Advance of Mastering Windows Bootcfg.

Configures, queries, or changes Boot.ini file settings.

To view the command syntax, click a command:

bootcfg addsw

Adds operating system load options for a specified operating system entry.

Syntax

bootcfg /addsw [/s Computer [/u Domain\User /p Password]] [/mm MaximumRAM] [/bv] [/so] [/ng] /id OSEntryLineNum

Parameters

/s Computer

Specifies the name or IP address of a remote computer (do not use backslashes). The default is the local computer.

/u Domain\User

Runs the command with the account permissions of the user specified by User or Domain\User. The default is the permissions of the current logged on user on the computer issuing the command.

/p Password

Specifies the password of the user account that is specified in the /u parameter.

/mm MaximumRAM

Adds the /maxmem switch to the specified OSEntryLineNum and sets the maximum amount of RAM that the operating system can use.

/bv

Adds the /basevideo switch to the specified OSEntryLineNum, directing the operating system to use standard VGA mode for the installed video driver.

/so

Adds the /sos switch to the specified OSEntryLineNum, directing the operating system to display device driver names while they are being loaded.

/ng

Adds the /noguiboot switch to the specified OSEntryLineNum, disabling the Windows XP Professional progress bar that appears before the CTRL+ALT+DEL logon prompt.

/id OSEntryLineNum

Specifies the operating system entry line number in the [operating systems] section of the Boot.ini file to which the operating system load options are added. The first line after the [operating systems] section header is 1.

/?

Displays help at the command prompt.

Examples

The following examples show how you can use the bootcfg /addsw command:
bootcfg /addsw /mm 64 /id 2
bootcfg /addsw /so /id 3
bootcfg /addsw /so /ng /s srvmain /u hiropln /id 2
bootcfg /addsw /ng /id 2
bootcfg /addsw /mm 96 /ng /s srvmain /u maindom\hiropln /p p@ssW23 /id 2