Re: Editing the boot.ini file in Windows 2000

From: Dave Patrick (mail_at_Nospam.DSPatrick.com)
Date: 11/07/04 

Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 15:30:34 -0700

In order to have access to the root you'll need to have already;

Control Panel|Admin Tools|Local Security Policy Recovery console:"Allow
floppy copy and access to all drives/folders" set to enabled.

Then from the recovery console command line;
SET allowallpaths = TRUE

to gain access to all folders.

Much easier to just create a boot floppy. (assuming only an arc path problem
exists) 

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Regards,
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"George Hester" wrote:
| It depends where it is.  If it is on the root of the OP Sys then you can 
try
| the Repair Console and try to edit the boot ini then.  Remeber it is
| readonly and hidden so you'll have to attrib -h boot.ini then attrib -r
| boot.ini before you can work on it.  You just stick the Windows 2000 
CD-ROM
| in during the bootup.  You'll see the options then to get to the Repair
| Console.  I believe edit and attrib are available there.
|
| --
| George Hester

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