How to set boot path

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I have a PC with two HD ( hdd0 and hdd1 ). I would like to install XP on each
HD from the XP CD. One will be a backup of the other.

One HD is 120 GB and the other is 80 GB. Each has two partions with approx
50% of the drive in each.

I have tried 3 times and when I boot off HDD0 ( as set in the BIOS ) I have
a choice of 3 Windows XP, each of which on a separate "disk".

Ques: How do I point XP to install on a particular HD so I can boot from
either HDD0 or HDD1?

Thanks
 
Hi,

Where XP is installed to is chosen immediately after agreeing to the license
by hitting F8. Regardless of where you install WinXP, the system (or boot)
files will install to the root of the active drive (normally C:\). To place
the boot files on multiple drives and be able to choose which set to use
would require the use of a third party boot manager like BootIT NG.

What is the current contents of boot.ini?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Hi

Here is boot.ono on C:\
boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect


["Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

Where XP is installed to is chosen immediately after agreeing to the license
by hitting F8. Regardless of where you install WinXP, the system (or boot)
files will install to the root of the active drive (normally C:\). To place
the boot files on multiple drives and be able to choose which set to use
would require the use of a third party boot manager like BootIT NG.

What is the current contents of boot.ini?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Josh said:
I have a PC with two HD ( hdd0 and hdd1 ). I would like to install XP on
each
HD from the XP CD. One will be a backup of the other.

One HD is 120 GB and the other is 80 GB. Each has two partions with approx
50% of the drive in each.

I have tried 3 times and when I boot off HDD0 ( as set in the BIOS ) I
have
a choice of 3 Windows XP, each of which on a separate "disk".

Ques: How do I point XP to install on a particular HD so I can boot from
either HDD0 or HDD1?

Thanks
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Hi Josh,

So that tells us that the system boots from the 1st partition on the master
drive and has WinXP installed in 4 different locations. As noted previously,
if you want to boot either drive independently, you will need to use a third
party boot manager, or change the BIOS boot order each time.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Josh said:
Hi

Here is boot.ono on C:\
boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect


["Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

Where XP is installed to is chosen immediately after agreeing to the
license
by hitting F8. Regardless of where you install WinXP, the system (or
boot)
files will install to the root of the active drive (normally C:\). To
place
the boot files on multiple drives and be able to choose which set to use
would require the use of a third party boot manager like BootIT NG.

What is the current contents of boot.ini?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Josh said:
I have a PC with two HD ( hdd0 and hdd1 ). I would like to install XP on
each
HD from the XP CD. One will be a backup of the other.

One HD is 120 GB and the other is 80 GB. Each has two partions with
approx
50% of the drive in each.

I have tried 3 times and when I boot off HDD0 ( as set in the BIOS ) I
have
a choice of 3 Windows XP, each of which on a separate "disk".

Ques: How do I point XP to install on a particular HD so I can boot
from
either HDD0 or HDD1?

Thanks
Click to expand...
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According to your boot.ini, you have "4" Win XP Pro installations.
Hard drive (0) partition (1) and (2)
hard drive (1) partition (1) and (2)

This is not the order listed in your boot.ini. Leaving your BIOS to boot
from Hard drive (0), You can boot to HD(0) or HD(1). First backup your
boot.ini file. Then edit your boot.ini to be more descriptive. Edit the
lines to change the names to whatever. HD(0) is equiv to rdisk(0). HD(1) is
equiv to rdisk(1). This way you can change which harddrive and and Win XP
install you are booting.

Josh said:
Hi

Here is boot.ono on C:\
boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect


["Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

Where XP is installed to is chosen immediately after agreeing to the license
by hitting F8. Regardless of where you install WinXP, the system (or boot)
files will install to the root of the active drive (normally C:\). To place
the boot files on multiple drives and be able to choose which set to use
would require the use of a third party boot manager like BootIT NG.

What is the current contents of boot.ini?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Josh said:
I have a PC with two HD ( hdd0 and hdd1 ). I would like to install XP on
each
HD from the XP CD. One will be a backup of the other.

One HD is 120 GB and the other is 80 GB. Each has two partions with approx
50% of the drive in each.

I have tried 3 times and when I boot off HDD0 ( as set in the BIOS ) I
have
a choice of 3 Windows XP, each of which on a separate "disk".

Ques: How do I point XP to install on a particular HD so I can boot from
either HDD0 or HDD1?

Thanks
Click to expand...
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Sorry I forgot to add that Windows may reasssign drive letters to the hard
drives. Be aware of that when using "My Computer". The drive letter change
is temporary and dependent on how you boot up. You may want to give hard
drives a descriptive name also.

Josh said:
Hi

Here is boot.ono on C:\
boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect


["Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

Where XP is installed to is chosen immediately after agreeing to the license
by hitting F8. Regardless of where you install WinXP, the system (or boot)
files will install to the root of the active drive (normally C:\). To place
the boot files on multiple drives and be able to choose which set to use
would require the use of a third party boot manager like BootIT NG.

What is the current contents of boot.ini?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

Josh said:
I have a PC with two HD ( hdd0 and hdd1 ). I would like to install XP on
each
HD from the XP CD. One will be a backup of the other.

One HD is 120 GB and the other is 80 GB. Each has two partions with approx
50% of the drive in each.

I have tried 3 times and when I boot off HDD0 ( as set in the BIOS ) I
have
a choice of 3 Windows XP, each of which on a separate "disk".

Ques: How do I point XP to install on a particular HD so I can boot from
either HDD0 or HDD1?

Thanks
Click to expand...
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Thanks

Dixonian69 said:
Sorry I forgot to add that Windows may reasssign drive letters to the hard
drives. Be aware of that when using "My Computer". The drive letter change
is temporary and dependent on how you boot up. You may want to give hard
drives a descriptive name also.

Josh said:
Hi

Here is boot.ono on C:\
boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect


["Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

Where XP is installed to is chosen immediately after agreeing to the license
by hitting F8. Regardless of where you install WinXP, the system (or boot)
files will install to the root of the active drive (normally C:\). To place
the boot files on multiple drives and be able to choose which set to use
would require the use of a third party boot manager like BootIT NG.

What is the current contents of boot.ini?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

I have a PC with two HD ( hdd0 and hdd1 ). I would like to install XP on
each
HD from the XP CD. One will be a backup of the other.

One HD is 120 GB and the other is 80 GB. Each has two partions with approx
50% of the drive in each.

I have tried 3 times and when I boot off HDD0 ( as set in the BIOS ) I
have
a choice of 3 Windows XP, each of which on a separate "disk".

Ques: How do I point XP to install on a particular HD so I can boot from
either HDD0 or HDD1?

Thanks
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