


To read about bootcfg, follow our guide: Bootcfg – Guide for Windows XP.

Bootcfg.exe is part of the Windows XP’s Recovery Console. Windows XP doesn’t have a bcdedit.exe utility available, but the bootcfg.exe utility instead. When you type bcdedit in Command Prompt, the output is your computer’s current BCD configuration: Microsoft Windows Ĭopyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. You must be logged-in as an Administrator in order to use BCDEdit.Īlways create a backup of your current BCD file before using the utility with the help of the /export parameter: bcdedit /export C:\exportBCDfile
