Dual Boot OS menu

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Simple question that hopefully will entail a simple answer,
I dual boot Vista 32 and Vista 64, How can I rename them in the OS boot
choices menu as they both state Microsoft Windows Vista, I know which is
which from regular use it would just be nice to have the version edition on
the menu as well.
Thanks
 
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Simple question that hopefully will entail a simple answer,
I dual boot Vista 32 and Vista 64, How can I rename them in the OS boot
choices menu as they both state Microsoft Windows Vista, I know which is
which from regular use it would just be nice to have the version edition on
the menu as well.
Thanks
 
You rightclick a command prompt icon to 'run as administrator'. Type this
command:
bcdedit /v

note that the 'description' in the "Windows Boot Loader" (bootapp) area is
what you want. To change that you use the /set parameter.

bcdedit /set bootapp description "Home Premium Edition"

You should, of course, consider using the /export command first, for a
backup.

There are a few GUI editors being offered on the web, but I have no idea how
safe they might or might not be.
VistaBootPRO - Go PRO with Microsoft Windows Vista Boot Manager:
http://www.vistabootpro.org/

If you find this too complex to do yourself, you should really consider not
tinkering with the boot loader at all.
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Many thanks Mark, That was just what i was looking for, No it doesn't sound
to complicated at all I will try it later when I finish work. Just goes to
show how quickly things change I have MCSE and MSDST but sometimes using
vista I hit an area where you think well it work like this in XP but how the
hell do i do it in Vista.
Thanks again.
 
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