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103987 2002-12-07 08:23:00 This is in my boot.ini, in the partition magic folders:

[Boot Loader]
timeout = 30
Default=C:\

[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS = "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows 98"

It defaults to win98. How do I edit it to default to XP? I could take a guess, but don't want to stuff it up.
wotz (335)
103988 2002-12-07 10:09:00 Change
Default=C:\


to:
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
Merlin (503)
103989 2002-12-07 10:23:00 Hmmm
Maybe that WINNT should be Windows - I don't use XP.
Merlin (503)
103990 2002-12-07 23:07:00 You could right click My Computer, go to Advanced Tab/Start-up & Recovery and use the drop down to select operating system under the Default operating System section.

This works in 2k anyhow. Or am I on the wrong track here?

A
Archibald (180)
103991 2002-12-08 01:50:00 I thought I would confirm this is correct. if you want to edit it manually then

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft Windows 98"


will work

Cheers
NathanTheKind (472)
103992 2002-12-08 01:51:00 opps sorry change the (3) to (1) like your one is at the moment NathanTheKind (472)
103993 2002-12-08 04:37:00 All done, thanks wotz (335)
103994 2002-12-08 05:43:00 Not sure if your problem was the same as mine, but mine was solved by reinstalling the OS I wanted as default. In my case XP. The last OS installed on my machine becomes the default veterannz (960)
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