Boot on the first OS ???

[maba972]

Hello
I have 2 Hard Drive and 2 XP SP2 install in Multiboot; one on each Hard
Drive
When I turn on the computer, it propose the 2 XP SP2 and if I do nothing, it
run on the second XP SP2
How to force it to run on the First XP SP2
Thank's for your help
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[Timothy Daniels]

I have 2 Hard Drive and 2 XP SP2 install in Multiboot;
one on each Hard Drive
When I turn on the computer, it propose the 2 XP SP2
and if I do nothing, it run on the second XP SP2
How to force it to run on the First XP SP2

Bonjour.

The easiest way is to just to make the 2nd WinXP
the default OS. Look at the boot.ini file at C:\boot.ini.
It should look something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="1st WinXP" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="2nd WinXP" /fastdetect

The entry after "default=" is the path to the default
OS (the 1st WinXP). The two entries after the "[operating systems]"
line are the 2 choices of OS to load, i.e the 1st or the 2nd WinXP.
They probably only differ in the "rdisk()" parameter, that is, which
hard drive they are on.

Your problem is that the default "rdisk()" is the same as that of the
2nd WinXP. Using Notepad, just change the default entry's "rdisk()"
to look like the 1st WinXP's "rdisk()".

*TimDaniels*

 

[José Gallardo]

Right click on Mi Computer > Properties > Advanced and click on "Settings"
under Startup and Recovery. Set as you like in Default operating system.

 

[maba972]

It's OK now, thank you everybody