boot loader for dual boot

[Guest]

I Installed a 2nd HD and cloned my first HD to it as a backup
and would like to be able to dual boot. This is XP Pro. I would like
to know what numbers to use in multi, disk, and rdisk. It is in the
first partition so I think that would be #1
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

multi(?)disk(?)rdisk(?)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional backup" /fastdetect

Can someone fill in the ??? marks for me.

Thanks

 

[Og]

Disks and partitions reside in the Binary world:

The first disk is not Disk 1 (one), it is Disk 0 (zero). A single disk,
single partition would boot from:
Partition (0) of Disk (0)

 

[Ron Sommer]

multi, disk, and rdisk would be 0 for a single disk.
Partitions start with 1.
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)

You will need a boot manager.
The boot files are on C: which puts the cloned XP on D:.
--
Ron Sommer

Disks and partitions reside in the Binary world:

The first disk is not Disk 1 (one), it is Disk 0 (zero). A single disk,
single partition would boot from:
Partition (0) of Disk (0)

I Installed a 2nd HD and cloned my first HD to it as a backup
and would like to be able to dual boot. This is XP Pro. I would like
to know what numbers to use in multi, disk, and rdisk. It is in the
first partition so I think that would be #1
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

multi(?)disk(?)rdisk(?)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional backup" /fastdetect

Can someone fill in the ??? marks for me.

Thanks

 

[Guest]

What should the boot.ini look like on the 2nd HD

multi, disk, and rdisk would be 0 for a single disk.
Partitions start with 1.
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)

You will need a boot manager.
The boot files are on C: which puts the cloned XP on D:.
--
Ron Sommer

Disks and partitions reside in the Binary world:

The first disk is not Disk 1 (one), it is Disk 0 (zero). A single disk,
single partition would boot from:
Partition (0) of Disk (0)

I Installed a 2nd HD and cloned my first HD to it as a backup
and would like to be able to dual boot. This is XP Pro. I would like
to know what numbers to use in multi, disk, and rdisk. It is in the
first partition so I think that would be #1
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

multi(?)disk(?)rdisk(?)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional backup" /fastdetect

Can someone fill in the ??? marks for me.

Thanks