make a bootable disk

hack123 · 01-04-2005, 08:51 PM

I am making a bat file that has a menu on it... It is supposed to come up in dos mode when you start the machine (win 2000Pro) and when I start the machine up, it cycles through all of the menus and never is on the beginning menu. When I start the bat file on the desktop by double clicking it, it works fine.

Please help.

ekÃ†sine · 01-04-2005, 11:26 PM

post your batch file, maybe someone can debug it for you.

hack123 · 01-06-2005, 12:38 PM

The coding is:
@echo off

REM This is the main menu
cls
:start
echo Ã‰ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÂ»
echo Âº Main Menu Âº
echo ÃŒÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÂ¹
echo Âº1.+ BIOS Âº
echo Âº2.+ GHOST Âº
echo Âº3.+ DEBUG Âº
echo Âº4. Exit Âº
echo ÃˆÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÂ¼
set choice=
set /p choice=Your choice:
if '%choice%' == '4' goto exit
if '%choice%' == '3' goto debug
if '%choice%' == '2' goto ghost
if '%choice%' == '1' goto bios

REM This is the submenu of the ghost menu
cls
:ghost
echo Ã‰ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃ ÃÃÃÃÃÂ»
echo Âº GHOST Menu Âº
echo ÃŒÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃ ÃÃÃÃÃÂ¹
echo Âº 1.+ BIOS Âº
echo Âº 2.- GHOST Âº
echo Âº A. GX 100/110 Âº
echo Âº B. GX 150 Âº
echo Âº C. GX 260 Âº
echo Âº D. GX 270 Âº
echo Âº E. GX 280 Âº
echo Âº F. D 600/800 Âº
echo Âº 3.+ DEBUG Âº
echo Âº 4. Exit Âº
echo ÃˆÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃ ÃÃÃÃÃÃÂ¼
set choice=
set /p choice=Your choice:
if '%choice%' == '4' goto exit
if '%choice%' == '3' goto debug
if '%choice%' == 'f' goto D
if '%choice%' == 'e' goto 280g
if '%choice%' == 'd' goto 270g
if '%choice%' == 'c' goto 260g
if '%choice%' == 'b' goto 150g
if '%choice%' == 'a' goto 110g
if '%choice%' == '2' goto start
if '%choice%' == '1' goto bios

REM This is the bios submenu
cls
:bios
echo Ã‰ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃ ÃÃÃÃÃÃÂ»
echo Âº BIOS Menu Âº
echo ÃŒÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃ ÃÃÃÃÃÃÂ¹
echo Âº 1.- BIOS Âº
echo Âº A. GX 100 Âº
echo Âº B. GX 110 Âº
echo Âº C. GX 150 Âº
echo Âº D. GX 260 Âº
echo Âº 2.+ GHOST Âº
echo Âº 3.+ DEBUG Âº
echo Âº 4. Exit Âº
echo ÃˆÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃ ÃÃÃÃÃÃÂ¼
set choice=
set /p choice=Your choice:
if '%choice%' == '4' goto exit
if '%choice%' == '3' goto debug
if '%choice%' == '2' goto ghost
if '%choice%' == 'd' goto 260b
if '%choice%' == 'c' goto 150b
if '%choice%' == 'b' goto 110b
if '%choice%' == 'a' goto 100b
if '%choice%' == '1' goto start

REM This is the submenu of the debug
cls
:debug

REM Start -- This is the deubg central
cd\
Debug\AUTOEXEC.bat
REM End -- This is the end of debug central

echo Ã‰ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃ ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÂ»
echo Âº DEBUG Menu Âº
echo ÃŒÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃ ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÂ¹
echo Âº 1.+ BIOS Âº
echo Âº 2.+ GHOST Âº
echo Âº 3.- DEBUG Âº
echo Âº 4. Exit Âº
echo ÃˆÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃ ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÂ¼
set choice=
set /p choice=Your choice:
if '%choice%' == '4' goto exit
if '%choice%' == '3' goto start
if '%choice%' == '2' goto ghost
if '%choice%' == '1' goto bios

Roshi229 · 01-06-2005, 12:40 PM

Ahh... another Dell Tech
1. what will this be used for mainly... what aspects of bios and ghost?
2. why the selections of machines for ghost? will this be set to pull the selective image?

Roshi229 · 01-06-2005, 01:15 PM

:ROLLOUTMENU
@echo off
cls
echo.
echo **name removed** ROLLOUT MENU
echo. ----------------------------------
echo 1. MIGRATE PROFILE
echo.
echo 2. STAGE XP
echo 3. STAGE VPC
echo.
echo 4. RESTORE XP
echo 5. RESTORE VPC
echo.
echo 6. EXIT
echo ----------------------------------
choice /c:123456 " SELECT AN ACTIVITY

if errorlevel 6 goto EXIT
if errorlevel 5 goto RESTOREVPC
if errorlevel 4 goto RESTOREXP
if errorlevel 3 goto STAGEMENUVPC
if errorlevel 2 goto STAGEMENUXP
if errorlevel 1 goto MIGRATEMENU
goto ROLLOUTMENU

i don't see that goto line on any of yours... that would stop it from reading right through all of them....

also, it looks like you know what you're doing, but for anyone else here's a few links...

http://home.att.net/~gobruen/progs/d...ntro.html#tips
http://www.computerhope.com/batch.htm
http://www.carleton.ca/~dmcfet/menu.html

bla!! · 01-06-2005, 01:32 PM

It sounds to me like you're variable isn't re-setting.

At the exit portion of your batch file try adding

set choice=0

hack123 · 01-06-2005, 03:30 PM

The program is supposed to from a single menu, open different functions on a bootable cd... Instead of putting in a whole different bunch of cd's.
The cd contains all of the machines that I have. The choice command does not work with win 2kPro.

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