Editing Boot.ini in Vista Ultimate

[Hollis Paul]

Where do I go to edit the boot.ini file in Vista Ultimate?

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Hollis Paul
Mukilteo, WA USA

[Mark L. Ferguson]

To do that task in Vista, you learn to use Bcdedit and Bootrec
:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/window....mspx?mfr=true
How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to
troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392/en-us

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"Hollis Paul" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Where do I go to edit the boot.ini file in Vista Ultimate?
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> Hollis Paul
> Mukilteo, WA USA
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[Jon]

"Hollis Paul" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Where do I go to edit the boot.ini file in Vista Ultimate?
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> Hollis Paul
> Mukilteo, WA USA
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I still use boot.ini in Vista for XP and Linux boot entries, but this is
unlikely to be what you're after.

'bcdedit' is generally speaking the tool to use for boot entries

bcdedit /? (from an elevated command prompt)

eg current boot entries ....

bcdedit /enum

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Jon

[John Barnett MVP]

Download VistaBootPro (www.vistabootpro.org) and click on the 'manage OS
entries' tab. This is a far easier option than using BCDedit.

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"Hollis Paul" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Where do I go to edit the boot.ini file in Vista Ultimate?
>
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> Hollis Paul
> Mukilteo, WA USA
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[Bruce Chambers]

Hollis Paul wrote:
> Where do I go to edit the boot.ini file in Vista Ultimate?
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> Hollis Paul
> Mukilteo, WA USA
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You don't. BOOT.INI does not exist in Vista. What, specifically, are
you trying to accomplish?


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[Hollis Paul]

In article <eOV$t7dHJHA.2408@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, Bruce Chambers wrote:
> You don't. BOOT.INI does not exist in Vista. What, specifically, are
> you trying to accomplish?
>
Since I have come to like the Vista Ultimate 64 OS over the XP 64 OS,
which I never boot into now, I want to get rid of the other boot options
and have it just go directly to the Vista Ultimate boot block. I suspect
that I should go to the other partitions one last time and uninstall the
OS in each case. Then I can reorganize the disk space, etc.

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Hollis Paul
Mukilteo, WA USA

[Bruce Chambers]

Hollis Paul wrote:
> In article <eOV$t7dHJHA.2408@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>, Bruce Chambers wrote:
>> You don't. BOOT.INI does not exist in Vista. What, specifically, are
>> you trying to accomplish?
>>
> Since I have come to like the Vista Ultimate 64 OS over the XP 64 OS,
> which I never boot into now, I want to get rid of the other boot options
> and have it just go directly to the Vista Ultimate boot block. I suspect
> that I should go to the other partitions one last time and uninstall the
> OS in each case. Then I can reorganize the disk space, etc.
>
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> Hollis Paul
> Mukilteo, WA USA
>
>


I strongly recommend that you download and install VistaBootPRO
from http://www.pro-networks.org. This utility can be installed to both
the Vista and WinXP operating systems, and provides a convenient means
of editing the boot process, as well as simplifying the removal of
either Vista boot process, should you tire of dual-booting.


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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

[Hollis Paul]

In article <ORF3jeqHJHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, Bruce Chambers wrote:
> I strongly recommend that you download and install VistaBootPRO
> from http://www.pro-networks.org. This utility can be installed to both
> the Vista and WinXP operating systems, and provides a convenient means
> of editing the boot process, as well as simplifying the removal of
> either Vista boot process, should you tire of dual-booting.
>
OK, I have done the download, even made a donation. Now I will have to do
the install and learn the tool.

Thanks all for the information.

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Hollis Paul
Mukilteo, WA USA