WinPE BootLoader Timer

[pollewops]

I use WinPE for my Windows 2003 Server installation.

But the default bootloader timer is set to about 5 seconds which I found very short.

Is there a way to increase that PRESS ANY KEY TO BOOT FROM CD OR DVD timer to 20 seconds ?

Any help appreciated...

[gadget]

You can remove to prompt entirly if it helps, just can't remember the file to delete. I will have a look further into this problem tomorrow to see if the time can be increased.

[paper]

i think Iceman mentioned it on his paper.. (the removing of that prompt.. not the increase timer)

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=101383

ok found it.. he had it on page 18 (thanks iceman )

remove bootfix.bin frim winpe\iso\boot before the oscdimg

Edited July 19, 2007 by paper

[pollewops]

I do not want to get rid of ot !!!!

I do want the loader, but i want to increase the timer...

Or maybe another boot loader is an option...but how and what ?

[Maelstorm]

I use cdshell for my dvd boot loader needs.

This should work for you. On mine, the chain command is a goto command for a menu. On the line that has the if $bootcount = 10, change 10 to anything you like for a timeout. It prints a "." for each second of the delay before it takes the default action. BOOTSECT.BIN is the boot sector image for the windows installation. This does take a little bit to load though since its loading the entire scripting environment into memory before the script runs.

# Give the boot from CD/DVD prompt...
boot:
set bootcount = 0
cls
print "\n"
print "Press any key to boot from CD/DVD."
boot1:
getkey 1 goto boot2
then chain /boot/bootsect/BOOTSECT.BIN
boot2:
print "."
set bootcount=$bootcount + 1
if $bootcount == 10; then boot 0x80
goto boot1

[pollewops]

Hi Maelstorm,

CDSHELL it look seasy what you suggest, but I don't know CDSHELL.

Is it free to use and how do I add a bootloader using cdshell to my WinPE bootable image ?

Hope you can help me out here.