fastdetect switch windows 2000 boot.ini

[Shelby Cain]

Here is a copy of a boot.ini reference (watch for URL wrap):

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:c606YxsQ7VU:unichrom.virtualave.net/wnt
ug/boot.ini.html+fastdetect+switch&hl=en

The original page no longer exists... but here is the text for
/fastdetect...

/FASTDETECT When you dual boot NT 4.0 and Win2K the Win2K version of
NTDETECT.COM is used during the boot process. In Win2K detection of parallel
and serial devices is performed by plug-and-play device drivers, but NT 4.0
expects NTDETECT to perform the detection. Thus, specifying FASTDETECT
causes NTDETECT to skip parallel and serial device enumeration for a boot
into Win2K, whereas ommitting the switch has NTDETECT perform enumeration
for a boot into NT 4.0. Win2K setup automatically recognizes dual-boot
configurations and sets this switch for BOOT.INI lines that specify a Win2K
boot.

"Floppy" <flo...@canada.com> wrote in message
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> what does the /fastdetect switch do in the boot.ini file?
>
> thank you.
> floppy
>
>
>

[Shelby Cain]

Here is a working page:

http://www.tmk.com/ftp/decus-sig-tapes/vlt99b/vmslt99b/nt/bootini.htm

[Shelby Cain]

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/info/bootini.shtml

Is the original site.... has lots of useful utilities...

"Floppy" <flo...@canada.com> wrote in message

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> wow, that's an interesting website. thank you for the link.
>
> floppy
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