How to look and manually configure the Boot.ini file in Windows Server 2003 is explained in this article.

In Windows Server 2003, you can quickly and simply place the Boot.ini to confirm that the Windows startup configurations change and changes in the Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) path to, as necessary. You can add switches to the Boot.ini file.

Edit the Boot.ini file

To view and edit the Boot.ini file, follow these steps:
a. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
b. In Control Panel, double-click System.
c. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
d. Under System startup, click Edit.

Typical scenarios:

The following file explains some typical scenarios where the user should manually update the ARC path in the Boot.ini file once storage configuration has changed.
a. If you include a new controller that has the BIOS disabled, you may have to verify and manually accurate the ARC path in the Boot.ini file.
b. Whenever you add or remove disks from the PC, you make the potential for a condition where the ARC path must be updated.
c. Even if the operating system may sometimes recommend updating the Boot.ini file, you still have to manually update the ARC path. Whether the ARC path must be manually updated depends on the level and nature of the changes to the Boot.ini file.

If these modify to the ARC path causes troubles when you start the PC, follow these steps:

1. Start the Recovery Console and run the map ARC command. From the results of the map ARC command, you can find the correct ARC path.
2. Make a new Boot.ini file on another PC.
3. Copy the new Boot.ini file. Use one of the following technique:
* Copy the new Boot.ini file to a floppy disk, and then use Recovery Console to copy the new Boot.ini file to the system.
* Copy the new Boot.ini file on a NT boot disk. If these files are needed, copy them to the same disk: Ntldr, Ntdetect.com and Mass Storage Device driver that you've renamed Bootdd.sys.