- 1). Click the Windows "Start" button and select "Run." Type "notepad.exe" in the text box and press "Enter" to open the software.
- 2). Create the boot loader section. The boot loader section sets the timeout for the menu that displays the operating system you want to load. This section also defines the default operating system if no choice is made. Add the following statements to the file:
[boot loader]
timeout=20
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
The timeout in this example is set to 20 seconds. The default operating system is Windows on the section partition of the disk. - 3). Add the operating system section. Typically, only one operating system is listed, but you use this part of the boot.ini file to define dual-boot systems with multiple operating systems installed. The following is an example for Windows XP:
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /fastdetect
C:\ = "Windows XP"
The Windows XP text displays in the boot menu when you turn on the computer. - 4). Press the "CTRL" and "S" keys. In the "Save" dialog window, type "boot.ini" for the file name and select "All Files" in the "File Type" drop-down box. The boot.ini file is created.
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