Re: Boot.ini - Display Boot Options At Boot

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My display is

1. Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
2. Windows XP Home SafeMode
3.Microsoft Windows Recovery Console

Last Known Good Configuration is one of the SafeMode options.
-- 
Ron Sommer

"Marc" <f@chance> wrote in message 
news:eVVXK30JGHA.720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Are the options (as outlined in my original post) displayed when you boot? 
> I added the recovery console line as per your config to my boot.ini but it 
> didn't make any difference(my recovery console is in same directory as 
> yours).
>
> Marc
>
> Ron Sommer wrote:
>> I have Home and XP is on the second partition.
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=3
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
>> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home SafeMode"
>> /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal
>> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
>>
>> "Marc" <f@chance> wrote in message
>> news:e4HYn0oJGHA.2864@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> I inadvertently reset my boot.ini to its default config (windowsxp
>>> pro). Prior to resetting it, a menu would appear at boot time with some
>>> boot options, eg:
>>> - normal windows boot
>>> - safe boot
>>> - recovery console (recovery console is installed on my hard disk)
>>>
>>> There may also have been a 'last good config' option but I can't
>>> recall for sure. There was also a timer count down.
>>>
>>> With the current default config, there are few brief post messages
>>> and then just a black screen until the windows logon screen appears.
>>>
>>> Can anyone what needs to go in boot.ini to get the options as above
>>> to appear at boot time?
>>>
>>> tia
>>> Marc
>
> 


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