Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell

Removes load options for a specified OS entry.

Syntax

bootcfg /rmsw [/mm] [/bv] [/so] [/ng] /id OSEntryLineNum

Options

/mm

Removes /maxmem switch with its associated maximum memory value from OS entry specified by OSEntryLineNum

/bv

Removes /basevideo switch from OS entry specified by OSEntryLineNum

/so

Removes /sos switch from OS entry specified by OSEntryLineNum

/ng

Removes /noguiboot switch from OS entry specified by OSEntryLineNum

Examples

Display current boot.ini info :

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

Remove the /noguiboot switch from boot entry 2:

bootcfg /rmsw /ng /id 2 SUCCESS: Removed the switches from the OS entry for line "2" in the BOOT.INI.

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

Notes

The bootcfg /rmsw command has the opposite effect of the bootcfg /addsw command.

See Also

bootcfg , Recovery Console