Personalize boot.ini

> Hi, My boot.ini is this:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft
> Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Windo ws
> 98" /fastdetect
>
> Can I change it to:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="My windows
> XP" /fastdetect
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Your Windows
> 98" /fastdetect
>
> Maybe silly question but just wondering if I can
> personalize it??
>

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>Yes, as long as you only change the wording inside the

>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"medic" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>news:08fd01c3a04f$a026be20$a101280a@phx.gbl...

>> Hi, My boot.ini is this:
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=30
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft
>> Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Windo ws
>> 98" /fastdetect
>>
>> Can I change it to:
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=30
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="My windows
>> XP" /fastdetect
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Your

>> 98" /fastdetect
>>
>> Maybe silly question but just wondering if I can
>> personalize it??
>>

>
>
>.
>

> That's sweet to hear that I can personalize it. Thank
> you Rick and Zoltan. I'll be very careful :-)

> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi,
> >
> >Yes, as long as you only change the wording inside the

> quotes.

> >
> >--
> >Best of Luck,
> >
> >Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> >Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> >www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> >"medic" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message

> >news:08fd01c3a04f$a026be20$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> >> Hi, My boot.ini is this:
> >> [boot loader]
> >> timeout=30
> >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> >> [operating systems]
> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft
> >> Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Windo ws
> >> 98" /fastdetect
> >>
> >> Can I change it to:
> >> [boot loader]
> >> timeout=30
> >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> >> [operating systems]
> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="My windows
> >> XP" /fastdetect
> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Your

> Windows

> >> 98" /fastdetect
> >>
> >> Maybe silly question but just wondering if I can
> >> personalize it??
> >>

> >
> >
> >.
> >

>-----Original Message-----
>He wasn't kidding when he said be careful! If you mess

>have NTFS you could end up in deep doodo! I've seen

>reinstalling windows for their mistakes.
>
>Ed
>
>
>"medic" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>news:003f01c3a08e$fdee9f20$a101280a@phx.gbl...

>> That's sweet to hear that I can personalize it. Thank
>> you Rick and Zoltan. I'll be very careful :-)

>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >Yes, as long as you only change the wording inside the

>> quotes.

>> >
>> >--
>> >Best of Luck,
>> >
>> >Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>> >Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> >Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>> >www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>> >
>> >"medic" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> message

>> >news:08fd01c3a04f$a026be20$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> Hi, My boot.ini is this:
>> >> [boot loader]
>> >> timeout=30
>> >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>> >> [operating systems]
>> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)

>> >> Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
>> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Windo ws
>> >> 98" /fastdetect
>> >>
>> >> Can I change it to:
>> >> [boot loader]
>> >> timeout=30
>> >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
>> >> [operating systems]
>> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="My

>> >> XP" /fastdetect
>> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Your

>> Windows

>> >> 98" /fastdetect
>> >>
>> >> Maybe silly question but just wondering if I can
>> >> personalize it??
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >

>
>
>.
>

> I understand not to edit other characters except the name
> of the OS (quoted) because all I want is to change what
> it is going to be displayed before Windows will boot-up.
>
> I managed to personalize the boot.ini. It is now showing
> Mine and Yours, instead of Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional and Windows 98.
>
> Thanks.
>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >He wasn't kidding when he said be careful! If you mess

> that file up and

> >have NTFS you could end up in deep doodo! I've seen

> people end up

> >reinstalling windows for their mistakes.
> >
> >Ed
> >
> >
> >"medic" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message

> >news:003f01c3a08e$fdee9f20$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> >> That's sweet to hear that I can personalize it. Thank
> >> you Rick and Zoltan. I'll be very careful :-)
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >Yes, as long as you only change the wording inside the
> >> quotes.
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Best of Luck,
> >> >
> >> >Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> >> >Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> >> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> >Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> >> >www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> >Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> >
> >> >"medic" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:08fd01c3a04f$a026be20$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> Hi, My boot.ini is this:
> >> >> [boot loader]
> >> >> timeout=30
> >> >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> >> >> [operating systems]
> >> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)

> \WINDOWS="Microsoft

> >> >> Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
> >> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Windo ws
> >> >> 98" /fastdetect
> >> >>
> >> >> Can I change it to:
> >> >> [boot loader]
> >> >> timeout=30
> >> >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S
> >> >> [operating systems]
> >> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="My

> windows

> >> >> XP" /fastdetect
> >> >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Your
> >> Windows
> >> >> 98" /fastdetect
> >> >>
> >> >> Maybe silly question but just wondering if I can
> >> >> personalize it??
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >

> >
> >
> >.
> >