In article <9HFzc.72187$i_5.20661@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com> , Concerned
Netizen <chuckie@throwitaway.com> wrote:
> I guess this question is either too obscure to be of any import or
> nobody knows the answer. "Concerned Netizen"
> <chuckie@throwitaway.com> wrote in message
> news:1UFxc.82099$Y_1.10038@newssvr25.news.prodigy. com... I apparently
> lost my bosinst.data file. Do I need it? If I do what do i need it
> for? Can I reboot without it???

Someone already answered your original three questions.

Check the Google archives for this thread, and you'll find a reply from
Andreas Schulze. His answer appears to be accurate, which is most likely
why you haven't seen other replies in the thread.

-Dan