-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Default boot system
- From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:26:47 -0400
In days gone by I would have assumed it was that easy and just done it. I
have since learned that the age old adage about ASSume is very true.
So, I am glad to hear that it really is that easy and also glad for the tip
about being able to save it. If the Properties Plus utility is small enough
(under 15 MB) you can email it to me at don101@xxxxxxxxxx or send me a link
to download from.
I sometimes have trouble getting "Read Only" files and directories to stay
changed so I can move or delete them and that tool might be better than
using Windows Properties for the job.
Are you going to tell me what all those commands in your boot loader do or
am I gonna have to go look them up myself? :-))
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 1:28 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Default boot system
> Don,
> Your working didn't sound like a "right" or "wrong" was possible. The
> question seemed far too rhetorical for that. (I'm pretty sure that lets
> you off the hook) ;0}
>
>
> But he's right. It really is that simple, provided that you are
> actually able to save your changes once you edit the boot.ini file. If
> you
> find that the system has the file locked so that changes cannot be saved,
> you'll need to remove the System attribute before saving the file. I have
> a
> utility called Properties Plus installed that allows me to change these
> types of unreachable attributes whenever the need arises. It's a free
> program, so I can make it available to you if you need it.
>
>
> To give you an example of something else you can do with it, here is what
> mine looks like when I'm only running two instances of XP.
>
> [boot loader]
>
> timeout=10
>
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
>
> [operating systems]
>
> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
>
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="WinXP Pro [C]"
> /noexecute=optin
> /fastdetect /usepmtimer
>
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="WinXP Pro Safe Mode [C]"
> /safeboot:minimal /usepmtimer
>
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="WinXP Pro [D]"
> /noexecute=optin
> /fastdetect /usepmtimer
>
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="WinXP Pro Safe Mode [D]"
> /safeboot:minimal /usepmtimer
>
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:02 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Default boot system
>
>
>> Is that a nice way of saying I was wrong and it really is that easy?
>>
>> Don
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chris Spotta" <chris@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 3:18 PM
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Default boot system
>>
>>
>>> It is =]
>
>
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