Dual boot Boot.ini question

[pjp]

Just finished setting up a dual boot system with 98SE on C: and XP Pro on D.

I'd like to have the system default to booting 98SE rather than XP. Here's
my Boot.ini file ...

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[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
C:\ = "Microsoft Windows"

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Left to my own resources I'd be guessing change "rdsik" to the following

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS


tia,

 

[Chris Holden]

Just finished setting up a dual boot system with 98SE on C: and XP Pro on D.

I'd like to have the system default to booting 98SE rather than XP. Here's
my Boot.ini file ...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
------------

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
C:\ = "Microsoft Windows"

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
-------------

Left to my own resources I'd be guessing change "rdsik" to the following

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS


tia,

In XP: Start> control panel> system> advanced> startup and recovery>
settings> change default opterating system in the drop down box.
Chris

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Start/run msconfig, go to the boot.ini tab, click on the line loading Win98,
then on set as default.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Bee]

Alternatively,

At the moment, you have
.......
default=m(0)d(0)r(1)p(1)\W
[operating systems]
m(0)d(0)r(1)p(1)\W="MS Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect *

You need to change the partition number to 2 so that
default=m(0)d(0)r(1)p(1)\W
[operating systems]
m(0)d(0)r(1)p(2)\W="MS Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

Then add another line, so the final set looks like this:
default=m(0)d(0)r(1)p(1)\W
[operating systems]
m(0)d(0)r(1)p(2)\W="MS Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
m(0)d(0)r(1)p(1)\W="MS Windows 98" /fastdetect

To make these alterations, Start > Control Panel > Perform & Maint >
System > Advanced (tab) > Setting (Startup & Recovery) > Edit
To add another line:
Copy the * line above, paste that under the * line
Change the partition numbers in( ) as those in the final set above
Change the new line "MS WinXP Pro" to "MS Windows 98"
Don't forget the quotation marks. Everthing else remains the same.
Close Notepad > Accept the change > OK out.

Bee.

 

[pjp]

thanks for the replies, didn't know msconfig adds the Boot.ini tab as it
isn't there under 98SE.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Either use a text editor, such as NotePad, to manually edit
C:\Boot.ini to select a new default OS, or, from within WinXP,
right-click My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Startup and
Recovery, Settings > Default operating system.


Bruce Chambers
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