Multi boot

[colinbate]

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

[King of Doom]

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

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

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, 2005 by King of Doom

[colinbate]

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

Regards

Colin Bate

[realgujju]

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.

[spacesurfer]

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.