/usenewloader question

[strawberry]

hi just a quick question about the boot ini..

in the past when i removed an OS from my comp, win98 or xp64 beta1 etc...i just deleted the line from the boot ini and the corresponding files but when i installed the latest longhhorn it installed a new boot file launched by [boot loader]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows Longhorn" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT /USENEWLOADER /DETECTHAL

so that it says boot longhorn or boot legacy os before longhorn that let me access my older boot ini

could i just delete the boot.ini line and the files from longhorn like before?

example FROM THIS

[boot loader]

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows Longhorn" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT /USENEWLOADER /DETECTHAL

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professionnel" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional x64 Edition" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows Longhorn" /FASTDETECT

TO THIS ?

[boot loader]

timeout=30

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

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professionnel" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional x64 Edition" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

NB: xp pro was the first OS installed on the system so it uses it's own ini...

thanks for your help

[tarquel]

er.....according to the info in the config you have there, it appears you have a few HD's/partitions and multiboot different OS'.

Without you listing what OS' you currently have installed and on what partition they are installed to, i wouldn't like to suggest you do anything to the config lol

Also, as you are on about Longhorn, you should have posted this in the correct board really.

Regards,

N.

[strawberry]

well i couldn't say it's about longhorn, it's about bootloader, it just appears that longhorn is one of the operating system installed

i finaly used a command line found on another website...

i used a command line with an exe from longhorn depository called

fixntfs.exe

to use xp bootloader to boot all systems and bypass the new one...

i just want to be sure that the os on main partition , also my xp pro (32bits) will still boot if i remove longhorn and x64 files on other harddisks...

i'll find a solution..........one day