editing windows 98 boot disk

[homer15]

hey everyone,

how can i edit the menu in a windows 98 boot disk. i want to add some more options and change the title of the menu. thanks.

[homer15]

actually, i have the adding options down, i just need to know how to change the menu title. thanks.

[Jomama]

Cant you just edit the file in a text editor?

[homer15]

yea, but i don't know what to edit... where does it get the "windows 98 boot menu" text from?

[Jomama]

Pop the disk in and open it with notepad.
Ive never tried it but Ive always thought it was built like a DOS batch file.

[homer15]

i can't see it in any of the batch files. also, it's not listed in config.sys. any other places it could be?

[Doobie]

Originally Posted by homer15 i can't see it in any of the batch files. also, it's not listed in config.sys. any other places it could be?

open notepad and go to file, open then type

a:\config.sys

then you will need to edit

autoexec.bat... same process to open it.

[glc]

This is config.sys:

[menu]
menuitem=CD, Start computer with CD-ROM support.
menuitem=NOCD, Start computer without CD-ROM support.
menuitem=HELP, View the Help file.
menudefault=CD,30
menucolor=7,0

[CD]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=btdosm.sys
device=flashpt.sys
device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=aspi2dos.sys
device=aspi8dos.sys
device=aspi4dos.sys
device=aspi8u2.sys
device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001

[NOCD]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off

[HELP]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off

[COMMON]
files=10
buffers=10
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 2048
lastdrive=z

If you want to add to it, study it carefully, you will need more submenus.

Same with autoexec.bat:

@ECHO OFF
set EXPAND=YES
SET DIRCMD=/O:N
set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16 P 15
set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4 D 3 C
cls
call setramd.bat %LglDrv%
set temp=c:\
set tmp=c:\
path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\
copy command.com %RAMD%:\ > NUL
set comspec=%RAMD%:\command.com
copy extract.exe %RAMD%:\ > NUL
copy readme.txt %RAMD%:\ > NUL

:ERROR
IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT
echo Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2
echo.
pause
GOTO ERROR

:EXT
%RAMD%:\extract /y /e /l %RAMD%: ebd.cab > NUL
echo The diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive %RAMD%.
echo.

IF "%config%"=="NOCD" GOTO QUIT
IF "%config%"=="HELP" GOTO HELP
LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 /L:%CDROM%
echo.
GOTO QUIT

:HELP
cls
call help.bat
echo Your computer will now restart and the startup menu will appear.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
restart.com
GOTO QUIT

:QUIT
echo To get help, type HELP and press ENTER.
echo.
rem clean up environment variables
set CDROM=
set LglDrv=

[homer15]

right, i figured out how to add to the menus already. all i want to know how to do is change the menu title... right now, when the boot disk starts, it says "Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu"
that's what i really want to change