Managing partitions using GDisk
Modifying the Windows NT/2000/XP boot menu
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GDisk does not add an entry to Boot.ini in the following cases:
■An entry with the description already exists in Boot.ini (case insensitive).
■The referenced partition is of type Extended.
■The referenced partition is hidden.
The following table describes the function of each switch for both types of entries.
Table | Boot.ini switches | |
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/bootini |
| Modifies Boot.ini. |
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/add |
| Creates a new entry in Boot.ini. |
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/d:diskno |
| Represents the physical fixed disk, from 1 to 8. |
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/p:partno |
| Indicates the partition from which to boot. |
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/desc:description |
| Specifies the description to appear in the NT boot loader menu. |
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/inifile:filename |
| Specifies the full path and file name for Boot.ini. The default |
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| value is C:\boot.ini. |
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/bsectfile:filename |
| Specifies the boot sector file to create. For example, C:\bsect.dat. |
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/winnt |
| Adds an entry to start a Windows NT/2000/XP operating system. |
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/sysfolder:folder |
| Specifies the system folder on the Windows NT/2000/XP |
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| operating system from which to start. The default value is Winnt. |
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/r |
| Restarts after the execution of the command. |
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Adding an entry for starting Windows NT/2000/XP
The syntax for this command is as follows:
gdisk32 /bootini /add /d:disknumber/p:partno /desc:description /winnt [/sysfolder:folder] [/inifile:filename] [/r]
This entry uses the Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) style path to describe the relative disk location for the entry. The entry has the following format:
<ARC style path>\<system folder>=“description”
For example:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt=“Boot NT System”
