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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/0"><b>anon</b></A> : Thanks guys!<br><br>Very helpful.  Exactly what I was looking for :)]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/0"><b>anon</b></A> : Now I have a problem with bcdedit  When I try to run it (as administrator) it says that it can't open it because it can't find the specified file.<br><br>What I want to do is boot both XP and Win7 from GRUB rather than using GRUB and the Windows Boot Manager.  When I boot from GRUB into WinXP it brings up the Boot Manager and I can boot into Win7 from there.<br><br>But when I try to boot from GRUB to Win7, it doesn't find the OS.<br><br>XP has only XP listed in the OS list.  Win7 has no OSes listed in the OS list.<br><br>Can anyone shed some light on this for me?<br><br>Thanks!]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/0"><b>anon</b></A> : Thank-you a4nic8er!<br><br>I was looking for this and am more comfortable with command line entries than installing third-party software to edit vital info for my OS.<br><br>Now my "Older version of Windows" has its proper name. :D]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/401196"><b>pandora</b></A> : It worked, thanks so much!<br><br>I tried to change the name on the second boot to indicate it was the 32 bit version of Windows 7, but it didn't take.<br><br>I'm still happy to just have a distinction between the two boot options.<br><br>Overall, the 64 bit seems to be doing better than I expected. My concern was the extra address space for 64 bits vs 32 would limit system performance in a 2 GB PC. There is no significant performance hit and my 32 bit stuff runs fine.<br><br>Thanks again for your help!<br><small>--<br>"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."</small>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:38:02 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/156999"><b>DGDTrathole</b></A> : randavis is correct...this is the easy way to do it...and<br>there are others besides easybcd...so do it the hard way or the easy way...your choice...LOL<br><br>go here:<br><br>&raquo;<A HREF="http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1" >neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1</A><br><br>Good Luck]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:49:34 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/338826"><b>a4nic8er</b></A> : You can use the /export command to create a backup file of the current system store contents.<br><br>For info on the /export command, type...<br><textarea name="code" class="text" cols=50 rows=10>bcdedit /? /export&#012;</textarea><!--end code block--><br>Examples..<br><textarea name="code" class="text" cols=50 rows=10>bcdedit /export C:\BCDbak&#012;bcdedit /export C:\"BCD bak"&#012;</textarea><!--end code block-->(if file name contains spaces, it must be enclosed in quotation marks.)<br><br>You can then use the /import command to restore the system store contents if any non-fatal errors are encountered.<br>Examples..<br><textarea name="code" class="text" cols=50 rows=10>bcdedit /import C:\"BCD bak" &#012;bcdedit /import C:\BCDbak /clean&#012;</textarea><!--end code block--><br>My dual-boot system has Windows 7 64bit and an earlier install of XPPro 64 bit. For a full description of entry identifiers, I type..<br><textarea name="code" class="text" cols=50 rows=10>bcdedit /enum /v&#012;</textarea><!--end code block-->..and I get..<br><blockquote><br><i>Windows Boot Manager<br>--------------------<br>identifier              {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}<br>device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1<br>description             Windows Boot Manager<br>locale                  en-US<br>inherit                 {7ea2e1ac-2e61-4728-aaa3-896d9d0a9f0e}<br>default                 {07cf7f58-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>resumeobject            {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>displayorder            {466f5a88-0af2-4f76-9038-095b170dc21c}<br>                        {07cf7f58-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>toolsdisplayorder       {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf78-c548a880142d}<br>timeout                 30<br><br>Windows Legacy OS Loader<br>------------------------<br>identifier              {466f5a88-0af2-4f76-9038-095b170dc21c}<br>device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1<br>path                    \ntldr<br>description             Earlier Version of Windows<br><br>Windows Boot Loader<br>-------------------<br>identifier              {07cf7f58-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>device                  partition=C:<br>path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe<br>description             <b>Windows 7</b><br>locale                  en-US<br>inherit                 {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7}<br>recoverysequence        {07cf7f59-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>recoveryenabled         Yes<br>osdevice                partition=C:<br>systemroot              \Windows<br>resumeobject            {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>nx                      OptIn</i><br></blockquote><br><br>For output showing names for well-known identifiers and to show what system is <b>active</b> (current), I just type..<br><textarea name="code" class="text" cols=50 rows=10>bcdedit&#012;</textarea><!--end code block-->..and get..<br><blockquote><br><i>Windows Boot Manager<br>--------------------<br>identifier              {bootmgr}<br>device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1<br>description             Windows Boot Manager<br>locale                  en-US<br>inherit                 {globalsettings}<br>default                 {current}<br>resumeobject            {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>displayorder            {ntldr}<br>                        {current}<br>toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}<br>timeout                 30<br><br>Windows Legacy OS Loader<br>------------------------<br>identifier              {ntldr}<br>device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1<br>path                    \ntldr<br>description             Earlier Version of Windows<br><br>Windows Boot Loader<br>-------------------<br>identifier              <b>{current}</b><br>device                  partition=C:<br>path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe<br>description             <b>Windows 7</b><br>locale                  en-US<br>inherit                 {bootloadersettings}<br>recoverysequence        {07cf7f59-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>recoveryenabled         Yes<br>osdevice                partition=C:<br>systemroot              \Windows<br>resumeobject            {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>nx                      OptIn</i></blockquote><br>I want to change the "Windows 7" description to "Windows 7 Ultimate X64 beta" so I type..<br><textarea name="code" class="text" cols=50 rows=10>bcdedit /set {current} description "Windows 7 Ultimate X64 beta"&#012;</textarea><!--end code block-->.. and voila<br><blockquote><i>Windows Boot Manager<br>--------------------<br>identifier              {bootmgr}<br>device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1<br>description             Windows Boot Manager<br>locale                  en-US<br>inherit                 {globalsettings}<br>default                 {current}<br>resumeobject            {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>displayorder            {ntldr}<br>                        {current}<br>toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}<br>timeout                 30<br><br>Windows Legacy OS Loader<br>------------------------<br>identifier              {ntldr}<br>device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1<br>path                    \ntldr<br>description             Earlier Version of Windows<br><br>Windows Boot Loader<br>-------------------<br>identifier              {current}<br>device                  partition=C:<br>path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe<br>description             <b>Windows 7 Ultimate X64 beta</b><br>locale                  en-US<br>inherit                 {bootloadersettings}<br>recoverysequence        {07cf7f59-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>recoveryenabled         Yes<br>osdevice                partition=C:<br>systemroot              \Windows<br>resumeobject            {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}<br>nx                      OptIn</i></blockquote><br><br>Any help, or clear as mud? ;)<br><br>*edit*<br>If I wanted to alter the XP boot settings, I would log on to XP and just edit the boot.ini by right-clicking "My computer" then "properties", etc. <br><br><small>--<br>If laughter can be contagious, why do we never hear of any mirth epidemics?</small><br>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:13:09 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/129752"><b>randavis</b></A> : In Vista, I used a program called Easy BCDEdit. It is basically a gui for the commands above. For me, it is a little easier to navigate. I haven't tried it in Win 7. When I installed Win 7 on my machine, I booted back into Vista 64-bit and ran the program to edit the entries names and to set the default.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:12:46 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/401196"><b>pandora</b></A> : Thanks, it appears my cmd window now has sufficient authority.<br><br>At the same time, I'm not sure how to change the name of say my Windows 64 boot manager entry. <br><br>This command looks dangerous, in that a mistake could require me to re-install both my operating systems. <br><br>The output of my command looks like this - <br><br>bcdedit /enum<br><br>Windows Boot Manager<br>--------------------<br>identifier              {bootmgr}<br>device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2<br>description             Windows Boot Manager<br>locale                  en-US<br>inherit                 {globalsettings}<br>default                 {current}<br>resumeobject            {96a7ebcf-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}<br>displayorder            {current}<br>                        {96a7ebcc-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}<br>toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}<br>timeout                 7<br><br>Windows Boot Loader<br>-------------------<br>identifier              {current}<br>device                  partition=C:<br>path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe<br>description             Windows 7<br>locale                  en-US<br>inherit                 {bootloadersettings}<br>recoverysequence        {96a7ebd1-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}<br>recoveryenabled         Yes<br>osdevice                partition=C:<br>systemroot              \Windows<br>resumeobject            {96a7ebcf-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}<br>nx                      OptIn<br><br>Windows Boot Loader<br>-------------------<br>identifier              {96a7ebcc-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}<br>device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2<br>path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe<br>description             Windows 7<br>locale                  en-US<br>inherit                 {bootloadersettings}<br>recoverysequence        {96a7ebcd-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}<br>recoveryenabled         Yes<br>osdevice                partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2<br>systemroot              \Windows<br>resumeobject            {96a7ebcb-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}<br>nx                      OptIn<br><small>--<br>"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."</small>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/338826"><b>a4nic8er</b></A> : Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > (right-click & "Run as administrator") Command prompt<br>(AT YOUR OWN RISK)<br><small>--<br>If laughter can be contagious, why do we never hear of any mirth epidemics?</small>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:28:47 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/401196"><b>pandora</b></A> : I use the run window, and can't launch command, but can launch cmd. When in the cmd window, I get "Access is denied." from bcdedit.exe :(<br><small>--<br>"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."</small>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:22:17 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/240430"><b>Sc0tt</b></A> : you can change default boot OS by right clicking my computer, and selecting properties. then on the left, advanced system settings. click advanced, then settings under startup and recovery. you can also change the duration of the boot manager there. <br><br>changing the name, see above post by a4nic8er]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:15:48 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/338826"><b>a4nic8er</b></A> : Running command prompt as administrator (AT YOUR OWN RISK)...<br><br><blockquote><br>BCDEDIT - Boot Configuration Data Store Editor<br><br>The Bcdedit.exe command-line tool modifies the boot configuration data store.<br>The boot configuration data store contains boot configuration parameters and<br>controls how the operating system is booted. These parameters were previously<br>in the Boot.ini file (in BIOS-based operating systems) or in the nonvolatile<br>RAM entries (in Extensible Firmware Interface-based operating systems). You can<br>use Bcdedit.exe to add, delete, edit, and append entries in the boot<br>configuration data store.<br><br>For detailed command and option information, type bcdedit.exe /? . For<br>example, to display detailed information about the /createstore command, type:<br><br>     bcdedit.exe /? /createstore<br><br>For an alphabetical list of topics in this help file, run "bcdedit /? TOPICS".<br><br>Commands that operate on a store<br>================================<br>/createstore    Creates a new and empty boot configuration data store.<br>/export         Exports the contents of the system store to a file. This file<br>                can be used later to restore the state of the system store.<br>/import         Restores the state of the system store using a backup file<br>                created with the /export command.<br>/sysstore       Sets the system store device (only affects EFI systems, does<br>                not persist across reboots, and is only used in cases where<br>                the system store device is ambiguous).<br><br>Commands that operate on entries in a store<br>===========================================<br>/copy           Makes copies of entries in the store.<br>/create         Creates new entries in the store.<br>/delete         Deletes entries from the store.<br>/mirror         Creates mirror of entries in the store.<br><br>Run bcdedit /? ID for information about identifiers used by these commands.<br><br>Commands that operate on entry options<br>======================================<br>/deletevalue    Deletes entry options from the store.<br>/set            Sets entry option values in the store.<br><br>Run bcdedit /? TYPES for a list of datatypes used by these commands.<br>Run bcdedit /? FORMATS for a list of valid data formats.<br><br>Commands that control output<br>============================<br>/enum           Lists entries in the store.<br>/v              Command-line option that displays entry identifiers in full,<br>                rather than using names for well-known identifiers.<br>                Use /v by itself as a command to display entry identifiers<br>                in full for the ACTIVE type.<br><br>Running "bcdedit" by itself is equivalent to running "bcdedit /enum ACTIVE".<br><br>Commands that control the boot manager<br>======================================<br>/bootsequence   Sets the one-time boot sequence for the boot manager.<br>/default        Sets the default entry that the boot manager will use.<br>/displayorder   Sets the order in which the boot manager displays the<br>                multiboot menu.<br>/timeout        Sets the boot manager time-out value.<br>/toolsdisplayorder  Sets the order in which the boot manager displays<br>                    the tools menu.<br><br>Commands that control Emergency Management Services for a boot application<br>==========================================================================<br>/bootems        Enables or disables Emergency Management Services<br>                for a boot application.<br>/ems            Enables or disables Emergency Management Services for an<br>                operating system entry.<br>/emssettings    Sets the global Emergency Management Services parameters.<br><br>Command that control debugging<br>==============================<br>/bootdebug      Enables or disables boot debugging for a boot application.<br>/dbgsettings    Sets the global debugger parameters.<br>/debug          Enables or disables kernel debugging for an operating system<br>                entry.<br>/hypervisorsettings  Sets the hypervisor parameters.<br><br></blockquote><br><small>--<br>If laughter can be contagious, why do we never hear of any mirth epidemics?</small>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<A HREF="/useremail/u/401196"><b>pandora</b></A> : I shrank my 32 bit Windows 7 beta, and was able to install the Windows 7 64 bit beta on the same drive.<br><br>I'm happy with the performance of Windows 7 32 and 64 bit.<br><br>I'm not quite as happy with boot manager.<br><br>My first question, is how do I edit boot manager?<br><br>Both my systems are named "Windows 7" by Microsoft. I'd like one to be "Win 7 32-bit" and the other to be "Win 7 64-bit".<br><br>I'd also like to flip which is the default. Currently the default is the 64 bit version, which is listed first. I'd like to flip it to defaulting to the 32 bit version of Windows 7.<br><br>Finally, while I'm at it, perhaps adding another OS (my production Windows XP system) which lives on another hard drive.<br><br>Thanks for your help!<br><small>--<br>"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."</small>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:11:18 EDT</pubDate>
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