How to boot Win95 from startup diskette

[leehinkleman]

Could someone please tell me how to boot into Windows 95
from the startup diskette?
I can view the C drive and change directories into Windows, but can
only re-start Windows by pressing the tower's reset button, and then
removing the diskette.
Thanks for your advice.

 

[craigey]

have you tried typing "win"

without the quotes!

 

[SPYDERIX]

or try typing "exit" without quotes.
Nate
"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!"

 

[leehinkleman]

I thought I'd tried 'WIN', or 'win', before, but maybe not after changing
directory into 'windows'.
Five minutes ago and in directory 'windows', the command 'win' produced
a screen too quick for me to read, with a registry error message, followed
by a final, static screen with the following message:
'VFAT Device Inititalization Failed
A device or resource required by VFAT is not present
or is unavailable. VFAT cannot continue loading

System halted'
After removing the diskette and rebooting, Windows recommended, because of the incomplete previous loading, that restart should be in Safe Mode, which was done OK.

The startup disk was the one created by Windows 95, without the CDROM drivers.

Thanks for your answers.

 

[KarveR]

Add these lines to the config.sys file on the flopy :

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE

if there isn't a config.sys file on the floppy, copy the one from your c:\ to a:\ then restart from th efloppy again.
No you should load windows by
c:\> cd:\windows
c:\windows>win

have fun
***************************************
Party on, dudes!

 

[leehinkleman]

I added

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE

to the diskette's config.sys file, which already contained a blank
line at the top, with
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
on the 2nd line.

When that edited diskette booted, there was a single beep, with an error
message reporting that
an extended memory driver was already installed, and that the XMS driver
could not be loaded...I think that's what it said...
The diskette seemed to be working OK, and I tried the WIN command after changing
directories into windows but, again:
VFAT Device Inititalization Failed'
Thanks.

 

[edfair]

What do you want to do? You have the w95 DOS loaded when you reach the A>. If you want to get to the GUI you have to have drivers for hardware to load. And if you don't go through the normal startup sequence you may be missing the drivers or pointers to the drivers.
Your error message about the extended memory already being loaded indicates you don't understand what is happening with the edited config.sys, and with that lack of knowledge you are going to continue to have problems. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.

 

[leehinkleman]

Thanks Ed, and yes, I was trying to access the GUI from the startup diskette, without using the only method I know, which is to remove the diskette and then press the tower's reset button.
Would it be correct to say that the GUI cannot be started from the startup disk made(during the OS installation, or later from the Add/Remove Programs window) by Windows95?
Or is it possible to add drivers to the diskette to load the GUI from the A: drive?
Thanks again.

 

[edfair]

To get to the GUI normally requires the registry to load to find the drivers that allow the video to function. And the registry is in the 4 mb to 5 mb range, too large to load from floppy.
I've never tried to start the load from floppy, worst case was to reload the system files on the hard drive and reboot.
It is an interesting question, but one I'm probably going to let slide.
I also know that normal boot from HD requires operating parameters to load from msdos.sys and I've not traced down the load sequence for that file. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.

 

[SPYDERIX]

Have you tried my suggestion yet? Type 'exit' at DOS prompt.
Nate
"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!"

 

[leehinkleman]

Nate:
Sorry I forgot to say I did try typing 'exit' and 'exit;' at the prompt, and
I know that gets me back to the Windows desktop from the
MS-DOS prompt running inside Windows.
But from the startup diskette, both 'exit' and 'exit;' result in a
newline with an apparently unchanged prompt on the command line.
Thanks to all and, as Ed suggested, this question may have to slide for now.

 

[smitee]

After you have finished what your doing...eject diskette and Ctrl-Alt-Del twice.... smitee

 

[craigey]

Ctrl-Alt-Del twice will just reset the machine, same as the reset button. This guys problem is the start-up disk not loading windows!

Try

http://www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk/bootdisk.htm

You should see some links at the half way down the page saying:

MS-DOS 7.0 Bootdisk (FAT16 Only Windows 95 & 95A (4.00.950) ~ Cannot access FAT32 Drives

MS-DOS 7.10 Bootdisk (FAT16 or FAT32 Windows 95B & 95C (4.00.1111)

MS-DOS 7.10a Bootdisk (FAT16 or FAT32 Windows 98 & 98se (4.00.2222)
Download the one in bold. give that a try and see what happens!

Good Luck.

 

[edfair]

This is so you understand what is needed. On your hard drive version of windows, change msdos.sys to give you a menu on startup. Then do a startup with a bootlog. You can look at bootlog.txt and see what is loaded on a normal boot of the hard drive.
msdos.sys (SHR) and bootlog.txt (H) are on the root directory. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.

 

[leehinkleman]

Thanks, Ed.
In the MSDOS.SYS file, I guessed that
'Menu=1'
might work, if written under

[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C

[Options]
BootMulti=1
BootGUI=1
Network=1

But Windows told me the file was read-only. Instead of trying to change
permissions, I pressed the F8 key when Windows was restarting, chose to log the boot process, producing the following bootlog.txt file, which I agree for
now has too many devices loaded to store on a diskette:

[00151580] Loading Device = C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
[00151583] LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
[00151583] Loading Device = C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
[00151585] LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
[00151586] Loading Device = C:\WINDOWS\SETVER.EXE
[00151588] LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\SETVER.EXE
[001515A0] Loading Vxd = VMM
[001515A1] LoadSuccess = VMM
[001515A2] Loading Vxd = C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE
[001515A3] LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE
[001515A4] Loading Vxd = C:\WINDOWS\system\VMM32\IOS.VXD
[001515A6] LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\system\VMM32\IOS.VXD
[001515A9] Loading Vxd = vnetsup.vxd
[001515AB] LoadSuccess = vnetsup.vxd
[001515AC] Loading Vxd = JAVASUP.VXD
[001515AE] LoadSuccess = JAVASUP.VXD
[001515AF] Loading Vxd = CONFIGMG
[001515B0] LoadSuccess = CONFIGMG
[001515B1] Loading Vxd = VSHARE
[001515B1] LoadSuccess = VSHARE
[001515B2] Loading Vxd = VWIN32
[001515B3] LoadSuccess = VWIN32
[001515B3] Loading Vxd = VFBACKUP
[001515B4] LoadSuccess = VFBACKUP
[001515B4] Loading Vxd = VCOMM
[001515B5] LoadSuccess = VCOMM
[001515B5] Loading Vxd = COMBUFF
[001515B6] LoadSuccess = COMBUFF
[001515B7] Loading Vxd = C:\WINDOWS\system\VMM32\IFSMGR.VXD
[001515B9] LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\system\VMM32\IFSMGR.VXD
[001515BA] Loading Vxd = SPOOLER
[001515BB] LoadSuccess = SPOOLER
[001515BB] Loading Vxd = VFAT
[001515BC] LoadSuccess = VFAT
[001515BD] Loading Vxd = VCACHE
[001515BD] LoadSuccess = VCACHE
[001515BE] Loading Vxd = VCOND
[001515BE] LoadSuccess = VCOND
[001515BF] Loading Vxd = VCDFSD
[001515BF] LoadSuccess = VCDFSD
[001515C0] Loading Vxd = VXDLDR
[001515C0] LoadSuccess = VXDLDR
[001515C1] Loading Vxd = VDEF
[001515C2] LoadSuccess = VDEF
[001515C2] Loading Vxd = VPICD
[001515C3] LoadSuccess = VPICD
[001515C3] Loading Vxd = VTD
[001515C4] LoadSuccess = VTD
[001515C4] Loading Vxd = REBOOT
[001515C5] LoadSuccess = REBOOT
[001515C5] Loading Vxd = VDMAD
[001515C6] LoadSuccess = VDMAD
[001515C6] Loading Vxd = VSD
[001515C7] LoadSuccess = VSD
[001515C8] Loading Vxd = V86MMGR
[001515C9] LoadSuccess = V86MMGR
[001515C9] Loading Vxd = PAGESWAP
[001515CA] LoadSuccess = PAGESWAP
[001515CB] Loading Vxd = DOSMGR
[001515CC] LoadSuccess = DOSMGR
[001515CD] Loading Vxd = VMPOLL
[001515CE] LoadSuccess = VMPOLL
[001515CF] Loading Vxd = SHELL
[001515D0] LoadSuccess = SHELL
[001515D0] Loading Vxd = PARITY
[001515D1] LoadSuccess = PARITY
[001515D2] Loading Vxd = BIOSXLAT
[001515D3] LoadSuccess = BIOSXLAT
[001515D4] Loading Vxd = VMCPD
[001515D5] LoadSuccess = VMCPD
[001515D5] Loading Vxd = VTDAPI
[001515D6] LoadSuccess = VTDAPI
[001515D7] Loading Vxd = PERF
[001515D8] LoadSuccess = PERF
[001515D9] Loading Vxd = vredir.vxd
[001515DB] LoadSuccess = vredir.vxd
[001515DD] Loading Vxd = ndis.vxd
[001515DF] LoadSuccess = ndis.vxd
[001515E0] Loading Vxd = ndis2sup.vxd
[001515E1] LoadFailed = ndis2sup.vxd
[001515E2] Loading Vxd = vnetbios.vxd
[001515E4] LoadSuccess = vnetbios.vxd
[001515E5] Loading Vxd = BIOS
[001515E6] LoadSuccess = BIOS
[001515E7] Loading Vxd = ebios
[001515E8] LoadFailed = ebios
[001515E8] Loading Vxd = vshare
[001515E9] LoadFailed = vshare
[001515EA] Loading Vxd = dynapage
[001515EB] LoadSuccess = dynapage
[001515EC] Loading Vxd = vcd
[001515ED] LoadSuccess = vcd
[001515ED] Loading Vxd = vpd
[001515EE] LoadSuccess = vpd
[001515EF] Loading Vxd = int13
[001515F0] LoadSuccess = int13
[001515F1] Loading Vxd = vkd
[001515F2] LoadSuccess = vkd
[001515F3] Loading Vxd = vdd
[001515F4] LoadSuccess = vdd
[001515F5] Loading Vxd = vflatd
[001515F5] LoadSuccess = vflatd
[001515F6] Loading Vxd = vmouse
[001515F7] LoadSuccess = vmouse
[001515F8] Loading Vxd = msmouse.vxd
[001515FA] LoadSuccess = msmouse.vxd
[001515FC] Loading Vxd = EBIOS
[001515FC] LoadFailed = EBIOS
[001515FE] SYSCRITINIT = VMM
[001515FF] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VMM
[00151600] SYSCRITINIT = VCACHE
[00151601] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VCACHE
[00151602] SYSCRITINIT = PERF
[00151603] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = PERF
[00151604] SYSCRITINIT = VPICD
[00151605] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VPICD
[00151606] SYSCRITINIT = VTD
[00151607] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VTD
[00151608] SYSCRITINIT = VXDLDR
[00151608] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VXDLDR
[00151609] SYSCRITINIT = BIOS
[0015160A] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = BIOS
[0015160B] SYSCRITINIT = CONFIGMG
[0015160C] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = CONFIGMG
[0015160E] SYSCRITINIT = VCDFSD
[0015160F] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VCDFSD
[00151610] SYSCRITINIT = IOS
[00151611] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = IOS
[00151612] SYSCRITINIT = PAGEFILE
[00151613] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = PAGEFILE
[00151614] SYSCRITINIT = PAGESWAP
[00151615] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = PAGESWAP
[00151616] SYSCRITINIT = PARITY
[00151617] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = PARITY
[00151618] SYSCRITINIT = REBOOT
[00151619] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = REBOOT
[0015161A] SYSCRITINIT = VDD
[0015161B] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VDD
[0015161D] SYSCRITINIT = VSD
[0015161E] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VSD
[0015161F] SYSCRITINIT = COMBUFF
[00151620] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = COMBUFF
[00151621] SYSCRITINIT = VCD
[00151622] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VCD
[00151622] SYSCRITINIT = VMOUSE
[00151623] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VMOUSE
[00151624] SYSCRITINIT = MSMINI
[00151625] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = MSMINI
[00151626] SYSCRITINIT = VKD
[00151627] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VKD
[00151629] SYSCRITINIT = VPD
[0015162A] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VPD
[0015162A] SYSCRITINIT = INT13
[0015162B] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = INT13
[0015162C] SYSCRITINIT = VMCPD
[0015162E] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VMCPD
[0015162F] SYSCRITINIT = BIOSXLAT
[00151630] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = BIOSXLAT
[00151631] SYSCRITINIT = SDVXD
[00151632] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = SDVXD
[00151633] SYSCRITINIT = VNETBIOS
[00151634] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VNETBIOS
[00151635] SYSCRITINIT = NDIS
[00151636] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = NDIS
[00151637] SYSCRITINIT = DOSMGR
[00151638] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = DOSMGR
[00151639] SYSCRITINIT = VSHARE
[0015163A] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VSHARE
[0015163B] SYSCRITINIT = VMPOLL
[0015163C] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VMPOLL
[0015163D] SYSCRITINIT = JAVASUP
[0015163E] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = JAVASUP
[0015163F] SYSCRITINIT = VWIN32
[00151640] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VWIN32
[00151641] SYSCRITINIT = VCOMM
[00151642] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VCOMM
[00151643] SYSCRITINIT = VCOND
[00151644] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VCOND
[00151645] SYSCRITINIT = VTDAPI
[00151646] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VTDAPI
[00151647] SYSCRITINIT = VFLATD
[00151648] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VFLATD
[00151649] SYSCRITINIT = VDMAD
[0015164A] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VDMAD
[0015164B] SYSCRITINIT = V86MMGR
[0015164C] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = V86MMGR
[0015164C] SYSCRITINIT = SPOOLER
[0015164D] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = SPOOLER
[0015164F] SYSCRITINIT = VFAT
[00151650] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VFAT
[00151651] SYSCRITINIT = VDEF
[00151652] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VDEF
[00151653] SYSCRITINIT = IFSMGR
[00151654] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = IFSMGR
[00151655] SYSCRITINIT = VNetSup
[00151656] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VNetSup
[00151657] SYSCRITINIT = VREDIR
[00151658] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VREDIR
[00151659] SYSCRITINIT = VFBACKUP
[0015165A] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = VFBACKUP
[0015165B] SYSCRITINIT = SHELL
[0015165C] SYSCRITINITSUCCESS = SHELL
[0015165F] DEVICEINIT = VMM
[00151660] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VMM
[00151660] DEVICEINIT = VCACHE
[00151661] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VCACHE
[00151663] DEVICEINIT = PERF
[00151664] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = PERF
[00151666] DEVICEINIT = VPICD
[00151667] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VPICD
[00151668] DEVICEINIT = VTD
[00151669] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VTD
[00151671] DEVICEINIT = VXDLDR
[00151672] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VXDLDR
[00151674] DEVICEINIT = BIOS
[00151675] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = BIOS
[00151675] Dynamic load device pci.vxd
[00151678] Dynamic init device PCI
[00151679] Dynamic init success PCI
[0015167A] Dynamic load success pci.vxd
[0015167B] Dynamic load device isapnp.vxd
[0015167D] Dynamic init device ISAPNP
[0015167E] Dynamic init success ISAPNP
[0015167F] Dynamic load success isapnp.vxd
[00151680] DEVICEINIT = CONFIGMG
[00151682] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = CONFIGMG
[00151683] Dynamic load device s3vdd.vxd
[00151686] Dynamic init device S3VDD
[00151687] Dynamic init success S3VDD
[00151688] Dynamic load success s3vdd.vxd
[00151692] Dynamic load device mmdevldr.vxd
[00151696] Dynamic init device MMDEVLDR
[00151697] Dynamic init success MMDEVLDR
[00151698] Dynamic load success mmdevldr.vxd
[00151699] Dynamic load device vjoyd.vxd
[0015169B] Dynamic init device VJOYD
[0015169C] Dynamic init success VJOYD
[0015169D] Dynamic load success vjoyd.vxd
[0015169E] DEVICEINIT = VCDFSD
[0015169F] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VCDFSD
[001516A0] DEVICEINIT = IOS
[001516A4] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\apix.vxd
[001516A6] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\apix.vxd
[001516A7] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\cdfs.vxd
[001516A9] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\cdfs.vxd
[001516AA] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\cdtsd.vxd
[001516AB] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\cdtsd.vxd
[001516AD] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\cdvsd.vxd
[001516AE] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\cdvsd.vxd
[001516AF] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\disktsd.vxd
[001516B1] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\disktsd.vxd
[001516B2] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\diskvsd.vxd
[001516B4] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\diskvsd.vxd
[001516B5] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\voltrack.vxd
[001516B7] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\voltrack.vxd
[001516B8] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\necatapi.vxd
[001516B9] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\necatapi.vxd
[001516BB] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\atapchng.vxd
[001516BC] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\atapchng.vxd
[001516BD] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\scsi1hlp.vxd
[001516BF] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\scsi1hlp.vxd
[001516C0] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\smartvsd.vxd
[001516C2] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\smartvsd.vxd
[001516C3] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\torisan3.vxd
[001516C4] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\torisan3.vxd
[001516C5] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\rmm.pdr
[001516C7] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\rmm.pdr
[001516C9] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\bigmem.drv
[001516CA] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\bigmem.drv
[001516CB] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = IOS
[001516CC] DEVICEINIT = PAGEFILE
[001516CD] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = PAGEFILE
[001516CE] DEVICEINIT = PAGESWAP
[001516CF] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = PAGESWAP
[001516D0] DEVICEINIT = PARITY
[001516D1] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = PARITY
[001516D2] DEVICEINIT = REBOOT
[001516D3] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = REBOOT
[001516D4] DEVICEINIT = VDD
[001516D5] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VDD
[001516D6] DEVICEINIT = VSD
[001516D7] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VSD
[001516D8] DEVICEINIT = COMBUFF
[001516D9] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = COMBUFF
[001516DA] DEVICEINIT = VCD
[001516DB] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VCD
[001516DC] DEVICEINIT = VMOUSE
[001516DD] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VMOUSE
[001516DE] Dynamic load device EzScroll.vxd
[001516E1] Dynamic load success EzScroll.vxd
[001516E2] DEVICEINIT = MSMINI
[001516F4] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = MSMINI
[001516F5] DEVICEINIT = VKD
[001516F6] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VKD
[001516F7] DEVICEINIT = VPD
[001516F8] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VPD
[001516F9] DEVICEINIT = INT13
[001516FA] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = INT13
[001516FA] DEVICEINIT = VMCPD
[001516FB] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VMCPD
[001516FC] DEVICEINIT = BIOSXLAT
[001516FD] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = BIOSXLAT
[001516FE] DEVICEINIT = SDVXD
[001516FF] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = SDVXD
[00151701] DEVICEINIT = VNETBIOS
[00151702] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VNETBIOS
[00151703] DEVICEINIT = NDIS
[00151704] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = NDIS
[00151708] Dynamic load device pppmac.vxd
[0015170A] Dynamic init device PPPMAC
[0015170B] Dynamic init success PPPMAC
[0015170C] Dynamic load success pppmac.vxd
[0015170D] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\spap.vxd
[0015170E] Dynamic init device SPAP
[0015170F] Dynamic init success SPAP
[00151710] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\spap.vxd
[00151711] Dynamic load device vtdi.386
[00151713] Dynamic init device VTDI
[00151714] Dynamic init success VTDI
[00151715] Dynamic load success vtdi.386
[00151716] Dynamic load device vip.386
[00151718] Dynamic init device VIP
[00151719] Dynamic init success VIP
[0015171A] Dynamic load success vip.386
[0015171B] Dynamic load device vtcp.386
[0015171D] Dynamic init device MSTCP
[0015171E] Dynamic init success MSTCP
[0015171F] Dynamic load success vtcp.386
[00151720] Dynamic load device vdhcp.386
[00151722] Dynamic init device VDHCP
[00151723] Dynamic init success VDHCP
[00151724] Dynamic load success vdhcp.386
[00151725] Dynamic load device vnbt.386
[00151727] Dynamic init device VNBT
[00151728] Dynamic init success VNBT
[00151729] Dynamic load success vnbt.386
[0015172A] DEVICEINIT = DOSMGR
[0015172B] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = DOSMGR
[0015172C] DEVICEINIT = VSHARE
[0015172D] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VSHARE
[0015172E] DEVICEINIT = VMPOLL
[00151730] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VMPOLL
[00151731] DEVICEINIT = JAVASUP
[00151732] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = JAVASUP
[00151733] DEVICEINIT = VWIN32
[00151734] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VWIN32
[00151735] DEVICEINIT = VCOMM
[00151736] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VCOMM
[00151737] DEVICEINIT = VCOND
[00151738] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VCOND
[00151739] DEVICEINIT = VTDAPI
[0015173A] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VTDAPI
[0015173B] DEVICEINIT = VFLATD
[0015173C] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VFLATD
[0015173D] DEVICEINIT = EZSCROLL
[0015173E] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = EZSCROLL
[0015173F] DEVICEINIT = VDMAD
[00151740] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VDMAD
[00151741] DEVICEINIT = V86MMGR
[00151742] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = V86MMGR
[00151743] DEVICEINIT = SPOOLER
[00151744] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = SPOOLER
[00151745] DEVICEINIT = VFAT
[00151746] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VFAT
[00151747] DEVICEINIT = VDEF
[00151748] DEVICEINITSUCCESS = VDEF
[0015174B] Initing hsflop.pdr
[0015174E] Init Success hsflop.pdr
[0015174F] Initing esdi_506.pdr
[00151769] Init Success esdi_506.pdr
[0015176B] Initing esdi_506.pdr
[00151771] Init Success esdi_506.pdr
[00151777] INITCOMPLETE = VMM
[00151778] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VMM
[00151779] INITCOMPLETE = VCACHE
[0015177A] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VCACHE
[0015177B] INITCOMPLETE = PERF
[0015177C] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = PERF
[0015177E] INITCOMPLETE = VPICD
[0015177F] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VPICD
[00151780] INITCOMPLETE = VTD
[00151781] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VTD
[00151782] INITCOMPLETE = VXDLDR
[00151783] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VXDLDR
[00151784] INITCOMPLETE = PCI
[00151785] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = PCI
[00151786] INITCOMPLETE = ISAPNP
[00151787] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = ISAPNP
[00151788] INITCOMPLETE = BIOS
[00151789] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = BIOS
[0015178B] INITCOMPLETE = CONFIGMG
[0015178C] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = CONFIGMG
[0015178D] INITCOMPLETE = VCDFSD
[0015178E] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VCDFSD
[0015178F] INITCOMPLETE = IOS
[00151791] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = IOS
[00151792] INITCOMPLETE = PAGEFILE
[00151793] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = PAGEFILE
[00151794] INITCOMPLETE = PAGESWAP
[00151795] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = PAGESWAP
[00151797] INITCOMPLETE = PARITY
[00151798] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = PARITY
[00151799] INITCOMPLETE = REBOOT
[0015179A] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = REBOOT
[0015179B] INITCOMPLETE = VDD
[0015179C] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VDD
[0015179D] INITCOMPLETE = S3MINI
[0015179E] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = S3MINI
[0015179F] INITCOMPLETE = VSD
[001517A0] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VSD
[001517A1] INITCOMPLETE = COMBUFF
[001517A2] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = COMBUFF
[001517A3] INITCOMPLETE = VCD
[001517A4] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VCD
[001517A5] INITCOMPLETE = VMOUSE
[001517A6] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VMOUSE
[001517A7] INITCOMPLETE = MSMINI
[001517A8] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = MSMINI
[001517A9] INITCOMPLETE = VKD
[001517AA] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VKD
[001517AB] INITCOMPLETE = VPD
[001517AC] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VPD
[001517AD] INITCOMPLETE = INT13
[001517AE] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = INT13
[001517AF] INITCOMPLETE = VMCPD
[001517B0] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VMCPD
[001517B1] INITCOMPLETE = BIOSXLAT
[001517B2] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = BIOSXLAT
[001517B3] INITCOMPLETE = SDVXD
[001517B4] INITCOMPLETEFAILED = SDVXD
[001517B5] INITCOMPLETE = VNETBIOS
[001517B6] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VNETBIOS
[001517B7] INITCOMPLETE = NDIS
[001517B8] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = NDIS
[001517B9] INITCOMPLETE = PPPMAC
[001517BA] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = PPPMAC
[001517BB] INITCOMPLETE = VTDI
[001517BC] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VTDI
[001517BD] INITCOMPLETE = VIP
[001517BE] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VIP
[001517BF] INITCOMPLETE = MSTCP
[001517C0] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = MSTCP
[001517C2] INITCOMPLETE = VDHCP
[001517C3] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VDHCP
[001517C3] INITCOMPLETE = VNBT
[001517C4] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VNBT
[001517C5] INITCOMPLETE = DOSMGR
[001517C8] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = DOSMGR
[001517C9] INITCOMPLETE = VSHARE
[001517CA] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VSHARE
[001517CB] INITCOMPLETE = VMPOLL
[001517CB] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VMPOLL
[001517CC] INITCOMPLETE = JAVASUP
[001517CE] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = JAVASUP
[001517CF] INITCOMPLETE = VWIN32
[001517D0] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VWIN32
[001517D1] INITCOMPLETE = VCOMM
[001517D2] Dynamic load device serenum.vxd
[001517D3] Dynamic init device SERENUM
[001517D4] Dynamic init success SERENUM
[001517D5] Dynamic load success serenum.vxd
[001517D6] Dynamic load device serenum.vxd
[001517D7] Dynamic load success serenum.vxd
[001517D8] Dynamic load device serenum.vxd
[001517D9] Dynamic load success serenum.vxd
[001517DA] Dynamic load device lptenum.vxd
[001517DC] Dynamic init device LPTENUM
[001517DD] Dynamic init success LPTENUM
[001517DE] Dynamic load success lptenum.vxd
[001517DF] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VCOMM
[001517E0] Dynamic load device C:\WINDOWS\system\serial.vxd
[001517E1] Dynamic init device SERIAL
[001517E2] Dynamic init success SERIAL
[001517E3] Dynamic load success C:\WINDOWS\system\serial.vxd
[001517E9] INITCOMPLETE = VCOND
[001517EA] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VCOND
[001517EB] INITCOMPLETE = VTDAPI
[001517EC] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VTDAPI
[001517ED] INITCOMPLETE = VFLATD
[001517EE] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VFLATD
[001517EF] INITCOMPLETE = mmdevldr
[001517F0] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = mmdevldr
[001517F1] INITCOMPLETE = vjoyd
[001517F2] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = vjoyd
[001517F3] INITCOMPLETE = APIX
[001517F4] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = APIX
[001517F5] INITCOMPLETE = CDTSD
[001517F5] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = CDTSD
[001517F6] INITCOMPLETE = CDVSD
[001517F8] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = CDVSD
[001517F9] INITCOMPLETE = DiskTSD
[001517FA] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = DiskTSD
[001517FB] INITCOMPLETE = voltrack
[001517FC] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = voltrack
[001517FD] INITCOMPLETE = scsi1hlp
[001517FE] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = scsi1hlp
[001517FF] INITCOMPLETE = SMARTVSD
[00151800] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = SMARTVSD
[00151801] INITCOMPLETE = EZSCROLL
[00151802] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = EZSCROLL
[00151803] INITCOMPLETE = SPAP
[00151804] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = SPAP
[00151805] INITCOMPLETE = HSFLOP
[00151806] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = HSFLOP
[00151807] INITCOMPLETE = ESDI_506
[00151808] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = ESDI_506
[00151809] INITCOMPLETE = SERENUM
[0015180A] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = SERENUM
[0015180B] INITCOMPLETE = LPTENUM
[0015180C] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = LPTENUM
[0015180D] INITCOMPLETE = VDMAD
[0015180E] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VDMAD
[0015180E] INITCOMPLETE = V86MMGR
[0015180F] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = V86MMGR
[00151810] INITCOMPLETE = SPOOLER
[00151811] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = SPOOLER
[00151812] INITCOMPLETE = VFAT
[00151813] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VFAT
[00151814] INITCOMPLETE = VDEF
[00151815] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VDEF
[00151816] INITCOMPLETE = CDFS
[00151817] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = CDFS
[00151818] INITCOMPLETE = IFSMGR
[00151819] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = IFSMGR
[0015181A] INITCOMPLETE = VNetSup
[0015181B] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VNetSup
[0015181C] INITCOMPLETE = VREDIR
[0015181D] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VREDIR
[0015181E] INITCOMPLETE = VFBACKUP
[0015181F] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = VFBACKUP
[00151820] INITCOMPLETE = SHELL
[00151821] INITCOMPLETESUCCESS = SHELL
Initializing KERNEL
LoadStart = system.drv
LoadSuccess = system.drv
LoadStart = keyboard.drv
LoadSuccess = keyboard.drv
LoadStart = mouse.drv
LoadSuccess = mouse.drv
LoadStart = s3_2.drv
LoadStart = DIBENG.DLL
LoadSuccess = DIBENG.DLL
LoadSuccess = s3_2.drv
LoadStart = mmsound.drv
LoadSuccess = mmsound.drv
LoadStart = comm.drv
LoadSuccess = comm.drv
LoadStart = gdi.exe
LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\GDI32.DLL
LoadStart = GDI.EXE
LoadSuccess = GDI.EXE
LoadStart = GDI.EXE
LoadSuccess = GDI.EXE
LoadStart = GDI.EXE
LoadSuccess = GDI.EXE
LoadStart = GDI.EXE
LoadSuccess = GDI.EXE
LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\GDI32.DLL
LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\vgasys.fon
LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\vgasys.fon
LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\vgafix.fon
LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\vgafix.fon
LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\vgaoem.fon
LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\vgaoem.fon
LoadSuccess = gdi.exe
LoadStart = user.exe
LoadStart = DDEML.DLL
LoadSuccess = DDEML.DLL
LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\USER32.DLL
LoadStart = USER.EXE
LoadSuccess = USER.EXE
LoadStart = USER.EXE
LoadSuccess = USER.EXE
LoadStart = USER.EXE
LoadSuccess = USER.EXE
LoadStart = USER.EXE
LoadSuccess = USER.EXE
LoadStart = USER.EXE
LoadSuccess = USER.EXE
LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\USER32.DLL
LoadStart = COOL.DLL
LoadSuccess = COOL.DLL
Init = KEYBOARD
InitDone = KEYBOARD
Init = Mouse
Status = Mouse driver installed
InitDone = Mouse
Init = DISPLAY
LoadStart = DISPLAY.drv
LoadSuccess = DISPLAY.drv
s3.drv: VDD call ok
s3.drv: CheckCursorTimer call ok
s3.drv: GSV zero path taken
s3.drv: bMMIO=03
s3.drv: bScanlineFlag=01
s3.drv: bPolygonFlag=01
s3.drv: bPolylineFlag=01
s3.drv: bEllipseFlag=01
s3.drv: bRectangleFlag=01
s3.drv: bBitbltSupportFlag=01
s3.drv: bOutputSupportFlag=01
s3.drv: bTextOutSupportFlag=01
s3.drv: bBlockedMode=00
s3.drv: b8BitDAC=00
s3.drv: bNeedPatTransPatch=00
s3.drv: wBpp=0010
s3.drv: wChipId=00E0
s3.drv: wChipRev=0001
s3.drv: wDeviceId=0189
s3.drv: wCursorType=0001
s3.drv: wDACType=0008
s3.drv: wBusType=0003
s3.drv: SWCursor=0000
s3.drv: wCurrentMode=0111
s3.drv: wScreenWidth=0280
s3.drv: wScreenHeight=01E0
s3.drv: wMaxWidth=0280
s3.drv: wMaxHeight=0333
s3.drv: wScreenWidthBytes=0500
s3.drv: dwVideoMemorySize=00100000
InitDone = DISPLAY
Init = Display Resources
InitDone = Display Resources
LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\serife.fon
LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\serife.fon
LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\sserife.fon
LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\sserife.fon
LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\coure.fon
LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\coure.fon
LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\symbole.fon
LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\symbole.fon
LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\smalle.fon
LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\smalle.fon
LoadStart = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\MODERN.FON
LoadSuccess = C:\WINDOWS\fonts\MODERN.FON
LoadSuccess = user.exe
LoadStart = MSGSRV32.EXE
LoadSuccess = MSGSRV32.EXE
Init = Final USER
InitDone = Final USER
Init = Installable Drivers
InitDone = Installable Drivers
Init = TSRQuery
InitDone = TSRQuery

Thanks again for all answers.

 

[edfair]

You're welcome. Hope you've learned some things.
Would have been bootmenu=1 under the options.
The file is shr attributes.

I don't have a machine that doesn't give me the menu option, but I also have MSDOS as a choice, and most have multiple partition boot capabilites. But my requirements are unique. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.