the C, but you might want to make sure you already have one on your D. without that file, i don't think you can fully boot so you probably already have one on your D