Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell
| bootcfg /delete | new in WS2003 |
Deletes an OS entry.
Syntax
bootcfg /delete /id OSEntryLineNum
Options
- /id OSEntryLineNum
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Deletes the OS entry with line number OSEntryLineNum in the operating systems section of boot.ini file
Examples
Display current boot.ini info :
bootcfg Boot Loader Settings -------------------- timeout:0 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 Boot entry ID: 2 OS Friendly Name: WS2003 Enterprise Path: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS OS Load Options: /fastdetect
Delete the second boot entry:
bootcfg /delete /id 2 SUCCESS: OS entry "2" has been deleted.
Verify the result:
bootcfg Boot Loader Settings -------------------- timeout:0 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
See Also
bootcfg , Recovery Console