Microsoft KB Archive/141707

= Max Number of Lines in [Operating Systems] of Boot.ini is 10 =

Article ID: 141707

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q141707





SUMMARY
The maximum number of lines in the [operating systems] section of the Boot.ini file in Windows NT is 10. If you add an 11th line (or more), only lines 1 through 10 will be seen during the boot phase of Windows NT.



MORE INFORMATION
To display up to 10 operating systems at startup, remove the base video entries in the Boot.ini file.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: KB141707

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