Topic: Press any Key....?
started by: Nirliq
Posted by Nirliq on Oct. 15 2012,12:33
Hello All,Is there any way to stop the "Press any key to boot from CD" nag? I have created the boot CD and tested it in the VM and it works awesomely. Thank you for all your help by the way. The only thing that I can't seem to get around is the "Press any key" nag. Is there a way to bypass this?
Thank you once again.
Nirliq
Posted by balder on Oct. 15 2012,14:21
@NirliqQuote: "Is there any way to stop the "Press any key to boot from CD" nag?"
Sure there is
I agree it is a very annoying behaviour
Question is what kind of build (or ISO) we are dealing with
Anyway... Always look for a file called 'BOOTFIX.BIN'
Remove this file and it is fixed
balder
Posted by Nirliq on Oct. 16 2012,21:15
Hi Balder,I have a Win7 Preinstall environment and I expect I will be setting one up for Windows 8 in a few days. Sometimes my attention strays and I would like the PE to just boot then wait for me to come back and continue the install process. Easyboot really helps a lot.
Thanks for your help.
Nirliq.
Posted by balder on Oct. 17 2012,02:26
@NirliqQuote: "I would like the PE to just boot"
Let me put it this way...
WinPE based on NT6-system can directly be launched in EasyBoot using this method:
1. Copy ISO-file of that WinPE to folder EZBOOT
2. Use menu command in EasyBoot menu: run ***.iso
3. Tick 'Joliet' when creating final ISO in EasyBoot
Note: Vista, Win7, Win8 and server-2008 is typically NT6-systems.
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And to stop the "Press any key to boot from CD" nag in that particular ISO-file, do as follow:
A. Open ISO-file (I use UltraIso) and go into folder 'boot'.
B. Delete file 'bootfix.bin' in folder 'boot'
C. Save changes to ISO-file
Note: UltraIso creates a backup of the modified ISO-file in case you want to return to original shape of that ISO-file (you can of course later delete this unneeded backup of ISO-file)
regards balder