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Brazucs
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Okay, so I was trying to set up a new bootscreen and I downloaded this crazy program that makes a new operating system choice when you turn on the computer. So what I have right now is:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition (bootscreen)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
Ok, so... everytime I start the computer, I gotta choose if I want the damned boot screen or not, quite an annoyance, actually. Someitmes I turn the computer and walk away for a minute and it's still booting up 'cause it gives you like 20 seconds to choose.
How do I get "Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition" so I can keep my prettyful bootscreen? |
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Darth Android
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if you look in c:\boot.ini there will be 2 lines that look liek this:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (BootScreen)" /fastdetect /KERNEL=SOMEFILE.EXE
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect
the /KERNEL= tells the computer which file to use instead of the standard boot screen
back up your boot.ini, and then remove the last line that does not have teh /KERNEL= in it. |
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Arcane Wizard
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| Posted: 25 Sep 2004 08:10:00 am Post subject: |
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| Restore the backup the boot.ini that program should've made or you should've made before using the program. |
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Brazucs
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| Posted: 25 Sep 2004 12:24:19 pm Post subject: |
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Problem is... I don't have any "boot.ini" on my computer, although I found the backup "boot.ini.backup". Any other advice, peoples?
boot.ini.backup wrote: [boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional (bootscreen)" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn /KERNEL=kernel1.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
Note to Self: Never change bootscreen again...
EDIT: I tried making a new boot.ini under C:, but it didn't work. I'm gonna try re-installing that program again...
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Arcane Wizard
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| Posted: 25 Sep 2004 12:33:20 pm Post subject: |
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| You do have it show hidden and system files, do you? (no, you don't : ) ) |
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Brazucs
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| Posted: 26 Sep 2004 04:09:05 pm Post subject: |
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I did... but on WinXP it isn't that file that governs which OSs are in the comp, it's ntoskrnl.exe
By the way, I downloaded BootXP and fixed it... it had a pretty easy-to-use interface
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Arcane Wizard
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| Posted: 26 Sep 2004 04:49:34 pm Post subject: |
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brazucs16 wrote: I did... but on WinXP it isn't that file that governs which OSs are in the comp, it's ntoskrnl.exe
http://www.tunexp.com/tips/maintain_your_c...odify_boot_ini/
(screenshot taken in windows xp, using the old win9x skin, don't like windows xp's)
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Brazucs
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| Posted: 26 Sep 2004 04:55:41 pm Post subject: |
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Click
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Arcane Wizard
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| Posted: 26 Sep 2004 04:56:51 pm Post subject: |
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brazucs16 wrote: user posted image
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Brazucs
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| Posted: 26 Sep 2004 04:57:52 pm Post subject: |
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brazucs16 wrote:
I'm not a mod, can't attach pictures. |
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Arcane Wizard
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| Posted: 26 Sep 2004 04:58:32 pm Post subject: |
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| ctrl+f->"boot.ini" |
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Brazucs
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| Posted: 26 Sep 2004 05:00:32 pm Post subject: |
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I kno, but my computer does not seem to have boot.ini... anywhere. I ever did a search for it. Hidden files included. Your Bureaublad has it, not mine.
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Arcane Wizard
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| Posted: 26 Sep 2004 05:07:27 pm Post subject: |
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If you have a pagefile on c:\ it might be that you've got explorer set to show hidden files but not system files (difference=yes), since I don't see that nor several other system files.
(see screenshots, it says something along the lines of "hide system files (recommended)" and "Hidden files and folders: show hidden files and folders" in case you're no good at Dutch) |
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leofox
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| Posted: 27 Sep 2004 02:42:35 am Post subject: |
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brazucs16 wrote: brazucs16 wrote:
I'm not a mod, can't attach pictures.
you ARE a mod (remember free computer tech support provided?)
You have to be an admin to attach pictures like Arcane does. |
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Brazucs
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| Posted: 27 Sep 2004 02:33:43 pm Post subject: |
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| That's what I meant... admin. |
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NETWizz
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| Posted: 03 Oct 2004 06:12:39 pm Post subject: |
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Everyone running NT, 2000, XP, 2003, or Longhorn or any other Microsoft NT based os has a boot.ini file. It is probably marked hidden and or system.
Just make sure if you edit, you get it right. Making a mistake will be a major pain in the a becuase widnows won't start up. |
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Brazucs
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| Posted: 03 Oct 2004 09:44:07 pm Post subject: |
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| But.... I have hidden files set up to show! Oh well, I already got it to waork, so I dunno... |
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Arcane Wizard
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| Posted: 04 Oct 2004 02:54:43 am Post subject: |
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| But you have not unset hiding system files. |
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koolmansam375
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| Posted: 09 Oct 2004 02:08:52 pm Post subject: |
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there was a question like this (or at least like the boot.ini part) in PC Magazine... and he didnt have one (even if hidden files were shown) so they told him to make one and they gave him the code.
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