Direct to safemode?

[Guyanthalas]

I've done a cursory search, but cannot find information relating to this topic.

Is there a way to emulate one of the XP boot up options direct from a CD-Shell script?

IE:

[F3] - When this key is pressed, boot C:, XP, with the Safemode w/ Network options

Any solutions or points in the right direction?

[thegafferazzasatz]

i dont know if it would work but cant you make a floppy image with a boot.ini that has the wanted options set with the startup switches, also the ntldr and the nt detect will be needed

[Guyanthalas]

You may have something there... do you have more information on what an xp boot floppy would look like?

Boot.ini

NTLDR

NTDET (or however its spelled)

...and anythign else?

[thegafferazzasatz]

well from what i know a xp boot floppy has the boot.ini (text file with boot options in), ntldr the loader for nt oses and ntdetect.com (i dont know what that does detects probably lol)

for the boot.ini take a look on your c: if your runnin xp or if you arent look on the forum or i think there is some stuff on microsoft.com

the ntldr can be got off the c: on a xp system, off the xp cd if you dont have xp

ntdetect.com is on the c: again or on the cd if you dont have xp

well i have said xp but you could use 2000 or 2003 instaed

i have read before that the newest is the best because it works with all the previous ones for the ntldr and detect