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Thread ID: 12358	2001-10-25 03:29:00	lilo again - not serious this time :-)	Guest (0)	Press F1

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22548	2001-10-25 03:29:00	Hi, Finally back on my feet. Now, usually to start my computer in windows safe mode, I would hold down F8 until the selection screen came up. Now with lilo, this doesn't happen. I can boot from a windows floppy, but this does not boot me to windows, but rather to dos. I am running Win ME and Red Hat Linux 7.1 dual boot (obviously :>) Cheers G P	Guest (0)
22549	2001-10-25 04:03:00	You *are* in 'windows safe' mode. In DOS you are safe from windows unless you type win.	Guest (0)
22550	2001-10-25 06:58:00	Funny. But true! Seriously though - I tried typing win, but it says it is a bad command? Any ideas? G P	Guest (0)
22551	2001-10-25 07:58:00	You can force windows to display the boot menu by editing msdos.sys. Start the computer at the dos prompt and change to the root directory. Type 'attrib -s -r -h msdos.sys' to remove the system attributes. Type 'edit msdos.sys. Make an entry on a new line that reads 'BootMenu=1'. Save the file and exit. To restore the hidden and system attributes type 'attrib +s +r +h msdos.sys' Note: you can also do this using tweak ui if you have it installed.	Guest (0)
22552	2001-10-25 09:27:00	Interesting - thanks for that Tristan. Is it possible to edit something in my boot floppy to do the same thing so I can pick and choose when I want it. G P	Guest (0)
22553	2001-10-25 09:27:00	You have to be quick with you timing if you want to press F8. I just hold down shift while I press enter at the LILO menu.	Guest (0)
22554	2001-10-25 10:18:00	Thankyou b m and Ian.] b m - that'll do for my purposes. Ian - it works, although I had previously worked around the autoexec prob by heading for the correct directory anyway. However using both methods - mine and your more correct one - I end up with a system halt pre-windows loading because it cannot find the ifshelp.img file. doesn't matter, but I am still interested as to why the file is not there, or more importantly, why windows needs it. Cheers anyway - problem solved G P	Guest (0)
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