how to change the boot description

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I have done recovery for booting into vista 64 and w2k8
now both description on start up have "recovered". how can I change the
description? Can I do that I safe mode or must I do that with dvd boot?

thx
 
Hi, GS.

You can use C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe to edit the "description" value
for each OS. No need for Safe Mode. Just run it in an elevated command
prompt window. (You'll need administrator credentials, of course.)

BCDEdit is about as user-friendly as the old linedit in MS-DOS. :>( So you
might prefer one of the third-party programs for editing the BCD (Boot
Configuration Data), such as EasyBCD or VistaBootPRO; they both come up on
the first page of a Live Search for "bcdedit".

As you probably know, Windows pays no attention to the "description" label.
That's only there for us humans to use.

RC
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