Where is the boot.ini file in windows xp home

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The boot.ini file in Windows XP Home is located on the C: drive and is a hidden system file. Users must adjust their viewing options to display hidden and system files in Windows Explorer to locate it. Alternatively, accessing the file can be done through the Run command by typing "msconfig". This method provides a straightforward way to manage system configuration settings.

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i cannot find the boot.ini on my windows xp home computer. I even searched for it but i had no success. Can someone please tell me where it is?
 
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Set your viewing options to display hidden/system files and look directly to the C: drive using windows explorer. This is one way to go about it.
 
I think you can also get access to it by doing START->Run->msconfig
 
i didn't uncheck the viewing options thing. i found it now.
 
Glad you found it!
 

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