BootPrep Advanced Commands
The following table shows advanced task code samples.
| Task | Syntax |
|---|---|
| Display the online Help. | A:\>BootPrep /? |
| Copy the PARTITION BOOT sector to A:\Bootrec.old. Command runs in read-only mode. | A:\>BootPrep /r |
| Copy the PARTITION BOOT sector to A:\Bootrec.old and copy the master boot record sector to A:\Mbr.old. Command runs in read-only mode. | A:\>BootPrep /r /mmbr.old |
| Copy the PARTITION BOOT sector to A:\Bootrec.old. Command runs in read-only mode. | A:\>BootPrep /r /m |
| Copy the PARTITION BOOT sector of drive C to A:\Bootrec.old, and then replace it with a new PARTITION BOOT sector using internal data. Command runs in read/write mode. | A:\>BootPrep |
| Replace the PARTITION BOOT sector with a new sector using internal data. Command runs in read/write mode.
The new sector is not saved because you have specified no output file for the old partition boot record. |
A:\>BootPrep /b. |
| Copy the PARTITION BOOT sector of the F drive to A:\Bootrec.old, and then replace it with a new PARTITION BOOT sector using internal data. Command runs in read/write mode. | A:\>BootPrep /dF. |
| Copy the PARTITION BOOT sector of the C drive to A:\Bootrec.old, and then replace it with a new PARTITION BOOT sector from A:\SectFile.Sec. Command runs in read/write mode. | A:\>BootPrep /iSectFile.sec. |
| Automatically answer "Yes" to all questions. Command runs in read/write mode.
This command copies the PARTITION BOOT sector of the C drive to A:\Bootrec.old, and then replaces it with a new PARTITION BOOT sector using internal data. |
A:\>BootPrep /y |
The following table shows examples of incorrectly formatted commands.
| Syntax | Result |
|---|---|
A:\>BootPrep /r /b /m |
Command runs in read-only mode.
No action occurs because you have specified no output file for the partition boot record or the master boot record. |
A:\>BootPrep /r /b |
Command runs in read-only mode.
No action occurs because you have specified no output file for the partition boot record. |
See Also
BootPrep | BootPrep Commands | CompactFlash
Last updated on Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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