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BCDedit

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how do i use this to change the names of my OS on the boot menu??


bcdedit /set {ntldr} Description "Windows XP Pro" might need to use {ntldr} instead of {legacy} but legacy still worked for me

If in Vista - bcdedit /set {current} description "Windows Vista 5384 x86"

try bcdedit /?

Edited by maxXPsoft

This is some thing I made to change the defualt boot menu name for Vista

@Echo Off
Color 9b
Mode 65,7 
Title Change Vista Boot Menu Name
::
:ReNameVistaBootMenu
CLS 
Color 9b
Mode 65,7 
Echo.
Echo	Add Your Own Custom Name To Vista BootScreen
Echo	%UserName%, Type In The Boot Menu Name
Echo.
set BootName=
set /p BootName=	Boot Menu Name -^>
Goto ConfirmIt
::
:ConfirmIt
Mode 65,7
ClS
Color B9
Echo.
Echo	Is This The Correct Name -^> %BootName%
Echo.
Echo	Yes To Confirm The Name Change  
Echo	No To Redo The Vista Boot Menu Name Change
Echo.
SET UC=
SET /P UC= Type Yes Or No -^>
IF /I '%UC%'=='Yes' GOTO Yes
IF /I '%UC%'=='No' GOTO No
color 9b
Mode 60,3
Echo.
Echo   This reply %UC% is not valid. Please try again.
ping -n 3 127.0.0.1>nul
GOTO ConfirmIt
::
:Yes
ClS
Color F2
Echo. 
Echo   Confirm, and preparing to rename Vista Boot Menu Name.
Echo   The new name to appear on the Boot Menu-^> %BootName%
set /p = Press Enter To Start The Re-Name Vista Boot Menu Process!
bcdedit /set {current} Description "%BootName%"
Goto CompleteReName 
::
:No
Mode 60,7
ClS
Color F3
Echo.
Echo  %UserName%, 
Echo  Did you want to Re Do this and change the Vista Menu Name?
Echo  Did you want To Quit and not change Vista Boot Menu Name?
SET ReDoIT=
SET /P ReDoIT= %UserName% Type Yes Or No -^>
IF /I '%ReDoIT%'=='Yes' GOTO ReNameVistaBootMenu
IF /I '%ReDoIT%'=='No' GOTO UserCancel
color 9b
mode 60,3
Echo.
Echo   This reply %ReDoIT% is not valid. Please try again.
ping -n 3 127.0.0.1>nul
GOTO No
::
:CompleteReName
Mode 60,4
CLS
Color 9a
Echo. 
Echo   Completed The Vista Boot Menu Name change!
set /p = Press Enter To Exit.
Goto TheEnd
::
:UserCancel
Goto TheEnd
::
:TheEnd
Exit
GoTo EOF:

This will change the legacy name on the Vista boot menu

cls
@echo off
::bcdedit /set {ntldr} Description "XP Home-Beta-2004"
Color 9b
Mode 65,7 
Title Change Previuos Versions Of Windows
::
:BootNameWin
CLS 
Color 9b
Mode 65,7 
Echo. 
Echo	Change This Previuos Versions Of Windows And
Echo	Add Your Own Custom Name To Vista BootScreen
Echo	%UserName%, Type In The Boot Menu Name
Echo.
set BootWin=
set /p BootWin=	Boot Menu Name -^>
Goto WinConfirm
::
:WinConfirm
Mode 65,7
ClS
Color B9
Echo.
Echo	Is This The Correct Name -^> %BootWin%
Echo.
Echo	Yes To Confirm The Name Change  
Echo	No To Redo The Vista Boot Menu Name Change
Echo.
SET UCWin=
SET /P UCWin= Type Yes Or No -^>
IF /I '%UCWin%'=='Yes' GOTO YesWin
IF /I '%UCWin%'=='No' GOTO NoWin
color 9b
Mode 60,3
Echo.
Echo   This reply %UCWin% is NoWint valid. Please try again.
ping -n 3 127.0.0.1>nul
GOTO WinConfirm
::
:YesWin
ClS
Color F2
Echo. 
Echo   Confirm, and preparing to rename Vista Boot Menu Name.
Echo   The new name to appear on the Boot Menu-^> %BootWin%
set /p = Press Enter To Start The Re-Name Vista Boot Menu Process!
bcdedit /set {ntldr} Description "%BootWin%"
Goto CompleteWin 
::
:NoWin
Mode 60,7
ClS
Color F3
Echo.
Echo  %UserName%, 
Echo  Did you want to Re Do this and change the Vista Menu Name?
Echo  Did you want To Quit and Not change Vista Boot Menu Name?
SET WinReDo=
SET /P WinReDo= %UserName% Type Yes Or No -^>
IF /I '%WinReDo%'=='Yes' GOTO BootNameWin
IF /I '%WinReDo%'=='No' GOTO UserCancel
color 9b
mode 60,3
Echo.
Echo   This reply %WinReDo% is NoWint valid. Please try again.
ping -n 3 127.0.0.1>nul
GOTO NoWin
::
:CompleteWin
Mode 60,4
CLS
Color 9a
Echo. 
Echo   Completed The Vista Boot Menu Name change!
set /p = Press Enter To Exit.
Goto TheEnd
::
:UserCancel
Goto TheEnd
::
:TheEnd
Exit
GoTo EOF:

VistaBootMenuChange.cmd

ChangeOldVersionWindowsBoot.cmd

  • Author

very fancy GSM :) i'll have to give it a try

Thanks

cheers also will give it a whirl!! :D

  • Author
This is some thing I made to change the defualt boot menu name for Vista
@Echo Off
Color 9b
Mode 65,7 
Title Change Vista Boot Menu Name
::
:ReNameVistaBootMenu
CLS 
Color 9b
Mode 65,7 
Echo.
Echo	Add Your Own Custom Name To Vista BootScreen
Echo	%UserName%, Type In The Boot Menu Name
Echo.
set BootName=
set /p BootName=	Boot Menu Name -^>
Goto ConfirmIt
::
:ConfirmIt
Mode 65,7
ClS
Color B9
Echo.
Echo	Is This The Correct Name -^> %BootName%
Echo.
Echo	Yes To Confirm The Name Change  
Echo	No To Redo The Vista Boot Menu Name Change
Echo.
SET UC=
SET /P UC= Type Yes Or No -^>
IF /I '%UC%'=='Yes' GOTO Yes
IF /I '%UC%'=='No' GOTO No
color 9b
Mode 60,3
Echo.
Echo   This reply %UC% is not valid. Please try again.
ping -n 3 127.0.0.1>nul
GOTO ConfirmIt
::
:Yes
ClS
Color F2
Echo. 
Echo   Confirm, and preparing to rename Vista Boot Menu Name.
Echo   The new name to appear on the Boot Menu-^> %BootName%
set /p = Press Enter To Start The Re-Name Vista Boot Menu Process!
bcdedit /set {current} Description "%BootName%"
Goto CompleteReName 
::
:No
Mode 60,7
ClS
Color F3
Echo.
Echo  %UserName%, 
Echo  Did you want to Re Do this and change the Vista Menu Name?
Echo  Did you want To Quit and not change Vista Boot Menu Name?
SET ReDoIT=
SET /P ReDoIT= %UserName% Type Yes Or No -^>
IF /I '%ReDoIT%'=='Yes' GOTO ReNameVistaBootMenu
IF /I '%ReDoIT%'=='No' GOTO UserCancel
color 9b
mode 60,3
Echo.
Echo   This reply %ReDoIT% is not valid. Please try again.
ping -n 3 127.0.0.1>nul
GOTO No
::
:CompleteReName
Mode 60,4
CLS
Color 9a
Echo. 
Echo   Completed The Vista Boot Menu Name change!
set /p = Press Enter To Exit.
Goto TheEnd
::
:UserCancel
Goto TheEnd
::
:TheEnd
Exit
GoTo EOF:

This will change the legacy name on the Vista boot menu

cls
@echo off
::bcdedit /set {ntldr} Description "XP Home-Beta-2004"
Color 9b
Mode 65,7 
Title Change Previuos Versions Of Windows
::
:BootNameWin
CLS 
Color 9b
Mode 65,7 
Echo. 
Echo	Change This Previuos Versions Of Windows And
Echo	Add Your Own Custom Name To Vista BootScreen
Echo	%UserName%, Type In The Boot Menu Name
Echo.
set BootWin=
set /p BootWin=	Boot Menu Name -^>
Goto WinConfirm
::
:WinConfirm
Mode 65,7
ClS
Color B9
Echo.
Echo	Is This The Correct Name -^> %BootWin%
Echo.
Echo	Yes To Confirm The Name Change  
Echo	No To Redo The Vista Boot Menu Name Change
Echo.
SET UCWin=
SET /P UCWin= Type Yes Or No -^>
IF /I '%UCWin%'=='Yes' GOTO YesWin
IF /I '%UCWin%'=='No' GOTO NoWin
color 9b
Mode 60,3
Echo.
Echo   This reply %UCWin% is NoWint valid. Please try again.
ping -n 3 127.0.0.1>nul
GOTO WinConfirm
::
:YesWin
ClS
Color F2
Echo. 
Echo   Confirm, and preparing to rename Vista Boot Menu Name.
Echo   The new name to appear on the Boot Menu-^> %BootWin%
set /p = Press Enter To Start The Re-Name Vista Boot Menu Process!
bcdedit /set {ntldr} Description "%BootWin%"
Goto CompleteWin 
::
:NoWin
Mode 60,7
ClS
Color F3
Echo.
Echo  %UserName%, 
Echo  Did you want to Re Do this and change the Vista Menu Name?
Echo  Did you want To Quit and Not change Vista Boot Menu Name?
SET WinReDo=
SET /P WinReDo= %UserName% Type Yes Or No -^>
IF /I '%WinReDo%'=='Yes' GOTO BootNameWin
IF /I '%WinReDo%'=='No' GOTO UserCancel
color 9b
mode 60,3
Echo.
Echo   This reply %WinReDo% is NoWint valid. Please try again.
ping -n 3 127.0.0.1>nul
GOTO NoWin
::
:CompleteWin
Mode 60,4
CLS
Color 9a
Echo. 
Echo   Completed The Vista Boot Menu Name change!
set /p = Press Enter To Exit.
Goto TheEnd
::
:UserCancel
Goto TheEnd
::
:TheEnd
Exit
GoTo EOF:

its works a treat your an absolute legend lool :D

  • Author
Thanks but I am not a legend, just got lucky on writing this.

:D

  • 4 weeks later...

I have made this in to a HTA. This is a SFX file so it act like a exe.

Here is the HTA code.

<HTML><HEAD><HTA:APPLICATION
 ID = "BootMenu_V1"		 APPLICATIONNAME = "BootMenu_V1"
 BORDER = "thin"		  CAPTION = "Yes"
 SHOWINTASKBAR = "No"	 SINGLEINSTANCE = "Yes"
 SYSMENU = "Yes"		  WINDOWSTATE = "normal"
 VERSION = "1.1.1"		INNERBORDER = "yes"
 SELECTION = "yes"		MAXIMIZEBUTTON = "No"
 MINIMIZEBUTTON = "No"	NAVIGABLE = "No"
 CONTEXTMENU = "yes"	  BORDERSTYLE = "normal"
 Icon = "%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe"><Title>Change Vista Boot Menu</Title>
  <!-- TEXT INPUT STYLES = TEXTBACKGROUND -->
  <STYLE type="text/css"> 
	Body.Normal
	{
	  font: 10.25pt Verdana;   color:#000080;   font-weight:bold;
	  filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient
	  (GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#E9E9E9',EndColorStr='#9E9E9E');
	  padding-top:1;   padding-bottom:1;   Text-Align:;
	}
	Table.Normal
	{
	  font: 8.25pt Verdana;   color:#000080;   font-weight:bold;
	  filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient
	  (GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#E9E9E9',EndColorStr='#9E9E9E');
	  padding-top:1;   padding-bottom:1;
	  Text-Align:Center;   vertical-align:Center;
	  display: block; float: Middle;
	}
	TD.Normal
	{
	  font: 8.25pt Verdana;   color:#000080;   font-weight:bold;
	  filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient
	  (GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#E9E9E9',EndColorStr='#9E9E9E');
	  padding-top:1;   padding-bottom:1;
	  Text-Align:Center;   vertical-align:Center;
	}
	.TextBackGround
	{
	  font:8.75pt Verdana;   color:#1E1E1E;   font-weight:bold;
	  filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient
	  (GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#e8e4de',EndColorStr='#f2ece8;');
	  padding-top:2;   padding-bottom:1;
	  Height:21;   
	  border-left: 2px Transparent #75b8d7;   border-right: 1px Transparent #6480af;
	  border-top: 2px Transparent #75b8d7;   border-Bottom: 1px Transparent #6480af;
	}
	.NormalButton
	{ 
	  font:8.25pt Verdana;   color:#1E1E8E;   font-weight:bold;
	  filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient
	  (GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#86cceb',endColorStr='#5589ab');
	  padding-top:1;   padding-bottom:1;
	  Text-Align:CENTER;   cursor:Hand;
	  Height:20;   width:69;
	  border-left: 1px Transparent #6480af;   border-right: 2px Transparent #6480af;
	  border-top: 1px Transparent #6480af;   border-Bottom: 2px Transparent #6480af;
	}
   .PopupTopText
   {font:9.25pt Palatino Linotype;color:#007266;font-weight:Italic;line-height:110%;text-align:Center;}
   .PopupTextBottom 
   {font:9.25pt Palatino Linotype;color:#00101a;font-weight:Italic;line-height:110%;text-align:Left;} 
  </STYLE>
  <script Language="JavaScript"> 
	window.resizeTo (525,255),window.moveTo (100,125); 
	var Fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
	var Act = new ActiveXObject("Wscript.Shell");

   function B1text() {if (RBG.style.visibility == "hidden") 
	{RBG.style.visibility = "",b1a.style.visibility = "",b1b.style.visibility = ""}
	else {RBG.style.visibility = "hidden",b1a.style.visibility = "hidden",b1b.style.visibility = "hidden"}}

   function B2text() {if (RBG.style.visibility == "hidden") 
	{RBG.style.visibility = "",b2a.style.visibility = "",b2b.style.visibility = ""}
	else {RBG.style.visibility = "hidden",b2a.style.visibility = "hidden",b2b.style.visibility = "hidden"}}
  </SCRIPT>
  <script LANGUAGE="VBScript">
   Dim EMsg1 : EMsg1 = ("No Text Was Inputted" & vbcrlf & "Please fill in a reply to continue")
   Dim EMsg2 : EMsg2 = ("Is this the correct name you want" & vbcrlf & "to display on the Vista Boot Menu?")
   Dim Hta   : Hta = Act.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%SystemDrive%\ChangeVistaBoot.hta")
  </SCRIPT></HEAD>
 <CENTER><body Class='Normal' Scroll='No'>
 <!-- ===== -->
 <Table><TD Style='font:8.75pt Verdana;   color:#1E1E1E;   font-weight:bold;'> 
  Change Vista Boot Menu Name</TD></Table>
 <!-- ===== -->
 <!-- START VISTA BOOT MENU TABLE -->
 <Table Class='Normal'><Form>
 <TD Class='Normal' onmouseover="B1text()" onmouseout="B1text()">
  <script LANGUAGE="VBScript">
   Dim A1, Chk1, Cmd1
   Function ShowText1()
	A1 = document.Forms(0).elements("Textbox1").value  
	 If A1 = "" Then
	  A1 = "Vista Boot Menu Change" & Vbcrlf & EMsg1 
	  window.alert A1
	 Else
	   Chk1 = window.confirm (EMsg2 & vbcrlf & A1)
		If Chk1 = True then 
		 Cmd1 = ("bcdedit /set {current} Description " & chr(34) & A1 & chr(34))
		 Act.Run(Cmd1),0,True
		 window.alert "Vista Boot Menu Change" & vbcrlf & "Completed Re Name" & Vbcrlf & A1 & vbcrlf & Cmd1
		 Exit Function
		Else 
		 ClearTextbox1()
		End If 
	 End If 
	End Function 
	Function ClearTextbox1()
	 document.Forms(0).elements("Textbox1").value  = ""
	End Function 
  </SCRIPT>
 <!-- CONFIRM TEXTBOX 1 VISTA BOOT MENU -->
 <input type='button' Class='NormalButton' value='Confirm' 
  onmouseout="this.style.color='#1E1E8E';" onmouseover="this.style.color='#36763e';" onClick="ShowText1()">
 <!-- TEXTBOX 1 VISTA BOOT MENU -->
 <input type=text Size=40 Class='TextBackGround' name=Textbox1 tabindex=1>
 <!-- CLEAR TEXTBOX 1 VISTA BOOT MENU -->
 <input type="button" Class='NormalButton' value='Clear' 
  onmouseout="this.style.color='#1E1E8E';" onmouseover="this.style.color='#36763e';" onClick="ClearTextbox1()">
 </TD></Form></Table>
 <!-- END VISTA BOOT MENU TABLE -->
 <!-- ===== -->
 <Table><TD Style='font:8.75pt Verdana;   color:#1E1E1E;   font-weight:bold;'> 
  Change Legacy Boot Menu Name</TD></Table>
 <!-- ===== -->
 <!-- START LEGACY BOOT MENU TABLE -->
 <Table Class='Normal'><Form>
 <TD Class='Normal' onmouseover="B2text()" onmouseout="B2text()">
  <script LANGUAGE="VBScript">
   Dim A2, Chk2, Cmd2
   Function ShowText2()
	A2 = document.Forms(1).elements("Textbox2").value  
	 If A2 = "" Then
	  A2 = "Legacy Boot Menu Change" & Vbcrlf & EMsg1  
	   window.alert A2
	 Else
		Chk2 = window.confirm (EMsg2 & vbcrlf & A2)
		If Chk2 = True then 
		 Cmd2 = ("bcdedit /set {ntldr} Description " & chr(34) & A2 & chr(34))
		 Act.Run(Cmd2),0,True
		 window.alert "Legacy Boot Menu Change" & vbcrlf & "Completed Re Name" & A2 & vbcrlf & Cmd2
		 Exit Function
		Else 
		 ClearTextbox2()
		End If 
	 End If 
	End Function 
	Function ClearTextbox2()
	 document.Forms(1).elements("Textbox2").value  = ""
	End Function 
  </SCRIPT>
 <!-- CONFIRM TEXTBOX 2 LEGACY BOOT MENU -->
 <input type='button' Class='NormalButton' value='Confirm'
  onmouseout="this.style.color='#1E1E8E';" onmouseover="this.style.color='#36763e';" onClick="ShowText2()">
 <!-- ===== -->
 <!-- TEXTBOX 2 LEGACY BOOT MENU -->
 <input type=text Size=40 Class='TextBackGround' name=Textbox2 tabindex=2>
 <!-- ===== -->
 <!-- CLEAR TEXTBOX 2 LEGACY BOOT MENU -->
 <input type="button" Class='NormalButton' value='Clear'
  onmouseout="this.style.color='#1E1E8E';" onmouseover="this.style.color='#36763e';" onClick="ClearTextbox2()">
 <!-- ===== -->
 </TD></Form></Table>
 <!-- END LEGACY BOOT MENU TABLE -->
 <Table><Td height='75'> </TD></Table>
  <script LANGUAGE="VBScript">
	 Function ExitHta()
	   If Fso.FileExists(Hta) Then Fso.DeleteFile(Hta) End If
	  window.Close()
	 End Function 
  </SCRIPT>
 <input type='button' Class='NormalButton' value='Close' 
  onmouseout="this.style.color='#1E1E8E';" onmouseover="this.style.color='#36763e';" onClick='ExitHta()'>
 <!-- ===== -->
 </Body></HTML>
 <!-- ======================== SCRIPT SEPARATOR  ======================== --><!-- Common BackGround Transparency -->
  <Div id="RBG" style="visibility:hidden; position:absolute; top:1; Left:1; width:1; height:1; 
   background-color: white; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.alpha(opacity=100);
   filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#bbb7b3', EndColorStr='#c4c0bb')"></DIV>
 <!-- ======================== SCRIPT SEPARATOR  ======================== -->
  <Div id="b1a" style="visibility:hidden;color:;position:absolute;top:120;left:9;width:470;height:18; margin-top:5; margin-left:5;">
  <P Class="PopupTopText">VISTA BOOT MENU</DIV>
  <DIV id="b1b" style="visibility:hidden;color:;position:absolute;top:135;left:9;width:480;height:16; margin-top:5; margin-left:5;">
  <UL Class="PopupTextBottom"><li Class="PopupTextBottom">
  Fill in the text box with the custom name you would like to appear on the Vista Boot Menu</UL></DIV>
 <!-- ======================== SCRIPT SEPARATOR  ======================== -->
  <Div id="b2a" style="visibility:hidden;color:;position:absolute;top:120;left:9;width:470;height:18; margin-top:5; margin-left:5;">
  <P Class="PopupTopText">LEGACY BOOT MENU</DIV>
  <DIV id="b2b" style="visibility:hidden;color:;position:absolute;top:135;left:9;width:480;height:16; margin-top:5; margin-left:5;">
  <UL Class="PopupTextBottom"><li Class="PopupTextBottom">
  Fill in the text box with the custom name you would like to appear on the Legacy Boot Menu,
  this means old Version Of Microsoft Operating Systems.
  <li Class="PopupTextBottom">Win 95, Win 98, Win Me, Win W2K, Win XP, Win W3K are consider Legacy Operating Systems.
  </UL></DIV>

ChangeBootMenu.PNG

ChangeVistaBoot.exe

Edited by gunsmokingman

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