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boot.ini for win after grub installation?

Asked by JMcWild

I installed in this order, winxp english, winxp korean, ubuntu 6.10. I noticed after i installed ubuntu there is no more boot.ini file i guess because grub is the boot loader. But my question is this, if i wanted to change what it says when i'm loading windows.... the menu that comes up for a windows multi boot that is usually in the boot.ini file, where can i do this? Do i need to make changes within in windows environment or do I need to be in Ubuntu?

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#1

grub is configured from the Ubuntu side. Most of what you need you will find in /boot/grub/menu.lst, defaults, list of OSs to boot and so on. here is a good set of documents which may help:-

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto

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JMcWild (jmcwild) said : 		#2

ok i checked the menu.lst file.

the bottow for me reads:

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title Windows NT/2000/XP (loader)
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

I would like to know what configuration file(s) are accessed after this. How do I find this out?

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#3

menu.lst is loaded by grub shortly after grub is loaded. You then see the countdown, where you can press ESC to bring up the menu. If you choose Windows from the list then this will load up the windows boot loader (NTLDR for NT based systems) which then loads boot.ini and the normal windows startup continues.

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JMcWild (jmcwild) said : 		#4

where is the boot.ini that loads this so i can edit it.

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JMcWild (jmcwild) said : 		#5

currently i have 2 different windows XP's installed, so i wanted to know which i was loading up. Both lines in the windows boot up screen say something like

Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional

So there's no way to tell which is korean and which is english by looking at the text. I should have changed it before i loaded ubuntu, but i forgot, so is there a way to edit the boot.ini file now?

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williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#6

First result when you google for WinXP boot.ini is:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

Best Regards,

Williamts99

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Best JMcWild (jmcwild) said : 		#7

ok this works, i am still unsure why i am unable to locate the boot.ini file in windows after i installed ubuntu with the grub boot loader. Thanks.

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Eric (zurbaybor) said : 		#8

to locate boot.ini

try this..

open my computer....

in the toolbar...

click Tools->Folder Options->View Tab

select "View Hidden Files and Folders"

Uncheck "Hide Protected Operating System Files"

boot.ini is located in "C:\" or the drive where you installed windows....