Explain boot ini etc

[Brian Gaff]

Hi folks, is there some resource on what boot.ini does and what you can do
with it?

I am interested because I'd rather like to delay the loading of Window for
around 15 seconds and wondered if it were possible here.

Don't ask, why would anyone want to slow it down... Its too complicated,
trust me...

Brian

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[Jone Doe]

MORE INFORMATION
Windows (specifically Ntldr) uses the Boot.ini file to determine which
operating system options to display when the Startup program is running. By
default, Boot.ini is flagged as a read-only system file and generally does
not require any manual modification.

If you must change the contents of this file, use the System tool in Control
Panel: 1. Click Start button, click Control Panel, and then double-click
System.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under Startup and
Recovery.
Typically, the Boot.ini file contains the following data:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=scsi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt
[operating systems]
scsi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt = "Windows NT" /NODEBUG C:\ =
"Previous Operating System on C:\"

 

[Brian Gaff]

Hi, my boot.ini looks like this.

[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" /fastdetect

.....
So what is this fast detect all about?

Brian

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MORE INFORMATION
Windows (specifically Ntldr) uses the Boot.ini file to determine which
operating system options to display when the Startup program is running.
By default, Boot.ini is flagged as a read-only system file and generally
does not require any manual modification.

If you must change the contents of this file, use the System tool in
Control Panel: 1. Click Start button, click Control Panel, and then
double-click System.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under Startup and
Recovery.
Typically, the Boot.ini file contains the following data:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=scsi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt
[operating systems]
scsi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt = "Windows NT" /NODEBUG C:\ =
"Previous Operating System on C:\"

Hi folks, is there some resource on what boot.ini does and what you can
do with it?

I am interested because I'd rather like to delay the loading of Window
for around 15 seconds and wondered if it were possible here.

Don't ask, why would anyone want to slow it down... Its too complicated,
trust me...

Brian

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graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

[Alex Nichol]

Hi folks, is there some resource on what boot.ini does and what you can do
with it?

I am interested because I'd rather like to delay the loading of Window for
around 15 seconds and wondered if it were possible here.

It has two sections - the second on [Operating systems] specifies the
systems that can be loaded, the first [Boot Loader] says which is
default, and has a 'timeout' setting (by default 30 seconds) after which
that default is taken

So presuming you have only one system in the list (so it need not wait
for selection) you need to add a second one. Go to Control Panel -
System - Advanced and in Startup and Error click Settings. Click Edit
to load the boot.ini into Notepad.

Carefully copy/paste the last line - something like

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

(which will wrap here ) as a second instance. Adjust the name a bit,
and you might usefully have it to boot Safe mode, by adding the needed
switch, to give say
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Safe Mode"
/fastdetect /safeboot:minimal

Adjust the timeout= to 15, and save and you will get the boot menu with
those two choices come up each time for 15 seconds, after which the
existing default will load