Make the F8 options automatically display at system startup

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Do you all remember in Windows 95 or 98 you could edit msdos.sys with a
bootmenu=1 line to make the F8 options automatically display at systems
startup? Well, how do you do this in XP?
 
Spin said:
Do you all remember in Windows 95 or 98 you could edit msdos.sys with a
bootmenu=1 line to make the F8 options automatically display at systems
startup? Well, how do you do this in XP?
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"How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022/EN-US

"Safe-Mode Boot Switches for Windows Boot.ini File"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239780/EN-US/

"A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/EN-US/
 
Here is my Boot.ini, I include two options from F8. Note the top one runs if nothing is selected. You can get the switched from the bootcfg command in help. Type a switch name in Help while online for help to go get the reference for you.

[boot loader]
timeout=3
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 /sos /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Bootlog" /fastdetect /bootlog /sos /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Safe Mode" /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal
 
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