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Old 11-16-2007, 09:47 AM
Juan I. Cahis
 
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Default How to add a line in BOOT.INI to allow you to boot from a CD from the Boot menu?

Dear friends:

How to add a line in BOOT.INI to allow you to boot from a CD from the
boot menu?

I don't have access to the machine BIOS, so I think that this
alternative can solve the problem about how to boot it from a CD.

Any hint?


Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!
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Old 11-16-2007, 10:20 AM
Pegasus \(MVP\)
 
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Default Re: How to add a line in BOOT.INI to allow you to boot from a CD from the Boot menu?


"Juan I. Cahis" <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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Dear friends:

How to add a line in BOOT.INI to allow you to boot from a CD from the
boot menu?

I don't have access to the machine BIOS, so I think that this
alternative can solve the problem about how to boot it from a CD.

Any hint?


Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!

=========================

Boot.ini does not have a facility to include a CD boot option.
As far as I know, you have just two options:
a) By changing the boot order in the BIOS, or
b) By installing a third-party boot loader that has a CD boot facility.

XOSL is a free boot loader that can do this. Unfortunately it
must reside on a dedicated 15 MByte partition or else on an
existing FAT/FAT32 partition. Warning: If you want to experiment
with XOSL, use a spare disk until you are comfortable with this
tool.

P.S. Your English is much better than the English I see in some
of the posts written by native English speakers.


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