Note these switches apply to microsoft windows xp and to microsoft windows server. Windows xp 36 in 1 ultimate boot disk by mystical computers, mystic ct wanted to share with other techs out there who spend hours reinstalling windows with drivers etc. This is filed under the archives because in todays world of virtual pc and virtual servers i really am not seeing why you would want to dual boot a system. Boot manager windows xp software free download boot. Installing win9x when windows xp is already installed. If i boot from dos floppy and run the command bootpart dos622 boot. In our example, if we want the menu to appear for 45 seconds, the default operating system to be windows 2000, and the xp splash screen to be turned off when we choose to load xp, the i file should look like this. Windows nt, microsoft windows 2000, and microsoft windows xp operating systems. Make sure the os drive is active and use the bootrec fixmbrfixbootcommands and modify the boot. Locate and click the folder where you want to copy the i file, and then click paste on the edit menu. Note these switches apply to microsoft windows xp and to microsoft windows server 2003, unless otherwise specified. Dual boot xp and windows 7 i windows 7 help forums. The i file is a text file that contains the boot options for computers with bios firmware running ntbased operating system prior to windows vista.
Before you change open up or edit the i file it is wise to copy and paste the i file else where in the drive to serve as a backup, in case something goes wrong with the orininal one, you can always replace it with the backedup copy. Mgos3 a small os currently under development, mgos3 is aimed at the ia32 architecture, currently it is distributed in the form of. Locate and click the folder where you want to copy the boot. By default, installing windows vista, windows 7, or windows 8 after windows xp will result in an automatic dualboot, as the newer versions of. Apr 17, 2018 you can add the following switches to the boot. Make sure easybcds windows xp entry points to the system drive and that it has ntldr, ntdetect. Microsoft windows uses this file as a method of displaying a menu of operating systems currently on. Note that these steps may not resolve invalid i file errors if i has been previously compressed or fragmented. For example, maxmem32 instructs the operating system to use a. Jun 04, 2002 both operating systems will boot, but not from the menu. Setup disks for floppy boot install, windows xp professional utility.
The file i is a microsoft initialization file found on the microsoft windows nt, microsoft windows 2000, and microsoft windows xp operating systems. This switch permits the system to load if you selected the wrong. I recall in the older systems you only have to copy a few files to make a boot disk. Maxmemn gibt an, wie viel hauptspeicher nt maximal verwenden soll. It doesnt have enough functionality for me in there graphics issues mainly, as well as it either getting in my way visually or in terms of system resources, so i bought a windows 98 pc.
And vista never created the boot menu anyway this machine has vista and xp on. Windows xp sp3 boot disk windows xp home and professional. Ini but i havent found it on my original sp pro sp1 cd which is bootable. Windows xp sp3 boot disk posted in windows xp home and professional. Bootpart will allow you to configure the dual boot, including manipulating the boot files and boot. Microsoft windows uses this file as a method of displaying a menu of operating systems. Type bootcfg query to check your i file for errors. It is located at the root of the system partition, typically c.
Selecting xp from the boot menu causes ntldr to run to get information about installed hardware. What this means is that you should have two drives of type local disk, with one containing windows xp and the other not containing any os. This switch permits the system to load if you selected. Ntldr then uses the arc path specified in the boot. Currently i have 2 hdds with windows xp on disk 0 and ubuntu on disk 1. When finished editing, close notepad and return to the command shell. I have see windows with a bad i do a double choice entry when the i only has one.
When you have similar problem like bootmgr is missing in windows 87vista, in windows xp it could bethis topic forums members help. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customersddeoao experience with the operating system. Make sure the default entry matches one of the entries in the operating systems list. If your computer is a microsoft windows 95based or microsoft windows 98based dual boot system, the operating systems section also contains an entry for starting the. This page deals with setting up a dualboot between an existing xp installation and a new installation of windows vista78 or with windows xp and a newer os already on separate disks or partitions. Hello, i need help creating a windows xp sp3 boot disk for a friend. Im from dos days and booting was fairly straightforward. One of the first things that i do upon receiving a new windows computer is create my own custom boot menu that shows up every time i boot my machine this is especially handy when you suspect a virus.
Building and using a windows xp boot disk techgenix. Available switch options for the windows xp and the. Later versions of ntldr shipping with updated releases of windows xp sp2 or sp3 and windows server 2003 r2 can read i files encoded in ucs2 or utf16 as. But, for those that are still using up the physical hard drive boot heres the. Dual boot worked fine, but since i had to reinstall xp i have lost the option to change partitions at boot. Then you should be able to install on other drive provided it has a primary partition. You alter the default line to pick the one you want as the default boot and then and only then should you delete the other line from the i file deleting an option before changing the default line to reflect your preference would likely leave your machine unbootable. In our example, if we want the menu to appear for 45 seconds, the default operating system to be windows 2000, and the xp splash screen to be turned off when we choose to load xp, the boot. Make sure the os drive is active and use the bootrec fixmbrfixbootcommands and modify the i to target the appropriate drive. Windows xp, vista, 7 and 8 and can be downloaded and created on any pc. The next time you start your computer, its settings will go into effect. Ini i also believe the easiest way to do a dual boot is to load w98 on the primary disk boot partition, then install the w2k xp version on another partition.
Mar 18, 2012 xp froum, windows xp home edition version 2002 sp3 i cant find my boot. Make windows boot faster by editing i file techallica. If your computer is a microsoft windows 95based or microsoft windows 98based dualboot system, the operating systems section also contains an entry for starting the. Ini file that is created during a default installation of windows xp professional contains a single entry for windows xp professional. Sep 21, 2010 what do the cd boot files look like in xp. Como fazer um cd boot do windows xp sp3 windows xp. The following sample shows the content of a typical boot. How to manually edit the i file in a windows server. Help and information with the file i computer hope. Answers are only as good as the information you provide.
Download boot for windows xp change the boot menu optionsim make me a millionaire cancelled trying to make a bootable setup cd from my original xp cd in which i thanks again, mr win xp file i non valido x. Though ntldr can boot dos and nonnt versions of windows, i cannot. This will save you a lot of time unless you are imaging of course one of my local colleagues helped developed this disk, took him a few years and a few people helping. As the windows xp operating system begins to load, the ntldr program refers to the boot. Mar 10, 2003 bootpart will allow you to configure the dual boot, including manipulating the boot files and boot. You can have a lot more ram in windows xp, but only so much is available to each process. Quickly edit the i file in windows xp by greg shultz in microsoft on may 11, 2005, 7.
The following sample shows the content of a typical i file. Help and information with the microsoft windows i file. Explanation of microsofts windows nt2000xp2003 i file. Typical i file by john sheesley in microsoft on january 16, 2001, 12. A bootable winme floppy disk or a boot cd created from a image downloaded from. Best way to create a boot disk for xp professional sp3. I want xp to be the default but with win 7 to an option at boot. You should not have usepmtimer on the end of the default line.
Both operating systems will boot, but not from the menu. Type notepad i and edit the file, be sure to change the timeout from 30 to anything else. It will offer to create i for you and ensure that it accurately describes your xp systems and is correctly located and. This file is always located on the root directory of the primary hard drive. Sample i file the following is a sample of a default i file from a windows server 2003based computer. What id like to do is edit the i file to include ubuntu on my second hdd. Xp froum, windows xp home edition version 2002 sp3 i cant find my i file using the search function only a i. Ive seen references even in microsoft documents to boot. Available switch options for the windows xp and the windows. Setup disks for floppy boot install, and many more. Ini i also believe the easiest way to do a dual boot is to load w98 on the primary disk boot partition, then install the w2kxp version on another partition. Ntldr abbreviation of nt loader is the boot loader for all releases of windows nt operating system up to and including windows xp and windows server 2003. Yes, i have considered running win 98 in a virtual machine. Whats the best way to make a dvd from which the computer will boot to xp professional sp3 if i get a crash and cant boot at all, even in safe mode.
This program allows you to edit i, which is used to boot windows from 95 to xp. Download the image file from there preferably winme one. You wont get very far with a single floppy to start xp. Il i, presente nei sistemi windows xp e 2000, permette di gestire il. Quickly edit the i file in windows xp techrepublic. However, the maxmem switch does not account for memory holes. As the windows xp operating system begins to load, the ntldr program refers to the i file to determine where the operating system files reside and which options.
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