Hello all
new here in techspot and you guys might be able to help me out
I am trying to make a boot menu in my config.sys file
so I can either start my laptop in Win98 or the DOS Mode.
so far I was able to create my menu, but there is always windows loading
first, then I get my menu, but wether I choose DOS or Windows,
it still boots up my windows. I tried to locate the Boot.ini File in Win98, but there doesn't seem to be one. I tried to disable the BootGUI in MSDOS.SYS but then my windows doesn't load.... I even tried to locate the bootmenu (the one that appears when you press F8 while loading) or even create another bootmenu, but I can't seem to be able to do either, and since I don't want the whole bunch of menu items in the original Bootmenu, that is the reason I want to have only 2 items, because when this works, I'll copy it to other laptops in the Dept.

Thanks !!
Marc

I am not sure, it has been a long time, but I think you may need to edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. However, before you do that, make sure you make a startup disk, if you don't already have one, by going to start/settings/control panel add/remove programs, and at the top, there is a button to make a startup disk.

My Autoexec.bat is as follows







empty
hehehehe
tried to insert a call to the config.sys file but windows seems to have a prime place BEFORE even calling config.sys or autoexec.bat

thanks anyways

The Autoexe.bat file, is the file, to launch batch programs, that you want to run during bootup. You may need to do some web browsing, but I am sure the autoexec.bat file is the one you need to add your menu to.

ok,
tried to make a boot menu from autoexec.bat,
but I still have the same problem as before,
Windows 98 overlooks the initial autoexec.bat, starts up windows,
gives me the menu I created, and overlooks my choice by booting windows


hurray for puke: M$
I'll try to post my modified config.sys and/or autoexec.bat as soon as I can xfer them to my flashdrive.

ok, here is my config.sys

[MENU]
menuitem DOS, Start computer in DOS Mode.
menuitem WIN, Start computer in Windows.
menudefault WINDOWS,30
menucolor 7,0

[DOS]
device=C:\Windows\Himem.sys /testmemff
device=C:\CD\oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=C:\CD\btdosm.sys
device=C:\CD\flashpt.sys
device=C:\CD\btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=C:\CD\aspi2dos.sys
device=C:\CD\aspi8dos.sys
device=C:\CD\aspi4dos.sys
device=C:\CD\aspi8u2.sys
device=C:\CD\aspicd.sys /D:mscd001

[WIN]
WIN.COM

[COMMON]
files=30
buffers=30
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
lastdrive=z


and here is my attempt to make a menu in my autoexec.bat but I seem to have a deadlock in there somewhere (adapted it from an article on registry mechanics)

@Echo Off
CLS
:Start
Echo Voulez-vous demarrer en :
Echo 1 - Windows 98
Echo 2 - MS-DOS ( mode commande )
Echo
:Query
Echo 1 ou 2 ?
GetKey
If Errorlevel 52 Goto Query
If Errorlevel 51 CLS
If Errorlevel 50 Goto DOS
If Errorlevel 49 Goto Windows
Goto Query
OS
COMMAND.COM
Goto Start
:Windows
Win.com
Goto Start

Any insights or even corrections will be welcomed.

Check this site out, it is not exactly what you want, but maybe give you some insight on how to do it. http://www.pcnineoneone.com/howto/multiboot5.html

Here is another site that may help: http://www.xperts.co.za/reuel/multib...age8.html~main

Hey J-A-N,
and others as well maybe for future reference,
I kinda found the solution, took me a while but after a couple hours of
web browsing I finally found something here
Annoyances.org
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-054

thanks again J-A-N

Why not just hit F8 on boot where that menu choice is given ? ? ?

patio.