This utility scans your disk for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000, and Windows XP installations and adds them to an existing boot.ini file. It also rebuilds the file if the boot.ini file is not detected in your computer.

To start, follow these steps:

1. Insert your Windows CD into your computer. You need to select CD as the boot device. See how to select a boot device if you are unsure.
2. Enter Windows Recovery Console
3. At the command prompt, type in: bootcfg /rebuild
   Bootcfg will now attempt to search your disks and rebuild a new boot.ini file. If you have installed more than one operating system, you will receive a message that is similar to the following:

   Totally Identified Windows Install: 3
   
   [1] C:\Windows
   Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All):
   Enter Load Identifier:
   Enter Operating System Load Options:

   [2] D:\WINNT
   Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All):
   Enter Load Identifier:
   Enter Operating System Load Options:
   
   [3] E:\Windows
   Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All):
   Enter Load Identifier:
   Enter Operating System Load Options:

The example above is a result of a configuration which consists of an installed Windows XP under your C drive and Windows 2000 under D drive and Windows 98 under E drive. When asked to add installation to boot list, type in Y to add the installation to the boot list. Under the load identifier, enter the description of the operating system that is located under the corresponding partition. For example, type in: Windows 2000 to specify that the partition volume D contains a Windows 2000 installation. Under the operating system load options, type in: /fastdetect

1. Insert your Windows CD in your computer
2. Enter Windows Recovery Console
3. Type in: type c:\Boot.ini
   This command checks for a valid Boot.ini file. If your boot file is working fine, you should see the following:
   This is a default boot.ini file for a Windows 2000 operating system and may differ from your system configuration.
   
   [boot loader]
   timeout=30
   default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
   [operating systems]
   multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
   
   
4. If you receive the following error messages instead of the above message being displayed, your boot.ini file is corrupted or missing:
   

   The system cannot find the file or directory specified
   File not found - boot.ini

5. To write a new boot.ini file, follow these steps:
• Type in: edit.com
• The MS-DOS editor will launch.
• Type in the following and save it as a boot.ini
  
  For Windows 2000 users, type in:
  [boot loader]
  timeout=30
  default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
  [operating systems]
  multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
  
  For Windows XP users, type in:
  [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="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
  
  IMPORTANT: partition(1) refers to your first partition of your hard disk which Windows is typically installed on. You may need to change the value if Windows is installed in a different partition.
  
  
6. Reboot your computer and the problem should be resolved