- Boot.ini - Display Boot Options At Boot
- Posted by Marc on January 31st, 2006
I inadvertently reset my boot.ini to its default config (windowsxp pro).
Prior to resetting it, a menu would appear at boot time with some boot
options, eg:
- normal windows boot
- safe boot
- recovery console (recovery console is installed on my hard disk)
There may also have been a 'last good config' option but I can't recall for
sure. There was also a timer count down.
With the current default config, there are few brief post messages and then
just a black screen until the windows logon screen appears.
Can anyone what needs to go in boot.ini to get the options as above to
appear at boot time?
tia
Marc
- Posted by Ron Sommer on January 31st, 2006
I have Home and XP is on the second partition.
[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP Home SafeMode"
/fastdetect /safeboot:minimal
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
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- Posted by Marc on February 1st, 2006
Are the options (as outlined in my original post) displayed when you boot? I
added the recovery console line as per your config to my boot.ini but it
didn't make any difference(my recovery console is in same directory as
yours).
Marc
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- Posted by David Candy on February 1st, 2006
Yopu also have D:\windows?
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- Posted by Ron Sommer on February 1st, 2006
What makes you think that I have D:\Windows?
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Yopu also have D:\windows?
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- Posted by Ron Sommer on February 1st, 2006
My display is
1. Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
2. Windows XP Home SafeMode
3.Microsoft Windows Recovery Console
Last Known Good Configuration is one of the SafeMode options.
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- Posted by Bob I on February 1st, 2006
partition(2)
Ron Sommer wrote:
- Posted by David Candy on February 1st, 2006
As above.
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- Posted by Ron Sommer on February 1st, 2006
C is the first active (system) partition.
In my case, C is the second partition.
The first partition (D) is the XP installation files.
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As above.
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- Posted by Marc on February 2nd, 2006
Thanks - and that's what I now get. Those options didn't appear the first
time I booted after adding the Recovery Console line to boot.ini but now
they do.
Marc
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