1. Start up Xp
2. windows explorer, navigate to drive c
(or proper boot drive)
3. locate boot.ini
4. open it with notepad
5. change the delay time from 30 to 1 second
6. save the file and reboot
7. done
Start up Xp
windows explorer, go to tools, folder options, view, and show hidden files, and uncheck hide file extensons for know file types
navigate to drive c (or proper boot drive)
locate boot.ini
r-click on on and note the properties (readonly, system, hidden.
uncheck the readonly.
open it with notepad
you will see 2 lines; the ms xp and the previous os one.
remove the one of the previos os.
save the file
r-click on the file, and check the readonly mark again.
and reboot
or go easier, go r-klick on my computer, properties, advance, startup and recovery,
a: uncheck the option display list for x seconds, or make the x seconds 0.
Success
Leopold
Startup problem
"Please select the operating system to start
1. Microsoft XP
2. Previous operating system on C
There is no previuos operating system. So we want to load Windows XP immediately. Does XP have the attribute utility to be able to read and edit the MSDOS.SYS file?. Prercisely what do we remove from the file (I realise that this could prevent the PC booting, so we must backup the file first.
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