dual boot screen time

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Bob

how do I shorten the time,a dual boot system will boot to
the default system on XP pro, without having to hit the
enter key on XP Pro?
 
Bob said:
how do I shorten the time,a dual boot system will boot to
the default system on XP pro, without having to hit the
enter key on XP Pro?
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Edit the file c:\boot.ini, and change the value after the TIMEOUT= statement
to your preferred delay in seconds.
Perhaps the easiest way to accomplish this is:

1) right-click on the desktop or start menu "My Computer" icon, and select
Properties.
2) Click the Advanced tab
3) Under "System startup, system failure and debugging information" click
the Settings button
4) change the boot delay value where it says "Time to display list of
operating systems:".

Hope this helps.
 
Hi Bob,

Shorten the timeout= line in boot.ini

Start/run C:\boot.ini

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Bob said:
how do I shorten the time,a dual boot system will boot to
the default system on XP pro, without having to hit the
enter key on XP Pro?
Click to expand...

Control Panel - System - Advanced - in the Startup and Error section,
click Settings, and there is an adjustment panel for it near the top
 
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