DOS Config.sys/Autoexec.bat Menu

[G Man]

Good day, highly active DOS forum (heh). I was going to make a boot CD (based on an image from a disk) and include a menu to go to either "GHOST" where ghost loads for imaging, "INSTALL" where windows setup attempts to run from the same cd (but a different drive letter of course) and.... well i think thats it... but anyway thats the first problem, i wrote it all but realised after testing that its been too long since i did it last and it didnt work as expected.... The other problem is I need the batch to "guess" what the cdrom drive will be so it can run the windows setup. Any help available? I'll paste what i have so far when i get the chance.

[Garak]

mornin,

well when I want to do something like this, i just rip apart Microsoft's 98 Boot Autoexec/config.sys and remove / all what i need :)

works a charm

[+Daemon+]

well this might help this is my Ghost bootable disk (with menus and options)

First off make a dos bootdisk, I suggest you goto www.bootdisk.com and get the winodws 98 boot disk from them then take out waht oyu dont need. anywho this is for the floppy disk

Autoexec.bat
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@ECHO OFF
path=G:\netpro;G:\net3com;G:\pwl;G:\;G:\util

A:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000 /L:g

IF "%CONFIG%"=="Pro100" G:\pro100.bat
IF "%CONFIG%"=="3Com" G:\3com.bat
IF "%CONFIG%"=="Pro100old" G:\pro100ol.bat
IF "%CONFIG%"=="3Comold" G:\3comold.bat
IF "%CONFIG%"=="Pro100usb" G:\pro100u.bat
IF "%CONFIG%"=="3Comusb" G:\3comusb.bat
IF "%CONFIG%"=="nc3com" G:\nc3com.bat
IF "%CONFIG%"=="ncpro100" G:\ncpro100.bat
IF "%CONFIG%"=="vscan" G:\av.bat

Config.Sys
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[Menu]
MenuItem=Pro100, Ghost Disk Intel Pro100
MenuItem=3Com, Ghost Disk 3Com
SubMenu=old, Old Ghost Boot Disks...
MenuItem=Pro100usb, Pro100 with USB Support
MenuItem=3Comusb, 3Com with USB Support
MenuItem=ncpro100, Norton Commander with Pro100 Drivers and USB
MenuItem=nc3com, Norton Commander with 3Com Drivers and USB
MenuItem=vscan, McAfee Dos Vrius Scanner
MenuItem=none, Boot into DOS
MenuColor=7,1
MenuDefault=Pro100,20

[Common]
DEVICE=A:\OAKCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000
files=30
device=A:\ifshlp.sys
lastdrive=z
DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=A:\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
DOS=HIGH,UMB

[old]
MenuItem=Pro100old, Ghost Disk Intel Pro100 (OLD)
MenuItem=3Comold, Ghost Disk 3Com (OLD)
MenuColor=7,1
MenuDefault=Pro100old,20

[Pro100]

[3Com]

[Pro100old]

[3Comold]

[Pro100usb]

[3Comusb]

[ncpro100]

[nc3com]

[vscan]

[none]

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Basicly what it will do is when you boot off the floppy it will show a menu for you to select. after you ahve selected your choice the batch script will mount the cdrom on the G: drive this is where all the other files will be.
example:
("IF "%CONFIG%"=="Pro100" G:\pro100.bat")

then I just have it load other patch scripts, kinda like other autoexec.bat files, lets look at pro100.bat

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@echo off
G:\netpro\net initialize
G:\netpro\nwlink
G:\netpro\net start
echo Drive V: \\share1\public$
net use v: \\share1\public$
echo Drive X: \\share2\images$
net use x: \\share2\images$
echo Drive Z: \\share3\programs$
net use z: \\share3\programs$
echo.
echo Setup Mouse Driver for PS/2
Mouse
cd x:
ghost
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[G Man]

Thanks Daemon, you may have just solved my problem! I'll post back when i've tried it.