Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell

Adds load options for a specified OS entry in boot.ini .

Syntax

bootcfg /addsw [/mm MaximumRAM ] [/bv] [/so] [/ng] /id OSEntryLineNum

Options

/mm MaximumRAM

Specifies maximum amount of RAM the operating system can use

/bv

Adds the /basevideo option to OS entry specified by OSEntryLineNum to force use of standard VGA mode

/so

Adds the /sos option to OS entry specified by OSEntryLineNum to display names of device drivers as they load

/ng

Adds the /noguiboot option to OS entry specified by OSEntryLineNum to hide the progress bar that appears before the logon prompt

Examples

Disable the boot progress bar for OS entry 1 in the operating systems section of boot.ini :

bootcfg /addsw /ng /id 1 SUCCESS: Added the switch to OS entry for line "1" in the BOOT.INI file.

Verify the result:

bootcfg Boot Loader Settings -------------------- timeout:30 default:multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS Boot Entries ------------ Boot entry ID: 1 OS Friendly Name: WS2003, Enterprise Path: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS OS Load Options: /fastdetect /noguiboot

Notes

To remove boot entry switches after adding them, use the bootcfg /rmsw command.

See Also

bootcfg , Recovery Console