Explanation of boot.ini needed..!! Plzz Help

[damritraj]

First of all, hi to all the digitians....

Can ne1 here explain me the boot.ini file.......

For example below is the text in boot.ini file

[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=Q8O077 /Kernel=TUKernel.exe

plzz explain me !!

[rakeshishere]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot.ini

Hope this helps

[abhijangda]

[boot loader]
timeout=3
means that default time to select os is 3 sec
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
default directory of default os
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /TUTag=Q8O077 /Kernel=TUKernel.exe
operating systems installed on this hdd.

[Garbage]

^^ can u plz try to FORMAT UR POST ???

[ravi_9793]

[boot loader]
timeout=3

Time in seconds to display list of operating system at startup.

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

shows the default hard disk..default partion and default OS (windows Xp here)..to boot.

[jal_desai]

the above info shows tht the time to display the list of operating systems is 3 seconds... then it shows tht the operating system is loaded on the first (1) partition of the hard drive....and finally it shows the name of the operating system... (here, windows xp)

[damritraj]

Thanx a lot..to all digitians...!