caplan8293
Programmer
Hi everyone, you all helped me out A LOT with my last problem so I figure I would throw another one out at you. This one is a little more complicated though...
I run 4 operating systems on my machine: Windows 98 #1, Windows 98 #2, Linux, and Windows 2000. Both Windows installations and Linux are on Primary partitions and Windows 2000 is on a logical partition.
I use a program called BootMagic to manage them all. However, since Windows 2000 is on a logical partition, I cannot boot to it directly from BootMagic and I have to use the generic Windows Bootloader to boot Windows 2000. This bootloader is on the Windows 98 #1 Installation because the Windows bootloader must be installed on a primary partition.
Now that you have enough background info, here is my situation: In Bootmagic, I can directly boot Linux and Windows 98 #2, but whenever I choose Windows 98 #1 or Windows 2000, I am taken to the Windows Bootloader where I again have to choose the operating system to boot to. (It is a text menu where I use the arrow keys to select the operating system and enter to choose.)
In DEBUG, can I modify the boot sector so that if I choose Windows 98 #1, BootMagic will automatically hit ENTER for me on the second menu to boot Windows 98 #1 and if I choose Windows 2000, BootMagic will automatically hit the DOWN ARROW key and then ENTER to boot Windows 2000 so I will never see the second menu?
I don't think it would be all that difficult actually putting the commands in, because I think I would just be inserting a Line Feed / Carriage Return and a Down Arrow / Line Feed / Carriage Return. What I think is going to be very difficult is finding out where to insert them.
Does anyone know how I would go about doing this? Is it even feasable? If you need me to explain what I want more clearly, just ask. Thanks a lot!
Chuck Caplan
caplan8293@duq.edu [sig][/sig]
I run 4 operating systems on my machine: Windows 98 #1, Windows 98 #2, Linux, and Windows 2000. Both Windows installations and Linux are on Primary partitions and Windows 2000 is on a logical partition.
I use a program called BootMagic to manage them all. However, since Windows 2000 is on a logical partition, I cannot boot to it directly from BootMagic and I have to use the generic Windows Bootloader to boot Windows 2000. This bootloader is on the Windows 98 #1 Installation because the Windows bootloader must be installed on a primary partition.
Now that you have enough background info, here is my situation: In Bootmagic, I can directly boot Linux and Windows 98 #2, but whenever I choose Windows 98 #1 or Windows 2000, I am taken to the Windows Bootloader where I again have to choose the operating system to boot to. (It is a text menu where I use the arrow keys to select the operating system and enter to choose.)
In DEBUG, can I modify the boot sector so that if I choose Windows 98 #1, BootMagic will automatically hit ENTER for me on the second menu to boot Windows 98 #1 and if I choose Windows 2000, BootMagic will automatically hit the DOWN ARROW key and then ENTER to boot Windows 2000 so I will never see the second menu?
I don't think it would be all that difficult actually putting the commands in, because I think I would just be inserting a Line Feed / Carriage Return and a Down Arrow / Line Feed / Carriage Return. What I think is going to be very difficult is finding out where to insert them.
Does anyone know how I would go about doing this? Is it even feasable? If you need me to explain what I want more clearly, just ask. Thanks a lot!
Chuck Caplan
caplan8293@duq.edu [sig][/sig]