press any key to boot from cd

[Astalavista]

We all know this is the text that appears when we boot from our U.A. XP.

Is there a way to Edit this text?

I want to change it to "Have You Backed Up Your Software?" If yes Press Any key.

[titou2k]

it should be in i386/bootfix.bin

I deleted it so that no message appear.

[Alanoll]

titou2k is right on the money. Keep in mind that the text has to be of the same length.

I use CDShell, so I have a custom message through that.

[Astalavista]

pls give more info on how and what are the boundaries for editing the file.

I want to change it to something else

[eagle00789]

In that file is that text. just edit the text, but keep the length of the new text the same as the old one. if your new text is shorter, fill the rest with spaces

[Alanoll]

indeed. You're HEX editing the file...so that means the strings HAVE TO BE THE SAME LENGTH. If your's is shorter, add space, if it's larger...you have to make it smaller.

[eagle00789]

there is no need for hex-editing. a simple editor like notepad is enough for it to be editable.

[edmoncu]

i believe notepad isn't recommended on editing binary files such as bootfix.bin.

[Astalavista]

ano dapat?

what should i use then

[Alanoll]

a HEX EDITOR maybe?

[Astalavista]

do i need to use modifype?

[totoymola]

Yep. Hex editor will do the job.

[Astalavista]

"Press Any Key to Boot From CD. Only if you have Made a Backup of all your data."

I want to change it to this instead.

[buletov]

noup, it has to be the same lenght as the original...

or shorter with spaces after

[Astalavista]

then, is there a way to modify it?

there must be a way.