NTLDR loads my boot.ini slowly

[paxi_9]

Hi,

The original content of my boot.ini as shown below

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

As shown here my XP is in drive "D:" and 2000 is in drive "C:".. and
with this "boot.ini", I faced no problem.

I tried changing the order of display in my selection screen by
changing the boot.ini as

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

also i revoked the boot.ini file attributes by
c:\> attrib +r +h +s boot.ini

when I tried rebooting my pc after this change, I observed that after
the POST operations,
``it took nearly 1 minute of silent curser blinking on blank screen,
before showing the "OS selection screen"``

so I revoked my boot.ini to have the original values (as shown above)..
But still i observed the same 1 minute delay..

can any one help me on this to know why this happens and how can it be
avoided?

Thanks;
R. Padmakumar

 

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| Hi,
|
| The original content of my boot.ini as shown below
|
| [boot loader]
| timeout=30
| default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
| [operating systems]
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
| Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
| Professional" /fastdetect
|
| As shown here my XP is in drive "D:" and 2000 is in drive "C:".. and
| with this "boot.ini", I faced no problem.
|
| I tried changing the order of display in my selection screen by
| changing the boot.ini as
|
| [boot loader]
| timeout=30
| default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
| [operating systems]
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
| Professional" /fastdetect
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
| Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
|
| also i revoked the boot.ini file attributes by
| c:\> attrib +r +h +s boot.ini
|
| when I tried rebooting my pc after this change, I observed that after
| the POST operations,
| ``it took nearly 1 minute of silent curser blinking on blank screen,
| before showing the "OS selection screen"``
|
| so I revoked my boot.ini to have the original values (as shown above)..
| But still i observed the same 1 minute delay..
|
| can any one help me on this to know why this happens and how can it be
| avoided?
|
| Thanks;
| R. Padmakumar
|

 

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