Hello John,
I have no issues with your repsonse to use VistaBootPro.
I was simply pointing out the option in bcdedit if the user would care to
use it.
I understand how daunting bcdedit can be and it's not for everybody.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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| >Darrell, I always recommend VistBootPro because it is so user friendly;
| >BCDedit on the other hand is enough to put the fear of God into most
users.
| >To be honest boot.ini was far less daunting than BCDedit; if only
Microsoft
| >had made BCDedit more user friendly there would be no need for third
party
| >options.
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| >--
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| >--
| >John Barnett MVP
| >Windows XP Associate Expert
| >Windows Desktop Experience
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| >| >> Hello,
| >> You can do this with bcdedit as well.
| >> use this link:
| >>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms791534.aspx
| >> This example shows changing a name for debugging identification:
| >> Using BCDEdit
| >> To change the description of a boot entry as it appears on the boot
menu,
| >> you can use the /set ID description option. The command uses the
following
| >> syntax. The ID is the GUID that is associated with the boot entry (or
one
| >> of the well-known identifiers, for example, {current}).
| >>
| >> bcdedit /set ID description "The new description"
| >> For example:
| >> bcdedit /set {802d5e32-0784-11da-bd33-000476eba25f} description
"Windows
| >> Vista NullModem"
| >> To change the description of the boot entry that corresponds to the
| >> operating system that is currently running, use the following example:
| >> bcdedit /set {current} description "Windows Vista NullModem"
| >> You can also change the description when you copy an existing boot
entry
| >> using the /d option.
| >> bcdedit /copy {current} /d "Windows Vista NullModem"
| >>
| >> Thanks,
| >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>
| >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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| >> | >Try VistaBootPro. (
www.vistabootpro.org) Once installed click on
| >> 'manage
| >> OS
| >> | >Entries' you can rename the entries from there.
| >> | >
| >> | >I take it that you have 'two or three' separate licences from these
| >> copies
| >> | >of Windows Vista you are intending on installing? The End User
Licence
| >> | >agreement states you can only install 'one' copy of the operating
| >> system
| >> on
| >> | >a machine. If you intend installing two or three you need
corresponding
| >> | >licences for 'each' copy you install.
| >> | >
| >> | >--
| >> | >
| >> | >--
| >> | >John Barnett MVP
| >> | >Windows XP Associate Expert
| >> | >Windows Desktop Experience
| >> | >
| >> | >Web:
http://www.winuser.co.uk
| >> | >Web:
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
| >> | >Web:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org
| >> | >Web:
http://www.silversurfer-guide.com
| >> | >
| >> | >The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty
of
| >> any
| >> | >kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the
accuracy,
| >> | >reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be
| >> liable
| >> for
| >> | >any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising
out
| >> of
| >> the
| >> | >use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in
this
| >> | >mail/post..
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >> | >| >> | >> I'd like to dual boot my PC with two, maybe three installations of
| >> Vista,
| >> | >> one for my regualr production stuff and a second for
playing/testing.
| >> | >>
| >> | >> I know that with msconfig, I can choose which one is my default
| >> | >> installation, or how long I get to wait before it defaults to the
| >> default
| >> | >> and there are other options there as well, except to rename it.
So,
| >> how
| >> | >> can I rename my installations so when I'm given the opportunity at
| >> boot
| >> | >> time to select an installation, I know which one I'm choosing?
| >> | >>
| >> | >> ~alan
| >> | >>
| >> | >
| >>
| >
