OS selection during boot
This is'nt really completely hardware related but this seemed the most appropiate location for it. And there are a lot of posters in here so I will most likely get a response faster. Heres the deal. I have Drive C, drive C was reformatted.
This is'nt really completely hardware related but this seemed the most appropiate location for it. And there are a lot of posters in here so I will most likely get a response faster.
Heres the deal. I have Drive C, drive C was reformatted. For reasons I can state later. It has Windows ME on it and Win2k (a reinstall). Both working fine. I also have Drive D. Has my original Win2k install, and was originally installed on D. The boot.ini (boot loader) has made my Drive C Win2k the default. I want my Drive D Win2k default. I know it still works cause I got into it now. But if I change the default OS (win2k) (same dir names) to partition 2 (drive D) from partition 1 (drive c) it does not work. So I have to keep default OS partition 1 (drive c) win2k active. And change to the other Win2k if I want the one I want (which I want default).
Following me here? I hope so. Good.
How do I do it so I don't get the blue screen? Do I have to slightly rewrite the boot loader? Here is my boot loader now. It has my drive c win2k not default and my drive d one default, the way I want it, but it doesnt work. If you know how to fix it go ahead. Or tell me. Thanks!!!! I really appreciate it.
Here is the boot.ini!
[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WIN2KPRO="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WIN2KPRO="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (BACKUP)" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition"
I noticed putting the name after default does not show. It just says (Default) Windows 2000 so I don't know why I put that there but I did.
Heres the deal. I have Drive C, drive C was reformatted. For reasons I can state later. It has Windows ME on it and Win2k (a reinstall). Both working fine. I also have Drive D. Has my original Win2k install, and was originally installed on D. The boot.ini (boot loader) has made my Drive C Win2k the default. I want my Drive D Win2k default. I know it still works cause I got into it now. But if I change the default OS (win2k) (same dir names) to partition 2 (drive D) from partition 1 (drive c) it does not work. So I have to keep default OS partition 1 (drive c) win2k active. And change to the other Win2k if I want the one I want (which I want default).
Following me here? I hope so. Good.
How do I do it so I don't get the blue screen? Do I have to slightly rewrite the boot loader? Here is my boot loader now. It has my drive c win2k not default and my drive d one default, the way I want it, but it doesnt work. If you know how to fix it go ahead. Or tell me. Thanks!!!! I really appreciate it.
Here is the boot.ini!
[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WIN2KPRO="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WIN2KPRO="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (BACKUP)" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition"
I noticed putting the name after default does not show. It just says (Default) Windows 2000 so I don't know why I put that there but I did.
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Try:
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...might work.
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[boot loader] timeout=3default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WIN2KPRO[operating systems]multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WIN2KPRO="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetectmulti(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WIN2KPRO="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (BACKUP)" /fastdetectC:\="Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition"
...might work.
Ok I will thank you very much.
It works! Awesome. Thank you.
