Edit Windows Boot Options Vista
Hi,I found this topic using 'Google'. I read it multiple times, but I don't come out.Point of start: A laptop, running 2 versions op XP, on two disks (one is removable). Download pinnacle studio.
On the default version (build-in disk), I have all admin-rights. The second version is pre-installed by our IT-department on a separate disk, and I 'm just al regular user. I guess it is just dropped on the disk using a Ghost-image.
All boot files (boot.ini, ntldr an NTDETECT.COM) are on that partition too, but to boot into this version, it was the boot.ini from the default version that was modified. So I mean, it is not necesarry that this boot-files are on that second disk too. Whatever, it works.First, I splitted my disk(s) in different partitions. I installed Linux on, witch was already the first to attack my MBR.
When I boot, I see first the GRUB-menu to make a choice between Windows and Linux. Second, there was the Windows menu (wich can be modified by the boot.ini).Now, I also installed Vista (Beta 2, build 5384). This installation attacks also the MBR.
Afther the installation, there was the selection-menu 'Earlier versions of Windows' and 'Microsoft Windows' (witch means: Vista). Linux was disappeared.
No prob, I reinstalled GRUB and now I have 3 selections to make! Thirst 'Windows' or 'Linux', second 'Previous version' or 'Vista', and if I go to the 'Previous Version' once again the old know selection by the 'boot.ini'-menu.What I like to realise, is to put into the Vista boot loader, the second XP-version that I have on my removable disk. I tried this already with VistaBootPro 2.1, as well as manually with BCDEDIT. Creating a new entry is not the prob, however he always read the default 'boot.ini' with the two entry's. The second XP-version is located on drive 'E' (seen from Vista). However, when I boot into this version, the same partition is indicated as C-drive.
And my Vista-partition has the drive-letter 'H'.Maybe important to know: the second drive was NOT installed when I did the installation of Vista. When you work on a portable, it is OR the second disk, OR the DVD-reader (wich I needed to install Vista, of course).Any help sould be welcome, so I can eleminate at least one boot-selection menu. Yosji wrote:GRUB works fine! I want to modify the Vista-Boot-menuIf I understand you correctly, you want to have it so that when the Vista Boot Menu comes up, you can access either one of your XP installations from there, without having to go through another boot screen (the legacy, or previous OS screen.)Unfortunately, the way that the Vista Boot loader currently works, it is only possible to have one legacy entry that will work in the Vista boot menu - which in the case of multiple legacy entries will then take you to the XP boot menu which is based upon boot.ini. The reason for this is because the Vista Boot loader will only recognize one ntldr entry - if you add another legacy entry, no matter what drive you point it to, it will read the original ntldr entry and take you to whatever drive that it is pointing to. I have tried working around this multiple times to no avail, and it is a limitation of the Vista Boot loader. Perhaps they will modify this in the future, but at the current time it is just not possible.
I'm thinking that 'maybe' the possible answer for this (Single Legacy line in Vista bootloader) has more to do with multiple Legacy OS's (Multibooting several XP's/9x.).The key is ONE BOOT.INI file, and Vista reads it once. I have x86/x64 XP on a system plus a few Vista builds, and I was curious when I saw how it dealt with the XP's. Initially I was thinking I would get separate entries for each XP, but expecially now after reading this, I think I more fully understand why they did it that way. It's sorta like when I installed SUSE to see if I could get XP/Vista/Suse on the SUSE bootloader. It worked, but in a similar fashion; I could go straight into SUSE, but selecting Vista (After I manually added it), I was taken to the Vista bootloader where I could select each OS (XP/Vista builds)So it's sortof like 'Levels' and which level you are in as to what you can boot directly to; If you have Vista loaded and multibooting, you have your Vista builds directly available to boot into, but the XP OS's are on a different 'Level' (BOOT.INI) so selecting that takes you to that Level where you can boot into the various XP/9x OS's that are loaded in that Level. If you only have ONE 'Legacy' entry, you can directly point to it, but with 1 entry, Vista simply creates an entry to that 'sub-level' menu. The only way I see this changing is if somehow MS makes XP 'compatible' with boot entries, but I doubt it.
Boot.ini has worked all these years and there's really no reason to change it.Yes, VBPro does 'allow' you to make the entry, however, this is for maintenance purposes in case your XP install boot entry gets corrupted somehow and you need to re-enter it. There is no provision for 'multiple' Legacy entries as you are currently trying to make happen, as there is no support for this in BCDEDIT.exe or the Vista bootloader. I think a previous poster said it best:You can only have ONE NTLDR entry (Legacy).
If you removed a previously installed operating system, then you may want to delete its entry from Windows 10 boot manager. Delete Windows Vista/7/8/10 boot entry1. Log on to the operating system which boot entry you do NOT need to delete.
Edit Windows Boot Options For Windows Vista
Sign in using an administrator user account.2. Press the WINDOWS+ R hotkey, type msconfig and click OK.3.
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In the System Configuration window open the Boot tab.4. Select the boot entry, that you want to remove and click Delete.5. Click OK, and then click Exit without restart. Delete all Windows XP boot entriesWindows XP boot entries are not listed in msconfig, there is another way to remove them from Windows 10 boot manager.