Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell

Displays the boot loader and operating systems sections of boot.ini .

Syntax

bootcfg /query

Examples

Display the results of using the bootcfg /query command:

bootcfg /query 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 Boot entry ID: 2 OS Friendly Name: WS2003 Enterprise Path: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS OS Load Options: /fastdetect /noguiboot

Now compare this with the actual contents of the boot.ini file:

[boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS operating systems multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="WS2003, Enterprise" /fastdetect /noguiboot multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="WS2003 Enterprise" /fastdetect /noguiboot

Note that:

• The Boot Loader Settings part of the output for bootcfg /query displays the information for each entry in the boot loader section of the boot.ini file.

• The Boot Entries part of the output for bootcfg /query shows the Boot entry ID, Friendly Name, Path, and OS Load Options for each OS entry in the operating systems section of the boot.ini file.

Notes

Using bootcfg without switches produces the same result as bootcfg /query .

See Also

bootcfg , Recovery Console