Manually change default boot OS in boot.ini ?

[Frank]

Here is my current BOOT.INI from a non-successful setup of XP:

[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"

The original system is 98SE. All I want to do right now is change the
default OS to Win98, which resides in C:\WINDOWS on the first HD.

Do I change the one line to
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
or to
default=C:\="Microsoft Windows"

Will either and/or both work?
Thanks.
Frank

 

[Rich Barry]

Frank, rt click MyComputer>select Properties>Advanced>Startup and
Recovery-Settings>click the drop down arrow in the
Default Operating System box. Select Win98SE. Click Ok. Restart.

 

[Frank]

XP has never installed completely (I suspect setup does not know how
to handle a second video device - a TV tuner card) so that option is
not available. The only functioning OS, Win 98SE, never had that
capability.

That's why I asked about the manual editing needed. I need the
working OS to be the default while I work on XP.

Frank, rt click MyComputer>select Properties>Advanced>Startup and
Recovery-Settings>click the drop down arrow in the
Default Operating System box. Select Win98SE. Click Ok. Restart.

Here is my current BOOT.INI from a non-successful setup of XP:

[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"

The original system is 98SE. All I want to do right now is change the
default OS to Win98, which resides in C:\WINDOWS on the first HD.

Do I change the one line to
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
or to
default=C:\="Microsoft Windows"

Will either and/or both work?
Thanks.
Frank

 

[Nepatsfan]

(e-mail address removed),

Here is my current BOOT.INI from a non-successful setup of
XP:

[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"

The original system is 98SE. All I want to do right now is
change the default OS to Win98, which resides in C:\WINDOWS
on the first HD.

Do I change the one line to
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
or to
default=C:\="Microsoft Windows"

Will either and/or both work?
Thanks.
Frank

Change the entry to this:

default=C:\

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG.EXE
Select the Boot.ini tab
Choose the OS from the list, and set your preferred one as the default.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Here is my current BOOT.INI from a non-successful setup of XP:

[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"

The original system is 98SE. All I want to do right now is change the
default OS to Win98, which resides in C:\WINDOWS on the first HD.

Do I change the one line to
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
or to
default=C:\="Microsoft Windows"

Will either and/or both work?
Thanks.
Frank