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Tarjalan
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 Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:51 pm Post subject: Editing mbr |
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I have a system with 3 hard discs (XP home, Win7, Linux mint).
On boot Grub handles the inital loading and defaults to handing control to the windows bootloader.
I know how to edit the Grub bootloader.
The windows bootloader defaults to loading Win7 but I would like to change that to XP home (other windows operating system) and change the time out.
How do I edit the windows bootloader? |
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greemble
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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Try Run-> type 'msconfig' and select the Boot tab
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Tarjalan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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I can get to there and I assume that I must now edit it.
Any ideas as to what I change it to and where do I change the timeout?
Do I use notepad? |
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greemble
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There is a timeout setting on the right of the panel
Can you not see Windows 7 and XP in the main panel?
If you can see both, there is a button to select the default OS
You should be looking at something like this
I've only got W7 on this computer
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Tarjalan
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| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:33 am Post subject: |
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Yes I am trying it in win7.
I'll fire up XP and try it in there.
My camera and scanner don't work in win7 and I haven't had time to go looking for drivers yet.
In fact, I remember, your method is what I used with RC7.
Will report back later. |
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pocket73
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In Windows Vista/7, Boot.ini has been replaced by boot configuration data (BCD). You can use a tool called BCDEdit to edit the boot configuration data.
For a tutorial, see How to use BCDEdit.
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Tarjalan
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| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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OK - I have found it now.
Thanks all.
Right click computer - properties - advanced system properties - startup and recovery - settings.
I was googling the wrong question - tried "editing windows bootmanager" rather than "editing windows mbr" and got there.
And people say Linux is difficult!!!
BCDedit is quite powerful by looks of things - thanks for that pocket73. |
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