If I install Windows XP Professional on each of 2 disk partitions,
will I get a start menu that says:

"Please select the operating system to start:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

Use the up or down arrow keys to..."

?

How can I change the message display to read something different?
Thanks!

Search your system for a boot.ini file created about the time of the install, and edit it with notepad to change one of the lines.

Greetings --

Edit C:\Boot.ini to uniquely identify each installation.

The manual method:

1) Click Start > Run, Type "Cmd" and then press <Enter>.

2) Type "Cd\" and then press <Enter>

3) Type "Attrib C:\Boot.ini -h -r -s" and then press <Enter>

4) Click Start > Run, Type "Notepad c:\boot.ini" and then press
<Enter>

5) Edit the file as desired, save it, and then exit Notepad.

6) Type "Attrib C:\Boot.ini +h +r +s" and then press <Enter>

7) Close the command console.

The GUI method:

Right-click My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery
Settings > Edit.


Bruce Chambers

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"HKEK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If I install Windows XP Professional on each of 2 disk partitions,
> will I get a start menu that says:
>
> "Please select the operating system to start:
>
> Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
> Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
>
> Use the up or down arrow keys to..."
>
> ?
>
> How can I change the message display to read something different?
> Thanks!