Is it safe to edit the OS name between the "" in Startup/Recovery (My
Computer/Properties/Advanced) to make the choice a little simpler to read?

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 2.0gb DDR, 360gb HD

%(E-Mail Removed),
Peter <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote:
> Is it safe to edit the OS name between the "" in
> Startup/Recovery (My Computer/Properties/Advanced) to make
> the choice a little simpler to read?
> --
> Peter
> Toronto, Canada
> P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 2.0gb DDR, 360gb HD

As long as you're only editing the information between the
quotes you should be fine. I've changed the entries to things
like "XP Pro", "XP Home" and "Recovery Console" many times with
no problems.

One thing you might want to do is to backup your current
boot.ini file just in case. Take a look at this article for an
easy way to create a backup copy.

How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Thanks, I was hoping you would say that...as I went ahead and did it
anyway...!

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 2.0gb DDR, 360gb HD
"Nepatsfan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:adqdnYAwLPH0KoDZRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> %(E-Mail Removed),
> Peter <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote:
>> Is it safe to edit the OS name between the "" in
>> Startup/Recovery (My Computer/Properties/Advanced) to make
>> the choice a little simpler to read?
>> --
>> Peter
>> Toronto, Canada
>> P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 2.0gb DDR, 360gb HD
>
> As long as you're only editing the information between the
> quotes you should be fine. I've changed the entries to things
> like "XP Pro", "XP Home" and "Recovery Console" many times with
> no problems.
>
> One thing you might want to do is to backup your current
> boot.ini file just in case. Take a look at this article for an
> easy way to create a backup copy.
>
> How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
>
>