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 Post Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:21 pm 
 
Earlier today I decided to check in boot.ini under msconfig to see if the name of operating system show or not. It's not there but can't figure out how is my desktop booting up when I turn on my desktop or restart the desktop too. Mine is Microsoft Windows 7 64X Ultimate operating system. Do I have to worry about this or should be fine without the name to boot up the desktop. If I have to fix this to have the name show in boot.ini and please show me how to fix step by step to get the name show.

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 Post Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 8:12 am 
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If you are booting to a single operating system, there is no menu of choices in boot.ini. Furthermore, since you are running Windows 7, it is actually using BCD (Boot Configuration Data) and not boot.ini. The boot.ini file remains for older operating system support purposes.
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 Post Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:46 am 
 
Hi Stephen,

First thank you for correction of the word and I don't know why I put the word ini after boot on the heading of my message. Anyway what I want to know if that is no worry about no name of the operating system in boot under System Configuration in msconfig? That's what I need to know.

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 Post Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:31 am 
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Sorry if I wasn't clear -- there is a boot.ini on Windows 7. The BCD information is primary, though.
I don't believe that there is a problem, but could you post a snapshot of the boot tab from MSCONFIG?

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 Post Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 10:28 am 
 
Here is my screenshot of System Configuration with no operating system name in boot.


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Unusual, but as long as it is booting and running fine, no worries.
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 Post Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:19 pm 
 
Yes it is unusual and still can boot the desktop and no problem to run the operating system of Windows 7 Ultimate 64X.

OK thanks for looking into this to see if that need to be done or not.

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