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729797 2008-12-16 20:54:00 Hi all, I have XPP & Vista Home Prem installed and want to change the boot operating system names from earlier microsoft windows and microsoft vista to just XP & Vista.....

In XP you could edit the boot.ini file, but you cant seem to in Vista, yes just getting used to it now...

Any ideas..
SolMiester (139)
729798 2008-12-16 21:04:00 From memory, bcdedit.exe is what you need to use. Run it from command prompt when booting from Vista DVD. Google for instructions.

Try here > www.vistaforums.com
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729799 2008-12-16 21:10:00 Yeah thx, having a look now...

edit..sorted thx
SolMiester (139)
729800 2008-12-17 00:24:00 Its actually quite easy - in the Boot ini in XP simply change the names to what ever you want. Renamed A workshop PC once - had both XP and Vista - one was called " Old sh1T" the other New Sh1T" Guess which was which :) wainuitech (129)
729801 2008-12-17 00:33:00 Its actually quite easy - in the Boot ini in XP simply change the names to what ever you want. Renamed A workshop PC once - had both XP and Vista - one was called " Old sh1T" the other New Sh1T" Guess which was which :)

Boot loader is now Vista's WT, cant edit like you do with XP.....
SolMiester (139)
729802 2008-12-17 00:43:00 :blush: OOPS my mistake - I was thinking XP Pro and XP home for a moment - But it can be done as I did it with XP home and Vista RC1 - but that was a while back when RC1 first came out - cant member fully how I did it though - Now I just chuck in a Different drive with what ever OS or I'm going to start using that Virtual Box - I tried VM ages ago and the damn software wouldn't even run on the Machine. VB does and good. wainuitech (129)
729803 2008-12-17 03:51:00 EasyBCD can't do it? Blam (54)
729804 2008-12-17 17:27:00 EasyBCD can't do it?

Yeah you can use that too, though I've only done manually.
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