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How i change windows Xp boot name?


xtremee

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Hi everybody,

I wanna to know how i can change the boot name of windows xp_sp2

before setup the windows (i.e. i wanna to c windows MSFN in the boot menu)

bye the way, i have windows xp media center as we know it is 2 CD :

the 1st CD is windows xp_sp2 if i install it alone the boot name is "Microsoft Windows xp Professional "

but when setup the 2nd CD the name become "Windows XP Media Center "

i wanna to know how !!!!!!!!!

Wat i mean is when u put ur Win Xp CD (suppose u have bootable one ) then u start the setup progress u will c the textmaode and copying and .... finally it will restart then u will find in OS loader opions "Microsoft Windows XP Pro..OR Home.. Setup "

then when windows finish the all it is setup the name become "Microsoft Windows XP Pro OR HOME "

wat i wanna to change is the name of windows ( i.e. i wanna the windows Automaticlly type any name say Windows MSFN ).

i think it is now good for understand.

Any ans. will be great .

Any ans. will be great.

I'm waiting................................

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first of all there is no need to start a new topic when we are replying to a thread discussing exactly the same thing started by you.

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=48968

secondly, as i replied in your thread above, the option you need to change is located in the boot.ini.

This file does not exist on the XP CD so cannot be edited prior to install. You could set up a script to automatically edit the file on first log on so that its changed forever after that - try this:

cmdow @ /HID

@echo off

REM delete boot.ini if exists
FOR %%d IN (c:) DO IF EXIST %%d\boot.ini DEL %%d\boot.ini" /q
SET D = %%d

REM create new boot.ini
echo [boot loader] >> "%D%boot.ini"
echo timeout=10 >> "%D%boot.ini"
echo default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS >> "%D%boot.ini"
echo [operating systems] >> "%D%boot.ini"
echo multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional SP2" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect >> "%D%boot.ini"

:EOF

All you need do is edit the last line to say ...="Windows XP MSFN edition"...

I don't guarantee this will work, as my batch editing is rusty, but to do what you want this is the only way i can think of that doesn't involve hex-editing a $hi7-load of files on the CD to find the right entry.

Edited by neil
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