DOCUMENT:Q101223 09-JUL-1993 [W_NT] TITLE :INF: REPAIR.INF File on Emergency Repair Disk PRODUCT :Windows NT PROD/VER:3.10 OPER/SYS:WINDOWS KEYWORDS: -------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The REPAIR.INF file is one of several files on the Emergency Repair Disk and is used to check the validity of Windows NT system files. It has the following sections: [Repair] The Repair section has three entries: Repair.BootFiles This entry contains the Advanced RISC Computer (ARC) path to the files needed to boot Windows NT. Repair.WinntFiles This entry contains the ARC path to Windows NT files. Sysroot This entry points to the root of the Windows NT installation. [Repair.BootFiles] This section contains an entry for each of the files needed to boot Windows NT. The following format is used: \\,\,"", For example, if you installed Windows NT from a network share, a similar entry to the following would be present: \$WIN_NT.~LS\NTLDR,\NTLDR,"Windows NT Setup CD-ROM",a44931ee [Repair.WinntFiles] This section contains an entry for each file installed by Windows NT Setup. The format is the same as the entries in the Repair.BootFiles section except the destination directory is also recorded: \\,\, "", Note: There is a backup copy of the REPAIR.INF file located in the root directory of the Windows NT installation called SETUP.LOG. If REPAIR.INF has become damaged on the Emergency Repair Disk, you can replace it with SETUP.LOG. Additional reference words: 3.10 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.