How to make it boot direct to xp prof

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I have 1old hdd with 2 partitions c: (with Windows) and D: (with Windows)
and it will ask me to select which OS to start:-
the first line is Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
second line is Microsoft Windows XP Professional
((worse of all how can I check which partition have Home or Prof)

and my boot.ini as follows:-

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\INDOWS

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home Edition"
/fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP PROFESSIONAL"
/fastdetect

I would like to be able to boot directlly to Window XP PROFESSIONAL directly
without having to choose the options. Please advice what changes must I make
to the boot.ini file, thanks
 
yort said:
I have 1old hdd with 2 partitions c: (with Windows) and D: (with Windows)
and it will ask me to select which OS to start:-
the first line is Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
second line is Microsoft Windows XP Professional
((worse of all how can I check which partition have Home or Prof)

and my boot.ini as follows:-

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\INDOWS

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home Edition"
/fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP PROFESSIONAL"
/fastdetect

I would like to be able to boot directlly to Window XP PROFESSIONAL directly
without having to choose the options. Please advice what changes must I make
to the boot.ini file, thanks
Click to expand...

Try this:

[boot loader]
timeout=2
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\INDOWS

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home Edition"
/fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP PROFESSIONAL"
/fastdetect
 
If you read the boot.ini contents that you posted you will see that XP Pro is on
Partition(1).

You are defaulting to Partition(2) XP Home

Change default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS to

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

and change the timeout to about 5 seconds so you have enough time

to choose if you want to.


Gord
 
yort said:
I have 1old hdd with 2 partitions c: (with Windows) and D: (with Windows)
and it will ask me to select which OS to start:-
the first line is Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
second line is Microsoft Windows XP Professional
((worse of all how can I check which partition have Home or Prof)

and my boot.ini as follows:-

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\INDOWS

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home Edition"
/fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP PROFESSIONAL"
/fastdetect

I would like to be able to boot directlly to Window XP PROFESSIONAL
directly
without having to choose the options. Please advice what changes must I
make
to the boot.ini file, thanks
Click to expand...


The boot.ini tells you where each one is. XP Pro is on the first partition,
XP Home the second.
 
Many thanks for all your responses and its working the way I want it

Rock said:
yort said:
I have 1old hdd with 2 partitions c: (with Windows) and D: (with Windows)
and it will ask me to select which OS to start:-
the first line is Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
second line is Microsoft Windows XP Professional
((worse of all how can I check which partition have Home or Prof)

and my boot.ini as follows:-

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\INDOWS

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home Edition"
/fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP PROFESSIONAL"
/fastdetect

I would like to be able to boot directlly to Window XP PROFESSIONAL
directly
without having to choose the options. Please advice what changes must I
make
to the boot.ini file, thanks
Click to expand...


The boot.ini tells you where each one is. XP Pro is on the first partition,
XP Home the second.
Click to expand...
 
You're welcome.

yort said:
Many thanks for all your responses and its working the way I want it

Rock said:
yort said:
I have 1old hdd with 2 partitions c: (with Windows) and D: (with
Windows)
and it will ask me to select which OS to start:-
the first line is Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
second line is Microsoft Windows XP Professional
((worse of all how can I check which partition have Home or Prof)

and my boot.ini as follows:-

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\INDOWS

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Home Edition"
/fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP PROFESSIONAL"
/fastdetect

I would like to be able to boot directlly to Window XP PROFESSIONAL
directly
without having to choose the options. Please advice what changes must I
make
to the boot.ini file, thanks
Click to expand...


The boot.ini tells you where each one is. XP Pro is on the first
partition,
XP Home the second.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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