no bootup menu for win98

[Madhur]

After installing windows xp with win98, the bootup menu(F8) has been
replaced with that of windows XP, due to which i cannot boot into
dos(Command Prompt Only). I know i can go into by start->shutdown->dos mode,
but i want the previous one which allowed me to load one of the kernel level
debugger for dos which can be loaded only at bootup.

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Madhur
India

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers
write code that humans can understand.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You need to hit F8 *after* selecting Win98 from the normal boot menu.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Madhur" > wrote in message
...
> After installing windows xp with win98, the bootup menu(F8) has been
> replaced with that of windows XP, due to which i cannot boot into
> dos(Command Prompt Only). I know i can go into by start->shutdown->dos
mode,
> but i want the previous one which allowed me to load one of the kernel
level
> debugger for dos which can be loaded only at bootup.
>
> --
> Madhur
> India
>
> Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers
> write code that humans can understand.
>
>

[Gary S. Terhune]

In Windows 98, Start>Run>MSCONFIG<enter>, then click on Advanced.

"Enable Startup Menu". This is a whole lot easier than trying to hit Ctrl or F8
right after leaving the new Boot Menu. If you want to shorten the 30 second
delay (though you can always hit <enter>), you can add the following line to
MSDOS.SYS in the Win98 root directory, after the now existing BootMenu=1:

BootMenuDelay=x
(where x is number of seconds' delay.)

Another useful item if you don't want Normal mode to be the default:

BootMenuDefault=x
(where x is Startup Menu item number.)

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Windows 9x

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"Madhur" > wrote in message
...
> After installing windows xp with win98, the bootup menu(F8) has been
> replaced with that of windows XP, due to which i cannot boot into
> dos(Command Prompt Only). I know i can go into by start->shutdown->dos mode,
> but i want the previous one which allowed me to load one of the kernel level
> debugger for dos which can be loaded only at bootup.
>
> --
> Madhur
> India
>
> Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers
> write code that humans can understand.
>
>

[Madhur]

thanks to both of you

--
Madhur
India

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers
write code that humans can understand.
Gary S. Terhune > wrote in message
...
> In Windows 98, Start>Run>MSCONFIG<enter>, then click on Advanced.
>
> "Enable Startup Menu". This is a whole lot easier than trying to hit Ctrl
or F8
> right after leaving the new Boot Menu. If you want to shorten the 30
second
> delay (though you can always hit <enter>), you can add the following line
to
> MSDOS.SYS in the Win98 root directory, after the now existing BootMenu=1:
>
> BootMenuDelay=x
> (where x is number of seconds' delay.)
>
> Another useful item if you don't want Normal mode to be the default:
>
> BootMenuDefault=x
> (where x is Startup Menu item number.)
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS MVP for Windows 9x
>
> *Recommended Help Sites*
> http://www.dts-l.org
> http://www.mvps.org
> http://www.aumha.org
>
> How to Use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups
> http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=newswhelp
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> "Madhur" > wrote in message
> ...
> > After installing windows xp with win98, the bootup menu(F8) has been
> > replaced with that of windows XP, due to which i cannot boot into
> > dos(Command Prompt Only). I know i can go into by start->shutdown->dos
mode,
> > but i want the previous one which allowed me to load one of the kernel
level
> > debugger for dos which can be loaded only at bootup.
> >
> > --
> > Madhur
> > India
> >
> > Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers
> > write code that humans can understand.
> >
> >
>