5308 BCEDIT question

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- Bobb -

Bootup shows

Legacy and
Microsoft Windows.

I'd like to change the second line text to "VISTA" how to do so ?
( It's not a big deal - it's just an exercise to see how to do it.)
I checked boot.ini on C and I see a message to run BCEDIT.exe
I did a search - on C and Vista drives and can't find it ! Any ideas ?

Bobb
 
Definately the best option. BCEDIT is still command line only, and can be
tricky for the novice user :o)

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Andre,

A question about this app please ....
I have 2 boot options:
Legacy ... ( XP Pro), and
Microsoft Windows ( Vista)
I saved VistaBootPro - ran it in Vista and it shows my 2 boot options.
I'm not on that PC right now, so from memory: I selected "the tab to
rename the entries" and I selected Legacy from the drop-down and chose
rename (in the lower part) - to " XP Pro" and the second I renamed to
"Vista". I then rebooted and I saw ... the same thing as before. I was
expecting to see:

XP Pro
Vista

as my boot menu options.
Did I do something wrong ? do you know - will it do what I want ? ( To
change the text that's displayed during boot).

( Prior to rebooting I also tried Backup/restore tab , then SAVE and
browse - does nothing.
so I entered C:\foldername => save = nothing happened. Vista issue ? )

Bobb
 
Hello Bobb,

You seem to be running into UAC (permissions) limitations. Personally, I
would *NOT* recommend VistaBootPro from within Vista.

If you have a dual-boot, then VistaBootPro should be used within the Windows
XP environment -- this is recommended as the *purpose* of the app.

- naseru
 
first off , make sure your using the correct bootpro for the correct build.
I'm going to teach you the correct way to use bcdedit.
first press the windows key +R to get the "run" menu
then type: " command" and press enter
on the command line type: cd\ and press enter to get the root directory C:\
[ or whatever your Windows Vista drive is]
for your dual partitioned system type the following
BDCedit /set {leagacy] Description "Microsoft Windows XP SP2"
and press enter
it will tell you if your sucessful
then type:
BCDedit /set [current] Description "Microsoft Windows Vista Build 5308"
and press enter
then type exit, and reboot!
Enjoy!
 
opps ,
Good thing I looked at my commands
these { } are important.



Robert Rixx said:
first off , make sure your using the correct bootpro for the correct
build.
I'm going to teach you the correct way to use bcdedit.
first press the windows key +R to get the "run" menu
then type: " command" and press enter
on the command line type: cd\ and press enter to get the root directory
C:\ [ or whatever your Windows Vista drive is]
for your dual partitioned system type the following
BDCedit /set {leagacy}Description "Microsoft Windows XP SP2"
and press enter
it will tell you if your sucessful
then type:
BCDedit /set {current} Description "Microsoft Windows Vista Build 5308"
and press enter
then type exit, and reboot!
Enjoy!

- Bobb - said:
Andre,

A question about this app please ....
I have 2 boot options:
Legacy ... ( XP Pro), and
Microsoft Windows ( Vista)
I saved VistaBootPro - ran it in Vista and it shows my 2 boot options.
I'm not on that PC right now, so from memory: I selected "the tab to
rename the entries" and I selected Legacy from the drop-down and chose
rename (in the lower part) - to " XP Pro" and the second I renamed to
"Vista". I then rebooted and I saw ... the same thing as before. I was
expecting to see:

XP Pro
Vista

as my boot menu options.
Did I do something wrong ? do you know - will it do what I want ? ( To
change the text that's displayed during boot).

( Prior to rebooting I also tried Backup/restore tab , then SAVE and
browse - does nothing.
so I entered C:\foldername => save = nothing happened. Vista issue ? )

Bobb
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Thanks for the info. That's what I want !
I do have a question before I do it though ... Do I do this typing from XP
or from Vista ?

Bobb

While I'm at it, could you tell me : ( I went online and couldn't find this)
big picture - is BCE related to the boot loader on my XP drive ? Or is it
its own little app that runs prior to XP boot - so the mbr on the XP drive
wasn't changed at all ? the reason I ask: Can I add now SBS to this system
( on it's own drive) ?
Normally I'd install OS'es in order of release, but if BCD is for Vista
only, does my XP boot care now ?
What I've got currently is 1 SATA drive with 3 partitions
c= XP
d= Library
e = previous XP install
and 1 IDE drive
f= fat32 Win2000 ( haven't used it in this PC)
G= Vista NTFS
H= NTFS (empty)

I have SBS beta in another PC on its own NTFS drive , but it's too slow.

Can I :
1. pick up and move SBS here and have it boot ? by messing with BCE ?
2. if not can I install SBS here on that same drive without blowing up the
Vista, XP boot on my XP drive ?

Thanks very much.

Bobb



Robert Rixx said:
opps ,
Good thing I looked at my commands
these { } are important.



Robert Rixx said:
first off , make sure your using the correct bootpro for the correct
build.
I'm going to teach you the correct way to use bcdedit.
first press the windows key +R to get the "run" menu
then type: " command" and press enter
on the command line type: cd\ and press enter to get the root directory
C:\ [ or whatever your Windows Vista drive is]
for your dual partitioned system type the following
BDCedit /set {legacy}Description "Microsoft Windows XP SP2"
and press enter
it will tell you if your sucessful
then type:
BCDedit /set {current} Description "Microsoft Windows Vista Build 5308"
and press enter
then type exit, and reboot!
Enjoy!

- Bobb - said:
Andre,

A question about this app please ....
I have 2 boot options:
Legacy ... ( XP Pro), and
Microsoft Windows ( Vista)
I saved VistaBootPro - ran it in Vista and it shows my 2 boot options.
I'm not on that PC right now, so from memory: I selected "the tab to
rename the entries" and I selected Legacy from the drop-down and chose
rename (in the lower part) - to " XP Pro" and the second I renamed to
"Vista". I then rebooted and I saw ... the same thing as before. I was
expecting to see:

XP Pro
Vista

as my boot menu options.
Did I do something wrong ? do you know - will it do what I want ? ( To
change the text that's displayed during boot).

( Prior to rebooting I also tried Backup/restore tab , then SAVE and
browse - does nothing.
so I entered C:\foldername => save = nothing happened. Vista issue ? )

Bobb


Use VistaBootPRO:
http://www.vistabootpro.org/
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Bootup shows
Legacy and
Microsoft Windows.

I'd like to change the second line text to "VISTA" how to do so ?
( It's not a big deal - it's just an exercise to see how to do it.)
I checked boot.ini on C and I see a message to run BCEDIT.exe
I did a search - on C and Vista drives and can't find it ! Any ideas
?

Bobb
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