Although the adoption of Windows 10 is being very high, there are still many computers in the world that use old operating systems and, by extension, old or nonexistent files and libraries. Between the important files that many users have faced with the latest old versions of Windows it's bootsect.dos, a file unknown to those who use only Windows as an operating system but very famous among those who use dual-boot computers, in other words, with two or more operating systems per computer.
In this way, bootsect.dos plays a very important role when it consists of manage startup of multiple operating systems and thus it is not available to all Windows users. Next we will show you what steps to follow to find the mentioned file, something that we will need in case of repair or modification of bootsect.dos.
NTLDR uses Bootsect.dos to manage various operating systems
First we must go to the Windows Start menu and then go to the Control Panel. In Control Panel we look for the entry of appearance and customization. Once we have found it, we go to Folder Options and in View we press the button «Advanced«.
After pressing this button, a long list of alternatives will appear that have a box to mark or unmark. For this case we look for the option «Show hidden files, folders, and drives»And we mark it, then we press Ok and close the windows.
Once this is done, we return to the Start menu and Search. Now we write the word bootsect.dos and press the search button, then a list will appear with the data of the file or files that resemble the name. There may be more than one since the administrator has created some backups. We press the file that interests us and we right click to edit or view the content of this file.
Bootsect.dos is a file that tends to change situation depending on the computer, so you may need to perform these steps more than once if you work with more than one PC.
