Windows NT Does Not Display the Startup Boot Menu
Article ID: 130859
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q130859
SYMPTOMS
When you run set Show List For 0 Seconds, Windows NT does not display the
boot menu, and automatically boots the default operating system. If you set
the default operating system to MS-DOS, and set Show List For 0 Seconds,
you won't be able to boot Windows NT.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the following procedure to edit the
BOOT.INI file:
- Boot MS-DOS remove the file attributes from the BOOT.INI file with
the following command:
attrib -s -r boot.ini
- Use a text editor to edit the BOOT.INI file.
- Change the time-out value to something greater than zero.
- Save the BOOT.INI file.
- Put the system and read-only attributes back on the BOOT.INI file by
running the following command:
attrib +s +r boot.ini
- Restart the computer.
Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 time out timeout
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