Bootcfg.exe is a process associated with Microsoft® Windows® Operating System.
Relate to: System utility, System Management, Console
Default location: %WinDir%\System32\bootcfg.exe
Useful information about: bootcfg.exe
Description: BootCfg - Lists or changes the boot settings.
Version: 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Size: 81408 (79K)
MD5: E1F4F92000F2A812528DD7FBFFE26993
The bootcfg command is a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 utility that modifies the Boot.ini file. This command has a function that can scan your computer's hard disks for Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 installations, and then add them to an existing Boot.ini file or rebuild a new Boot.ini file if one does not exist. You can use the bootcfg command to add additional Boot.ini file parameters to existing or new entries.
Bootcfg.exe is a system process and runs in background. Bootcfg doesn't use the network and any particular hardware.
There are 2 ways to modify boot.ini
Method 1: Modify Boot.ini in the Startup and Recovery Dialog Box
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, double-click System.
Click the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery, and then click Edit.
The Boot.ini file is opened in Notepad.
When you finish editing the Boot.ini file, click Save on the File menu, and then quit Notepad.
In the Startup and Recovery dialog box, click OK twice.
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Method 2: Modify Boot.ini by using the System Configuration Utility
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type msconfig, and then click OK.
In the System Configuration Utility dialog box, click the BOOT.INI tab.
Bootcfg.exe is a process associated with Microsoft® Windows® Operating System.
Relate to: System utility, System Management, Console
Default location: %WinDir%\System32\bootcfg.exe
Useful information about: bootcfg.exe
Description: BootCfg - Lists or changes the boot settings.
Version: 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Size: 81408 (79K)
MD5: E1F4F92000F2A812528DD7FBFFE26993
The bootcfg command is a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 utility that modifies the Boot.ini file. This command has a function that can scan your computer's hard disks for Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 installations, and then add them to an existing Boot.ini file or rebuild a new Boot.ini file if one does not exist. You can use the bootcfg command to add additional Boot.ini file parameters to existing or new entries.
Bootcfg.exe is a system process and runs in background. Bootcfg doesn't use the network and any particular hardware.
There are 2 ways to modify boot.ini
Method 1: Modify Boot.ini in the Startup and Recovery Dialog Box
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, double-click System.
Click the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery, and then click Edit.
The Boot.ini file is opened in Notepad.
When you finish editing the Boot.ini file, click Save on the File menu, and then quit Notepad.
In the Startup and Recovery dialog box, click OK twice.
Back to the top
Method 2: Modify Boot.ini by using the System Configuration Utility
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type msconfig, and then click OK.
In the System Configuration Utility dialog box, click the BOOT.INI tab.