Changes Made in Control Panel System for BOOT.INI Are Ignored

 Last reviewed: July 22, 1996
Article ID: Q130207
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

If you install Windows NT on a partition other than the first partition of the hard disk, one of the following may occur:

  • The Startup Operating System list and timer in Control Panel System are blank.

    -or-

  • Changes made in the Control Panel System for the Startup Operating System and timer information are ignored when you restart the computer.

CAUSE

Control Panel System modifies the BOOT.INI file on the first partition of the hard disk, even though a BOOT.INI file exists on the active partition. If a BOOT.INI file does not exist on the first partition, the Startup Operating System list and timer information in Control Panel System are blank.

WORKAROUND

To workaround this problem, do one of the following:

  • Modify the BOOT.INI file located on the active partition of the hard disk using a text editor.

    -or-

  • Make changes to the Startup Operating System and timer information in Control Panel System, and then copy the BOOT.INI file located in the first partition to the active partition of the hard disk.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.1 and 3.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbenv kbbug3.10 kbbug3.50
KBSubcategory: ntboot ntutil
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10 3.50 dual flex dos ntldr show list
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Last reviewed: July 22, 1996
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