Boot renaming question

[Joe727]

I understand that boot.ini is gone from Vista and that BCDEDIT.exe has
replaced it. I simply want to rename the Operating Systems in the boot
menu. Below is info from my XP boot:
**
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
c:\="Microsoft Windows 98 Plus! Second Edition"

**
What I'd like to change in the Vista boot loader is the name of Windows to
Vista and the name of Earlier Windows to Windows XP Professional.

I tried to open BCDEDIT.exe in a command line (CMD) in Vista, but I kept
getting a "you're not authorized to access this" or something similar to
that.

Question - Is there any way to change the titles of the Operating Systems as
there is in Windows XP using notepad?

Thanks

Joe

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I understand that boot.ini is gone from Vista and that BCDEDIT.exe has
replaced it. I simply want to rename the Operating Systems in the boot
menu. Below is info from my XP boot:
**
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
c:\="Microsoft Windows 98 Plus! Second Edition"

**
What I'd like to change in the Vista boot loader is the name of Windows
to Vista and the name of Earlier Windows to Windows XP Professional.

I tried to open BCDEDIT.exe in a command line (CMD) in Vista, but I kept
getting a "you're not authorized to access this" or something similar to
that.

You have to open the Command Prompt windows using the option "Open as
Administrator..." (or words to that affect.

Question - Is there any way to change the titles of the Operating
Systems as there is in Windows XP using notepad?

No, Notepad won't work; the boot configuration file is no longer a
simple text file.

The Vista installation will "set aside" WinXP's system files
(Boot.ini, NTLDR, and NTDetect.com) in favor of its own, completely
different boot manager. This new boot manager requires the use of
BCDEdit, and is far from user friendly.

Boot Configuration Data in Windows Vista
download.microsoft.com/download/a/f/7/af7777e5-7dcd-4800-8a0a-b18336565f5b/BCD.doc

I strongly recommend that you download and install VistaBootPRO
from http://www.pro-networks.org. This utility can be installed to both
the Vista and WinXP operating systems, and provides a convenient means
of editing the boot process, as well as simplifying the removal of the
Vista boot process, should you tire of dual-booting.


--

Bruce Chambers

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[Joe727]

I understand that boot.ini is gone from Vista and that BCDEDIT.exe has
replaced it. I simply want to rename the Operating Systems in the boot
menu. Below is info from my XP boot:
**
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
c:\="Microsoft Windows 98 Plus! Second Edition"

**
What I'd like to change in the Vista boot loader is the name of Windows
to Vista and the name of Earlier Windows to Windows XP Professional.

I tried to open BCDEDIT.exe in a command line (CMD) in Vista, but I kept
getting a "you're not authorized to access this" or something similar to
that.

You have to open the Command Prompt windows using the option "Open as
Administrator..." (or words to that affect.

Question - Is there any way to change the titles of the Operating Systems
as there is in Windows XP using notepad?

No, Notepad won't work; the boot configuration file is no longer a simple
text file.

The Vista installation will "set aside" WinXP's system files
(Boot.ini, NTLDR, and NTDetect.com) in favor of its own, completely
different boot manager. This new boot manager requires the use of
BCDEdit, and is far from user friendly.

Boot Configuration Data in Windows Vista
download.microsoft.com/download/a/f/7/af7777e5-7dcd-4800-8a0a-b18336565f5b/BCD.doc

I strongly recommend that you download and install VistaBootPRO from
http://www.pro-networks.org. This utility can be installed to both the
Vista and WinXP operating systems, and provides a convenient means of
editing the boot process, as well as simplifying the removal of the Vista
boot process, should you tire of dual-booting.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:

Thanks Bruce - I found the Administrator command line option, but as you
stated, BCDEDIT.exe is not user friendly - shades of Linux

So, thank you for posting the link to VistaBootPro. In the Advanced mode,
it shows all of the entries in BCDEDIT.exe. It also makes it simple to
change the name of the Operating Systems on the Boot Screen.

Joe

 

[Joe727]

I understand that boot.ini is gone from Vista and that BCDEDIT.exe has
replaced it. I simply want to rename the Operating Systems in the boot
menu. Below is info from my XP boot:
**
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
c:\="Microsoft Windows 98 Plus! Second Edition"

**
What I'd like to change in the Vista boot loader is the name of Windows
to Vista and the name of Earlier Windows to Windows XP Professional.

I tried to open BCDEDIT.exe in a command line (CMD) in Vista, but I kept
getting a "you're not authorized to access this" or something similar to
that.

You have to open the Command Prompt windows using the option "Open as
Administrator..." (or words to that affect.

Question - Is there any way to change the titles of the Operating
Systems as there is in Windows XP using notepad?

No, Notepad won't work; the boot configuration file is no longer a simple
text file.

The Vista installation will "set aside" WinXP's system files
(Boot.ini, NTLDR, and NTDetect.com) in favor of its own, completely
different boot manager. This new boot manager requires the use of
BCDEdit, and is far from user friendly.

Boot Configuration Data in Windows Vista
download.microsoft.com/download/a/f/7/af7777e5-7dcd-4800-8a0a-b18336565f5b/BCD.doc

I strongly recommend that you download and install VistaBootPRO from
http://www.pro-networks.org. This utility can be installed to both the
Vista and WinXP operating systems, and provides a convenient means of
editing the boot process, as well as simplifying the removal of the Vista
boot process, should you tire of dual-booting.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:

Thanks Bruce - I found the Administrator command line option, but as you
stated, BCDEDIT.exe is not user friendly - shades of Linux

So, thank you for posting the link to VistaBootPro. In the Advanced mode,
it shows all of the entries in BCDEDIT.exe. It also makes it simple to
change the name of the Operating Systems on the Boot Screen.

Joe

P.S. Microsoft needs to make a nicer looking Boot Screen - something like
the one in Suse Linux 10 - IMHO.

 

[Joe727]

P.S. Microsoft needs to make a nicer looking Boot Screen - something like
the one in Suse Linux 10 - IMHO.

Here's a link:

http://www.howtoforge.com/images/perfect_setup_suse_10.0/img_1.jpg

Joe

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

It is still a beta project. It has already changed quite a bit since build
5048.

Joe727 wrote:
I understand that boot.ini is gone from Vista and that BCDEDIT.exe has
replaced it. I simply want to rename the Operating Systems in the boot
menu. Below is info from my XP boot:
**
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
c:\="Microsoft Windows 98 Plus! Second Edition"

**
What I'd like to change in the Vista boot loader is the name of Windows
to Vista and the name of Earlier Windows to Windows XP Professional.

I tried to open BCDEDIT.exe in a command line (CMD) in Vista, but I
kept getting a "you're not authorized to access this" or something
similar to that.


You have to open the Command Prompt windows using the option "Open as
Administrator..." (or words to that affect.


Question - Is there any way to change the titles of the Operating
Systems as there is in Windows XP using notepad?


No, Notepad won't work; the boot configuration file is no longer a
simple text file.

The Vista installation will "set aside" WinXP's system files
(Boot.ini, NTLDR, and NTDetect.com) in favor of its own, completely
different boot manager. This new boot manager requires the use of
BCDEdit, and is far from user friendly.

Boot Configuration Data in Windows Vista
download.microsoft.com/download/a/f/7/af7777e5-7dcd-4800-8a0a-b18336565f5b/BCD.doc

I strongly recommend that you download and install VistaBootPRO from
http://www.pro-networks.org. This utility can be installed to both the
Vista and WinXP operating systems, and provides a convenient means of
editing the boot process, as well as simplifying the removal of the
Vista boot process, should you tire of dual-booting.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:

Thanks Bruce - I found the Administrator command line option, but as you
stated, BCDEDIT.exe is not user friendly - shades of Linux

So, thank you for posting the link to VistaBootPro. In the Advanced
mode, it shows all of the entries in BCDEDIT.exe. It also makes it
simple to change the name of the Operating Systems on the Boot Screen.

Joe

P.S. Microsoft needs to make a nicer looking Boot Screen - something like
the one in Suse Linux 10 - IMHO.

 

[Joe727]

Great - there's still time for a few marketing people to take a look

Joe

It is still a beta project. It has already changed quite a bit since
build 5048.

<snip>

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Thanks Bruce - I found the Administrator command line option, but as you
stated, BCDEDIT.exe is not user friendly - shades of Linux

So, thank you for posting the link to VistaBootPro. In the Advanced
mode, it shows all of the entries in BCDEDIT.exe. It also makes it
simple to change the name of the Operating Systems on the Boot Screen.

Joe

You're welcome.

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Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Here's a link:

http://www.howtoforge.com/images/perfect_setup_suse_10.0/img_1.jpg

Joe

I already know what a Suse 10 boot screen looks like, thanks. ;-}


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Bruce Chambers

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[Joe727]

I already know what a Suse 10 boot screen looks like, thanks. ;-}

The link was for the less unfortunate ;-}

Joe