Article ID: 227623 - Last Review: February 27, 2007 - Revision: 3.2

Users Group Members Can Modify Boot.ini When Installing Windows 2000 on a FAT Partition

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SYMPTOMS

When an ordinary user who is a member of the Users group is installing Windows 2000 on a drive using the FAT file system, that user can edit the Boot.ini file and save the changes.
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RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, convert the system partition to the NTFS file system and then secure the root folder.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
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Keywords: 
kbenv kbprb kbsetup KB227623
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