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Using nvrboot to Edit Boot Options, Safe Mode Network

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1. At the command prompt, type the following command: c:\>bootcfg The command displays the following output: Boot Options -----------Timeout: 20 Default: \Device\HarddiskDmVolumes\PhysicalDmVolumes\BlockVolume1\WINDOWS CurrentBootEntryID: 1 Boot Entries -----------Boot entry ID: 1 OS Friendly Name: Windows Server 2008 OsLoadOptions: /redirect BootFilePath: \Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\WINNT50\ia64ldr.efi OsFilePath: \Device\HarddiskDmVolumes\PhysicalDmVolumes\BlockVolume1\WINDOWS Boot entry ID: 2 OS Friendly Name: Internal Bootable DVD Boot entry ID: 3 OS Friendly Name: EFI Shell [Built-in] 2. Copy the default boot entry (boot entry 1) using the following command: C:\>bootcfg /copy /d "Safe Mode Minimal" /id 1 The system indicates that it successfully copied boot entry 1. The new entry is appended to the list. In the example, the new boot entry is assigned ID 4. 3. Change the options of the new boot entry by entering the following command: C:\>bootcfg /raw "/safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog /redirect" /id 4 4. Copy the default boot entry to another boot entry (ID 5) using the following command: C:\>bootcfg /copy /d "Safe Mode Network" /id 1 The system indicates that it successfully copied boot entry 1. The new entry is appended to the list. In the example, the new boot entry is assigned ID 5. 5. Change the options of the new boot entry by entering the following command: C:\>bootcfg /raw "/safeboot:network /sos /bootlog /redirect" /id 5 Using nvrboot to Edit Boot Options The nvrboot command (nvrboot.efi) runs an EFI-based boot entry editor that you can run while the OS is shut down. Using nvrboot, you can edit, export backup copies, and import backup copies of boot entries into NVRAM. You can access nvrboot from the EFI shell in the msutil directory of the system partition (fsN:/msutil/nvrboot.efi, where N is the number of the file system). To add to the EFI boot option menu using nvrboot: Safe Mode 15

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1.
At the command prompt, type the following command:
c:\>bootcfg
The command displays the following output:
Boot Options
------------
Timeout: 20
Default:
\Device\HarddiskDmVolumes\PhysicalDmVolumes\BlockVolume1\WINDOWS
CurrentBootEntryID: 1
Boot Entries
------------
Boot entry ID: 1
OS Friendly Name: Windows Server 2008
OsLoadOptions: /redirect
BootFilePath:
\Device\HarddiskVolume1\EFI\Microsoft\WINNT50\ia64ldr.efi
OsFilePath:
\Device\HarddiskDmVolumes\PhysicalDmVolumes\BlockVolume1\WINDOWS
Boot entry ID: 2
OS Friendly Name: Internal Bootable DVD
Boot entry ID: 3
OS Friendly Name: EFI Shell [Built-in]
2.
Copy the default boot entry (boot entry 1) using the following command
:
C:\>bootcfg /copy /d
Safe Mode Minimal
/id 1
The system indicates that it successfully copied boot entry 1. The new entry is appended to
the list. In the example, the new boot entry is assigned ID 4.
3.
Change the options of the new boot entry by entering the following command:
C:\>bootcfg /raw
/safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog /redirect
/id 4
4.
Copy the default boot entry to another boot entry (ID 5) using the following command:
C:\>bootcfg /copy /d
Safe Mode Network
/id 1
The system indicates that it successfully copied boot entry 1. The new entry is appended to
the list. In the example, the new boot entry is assigned ID 5.
5.
Change the options of the new boot entry by entering the following command:
C:\>bootcfg /raw
/safeboot:network /sos /bootlog /redirect
/id 5
Using nvrboot to Edit Boot Options
The
nvrboot
command (nvrboot.efi) runs an EFI-based boot entry editor that you can run while
the OS is shut down. Using
nvrboot
, you can edit, export backup copies, and import backup
copies of boot entries into NVRAM. You can access
nvrboot
from the EFI shell in the
msutil
directory of the system partition (
fsN:/msutil/nvrboot.efi
, where
N
is the number of the
file system).
To add to the EFI boot option menu using nvrboot:
Safe Mode
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