Re: 2 wondows versions detected on pc startup?

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:
Timothy Daniels hunted and pecked:
"Wesley Vogel" wrote:
Check All Boot Paths

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | Click OK |
Boot.ini tab | Check All Boot Paths button |
A dialog box will open detailing the location of any invalid operating
system locations | Confirm you want to remove the entry and reboot

[[Check All Boot Paths - This button will check the boot paths for all
operating systems listed in the BOOT.INI to ensure they point to a valid
operating system. ]]


What happens if msconfig finds an OS that is not listed in boot.ini?
Will it automatically make a corresponding entry in boot.ini? I ask this
because many times people advise use of msconfig's "Check all Boot Paths"
to "fix" boot.ini if boot.ini doesn't enable multi-booting despite the
presence multiple Windows OSes.

*TimDaniels*

What happens if msconfig finds an OS that is not listed in boot.ini?

Read this....

[[Check All Boot Paths - This button will check the boot paths for all
operating systems listed in the BOOT.INI to ensure they point to a valid
operating system. ]]

How is it going to find anything NOT listed in the boot.ini?

Read this...

I have no idea. That's why I asked. But it is conceivable that msconfig
could read the BIOS's list of HDs just like ntldr does, and then look at the
partition tables in each HD like MBRs do, and then look at the file structure
in each partition like the Boot Sectors do, and find Windows OSes. I doubt
that it does that, but many times various posters in this very NG advise using
msconfig to build a multi-boot boot.ini using msconfig's "Check All Boot Paths"
button. I'd just like to see an explicit affirmation or denial of that functionality,
perhaps from you - if you know.

*TimDaniels*

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