I have installed xp & vista on my pc is it possible to boot xp as default os.

If so how do i do it.

Regards

Colin Bate

I have installed xp & vista on my pc is it possible to boot xp as default os.

If so how do i do it.

Regards

Colin Bate

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It is really easy: On my system my main drive has two partitions. One for XP

and the other for Vista.

My XP installation is on C: and my Vista installation is on F:

I copied the F:\Windows\System32\winload.exe (Vista Installation) file to

C:\Windows\System32 (XP Installation)

Then I edited the boot.ini file as follows:

Original boot.ini:

[boot loader]

timeout=10

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home

Edition" /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=ALWAYSOFF

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows Longhorn"

/NOEXECUTE=ALWAYSOFF /FASTDETECT /USENEWLOADER

New Boot.ini:

[boot loader]

timeout=10

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

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home

Edition" /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=ALWAYSOFF /USENEWLOADER

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows Longhorn"

/NOEXECUTE=ALWAYSOFF /FASTDETECT /USENEWLOADER

As you can see I just added the /USENEWLOADER switch to the XP Installation. And changed:

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)WINDOWS

To: default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS

This will also get you down to only 1 boot screen.

Kind Regards

Edited August 19, 200521 yr by King of Doom

Thanks fo the info i will try it asap( at work now).

Regards

Colin Bate

the easiest way to do so is

- right click my computer

- properties

- advance tab

- under startup and recovery click settings

- select default system under default operating system dropdown menu.

you can also set the timings.

if this does not work then you got to follow king of doom's steps.

This is an old thread and things have changed since Vista release. For the benefit of those searching on multibooting, see the following thread:

Multiboot XP and Vista.