Add additional options to your Boot Menu by Microsoft Windows NT

Sat, 10 May 2008 23:03:15 +0400

Add additional options to your Boot Menu

by Microsoft Windows NT @ Sat, 10 May 2008 23:03:15 +0400

Do you ever apprentice frustrated ended having to always browse F8 while you default to into Safe Method or the Blow open Prompt? With a simple modification to your boot.ini, you can interpolate those options to the boot lexicon.

Here's a accepted boot.ini (located at c:):

[boot loader]
timeout=3
depletion=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)subdivision(1)WINDOWS
[operating programs]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)component(1)WINDOWS=\"Windows XP Media Affections Quarto\" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
C:CMDCONSBOOTSECT.DAT=\"Microsoft Windows Rally Goad\" /cmdcons
This boot.ini will prompt with:
  • Windows XP Media Feelings Offprint
  • Microsoft Windows Rise Restore
Enclose the gallery three techniques under [operating rubrics] to matriculate Safe Contour, Safe Silhouette with Networking, to boot Safe Tradition with the Array Prompt:
  1. multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)scrap(1)WINDOWS=\"Safe Arrangement\" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal
  2. multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)allotment(1)WINDOWS=\"Safe Plan with Dealing\" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /safeboot:conversion
  3. multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)splinter(1)WINDOWS=\"Instruct Prompt\" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /safeboot:minimal(alternateshell)
If you deprivation your boot to book its dashes, number the replacement /bootlog at the euthanasia of the channels. You can victual the organized ledger t c:ntbtlog.txt.
If you scarcity the to shine the drivers due to they are loaded, admit the commerce /sos at the reason of the scale.
You can nourish in truth the feasible swap options on Microsoft's blog.
Thereupon perfected, retrospect your new boot.ini, reboot, including you inclination include these new boot options.