Heya Buck.
What you are looking for is some sort of bootmanager. I'm not sure of
anyone that does exactly what you are looking for, but if you look around
you should be able to find one that will at least get you close.
On 2/26/06, OlHippie65 at aol.com <OlHippie65 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Fellow LUGger's,
>
> I have a need to develop a "start screen" for both my WIN 2k Pro and
> Xandros Linux dual-boot box before they 'offically' start.
>
> Deep blue screen with the word, "Access Number:" about one-forth the way
> down and centered. Halfway down and centered a black box with the ability
> to type in 16 numbers and/or letter combination. Once the proper 'code' is
> entered, the screen closes and the next screen is black with (depending on
> the TIME of day), it would read: "Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening (my name).
> Then, it would list the dual-boot possibilities. Once selected (usually
> Xandros, LOL!), it would start the Xandros program.
>
> Am I asking too much? I know nothing about programing or which program I
> could use to accomplish this. Any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated. I am also posting this on the Newbie list as well. I'm not
> near Baton Rouge, so meeting someone for coffee, tea, or a JAX beer is out
> of the question, LOL!
>
> Chappie is probably the ONLY one that remembers, "Hello Yellow, Mellow,
> Little Darlin', You're the one for me...." LOL!
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Ol' Buck/K5-MKE
>
>
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