Harddisk install using the Windows boot menu (2K, XP and VISTA)
created : 2010-01-26 updated : 2010-01-26
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Create a directory like c:\plop. You can use any directory you want.
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Copy plpinstc.com and plpgenbtldr.exe to your c:\plop directory.
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Rename plpinstc.com to plpbt.bin.
(Noted : For the first trial, I didn't do the rename part, since I found plpbt.bin already existed, it worked but it was not the installtion program. To save change, you have to used the plpcfgbt tools)
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As administrator/with administrator rights open a command shell and change to c:\plop
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Then start plpgenbtldr This program searches for the file plpbt.bin In the current directory. plpgenbtldr generates the file plpbtldr.bin.
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Adding to the boot menu. Windows 2K and XP is different to Windows VISTA
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Windows 2K, XP
add the line below to your c:\boot.ini
(before editing, attrib -s -h -r boot.ini)
(after editing, attrib +s +h +r boot.ini)
(sample boot.ini)
c:\plop\plpbtldr.bin="Install PLoP Boot Manager"
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Windows VISTA
open notepad as administrator and create a file c:\boot.ini add those lines [boot loader]
[operating systems]
c:\plop\plpbtldr.bin="Install PLoP Boot Manager"
Thanks to tri_zet for this info
[My Notes :]
Sample boot.ini
[boot loader]
timeout=30
;default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
default=c:\plop\plpbtldr.bin
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
c:\plop\plpbtldr.bin="PLoP Boot Manager"
[End]
Now you should be able to install the PLoP Boot Manager from your Windows boot menu to your harddisk.
Problems/Errors
plpbt.bin must not be fragmeted! Use contig to take care, that plpbt.bin is not fragmented. |