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Boot.ini for Multiple OS - Windows XP and Windows Vista

Asked by JaySully in Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, Windows XP Operating System, Windows Vista

Tags: Microsoft, Windows, XP, Vista

I had a second IDE hard drive that I was using for storage. I have Windows Vista Ultimate installed on C:Drive. I unplugged the vista hard drive, and formatted and installed Windows XP on second HD, and it is now drive D. When I boot up, my computer only boots to Windows XP. No Boot.ini exists on my Windows XP (D:) Drive. I have my cables on the drives set to cable select, I have not looked at my BIOS to see which Hard Drive it is booting to first (Prolly the reason it is booting to XP only).
However, I believe that I will need to rebuild a boot.ini for multiple operating systems.
C:\Drive, where Vista is installed has boot.ini of:
[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

I have used XP CD's to rebuild boot.ini in the past, using the recovery console. However, I am not sure about the Vista Operating system being an option.

My first stab in the dark would be to add another line under Operating System for vista, and put rdisk(0)

Any suggestions?

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Boot.ini for Multiple OS - Windows XP and Windows Vista

Asked by JaySully in Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, Windows XP Operating System, Windows Vista

Tags: Microsoft, Windows, XP, Vista

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