[jaclaz]

To clear things up a bit:
The boot process of ANY NT based OS (NT/2K/XP/2003)
Relies on three files:
BOOT.INI
NTLDR
NTDETECT.COM
(some scsi based machines will need a fourth file, NTBOOTDD.SYS)
All files of successive versions work on previous ones, i.e 2K version will boot NT, 2003 version will boot XP, 2k and NT.
Find info on the making of the boot diskette here:
http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy33.htm
There are some FREEWARE utilities to help you deal with the BOOT.INI editing, and much more:
BOOTPART
http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm
EDITBINI
http://www.terabyteu.../utilities.html
Windows Boot.INI C.U. (from GUI)
http://www.dx21.com/SOFTWARE/Dx21/ViewItem...I=2&SI=2&OID=14

For the arcpath syntax used in boot.ini, see my post here:
http://www.msfn.org/...showtopic=25365

The boot.ini switches differ from release to release, a most complete guide is found here:
http://www.sysintern...o/bootini.shtml

jaclaz

[MadGutts]

Very useful... Thanks guys!

[maxXPsoft]

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jaclaz
(some scsi based machines will need a fourth file, NTBOOTDD.SYS)

Thanks cause I need that since the 2000 machine is Scsi. I'll add it to my bootdisk.

Point is I didn't need all that other stuff, this worked and got me out of a jam. Those extra options aren't normally on an NT machine. My Admin would have been severely PO'd at me. I am just wondering how it booted with Last Known Good Configuration - I didn't know NT would have that stored.