You can have multiple boot entries for the same operating system, each with a different set of boot parameters. Windows creates a standard boot entry when you install the operating system, and you can create additional, customized entries for an operating system by editing Boot. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode.
Overview of the Boot. Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Submit and view feedback for This product This page. View all page feedback. Nonetheless, I do think it is better to backup all the data and then do a fresh install of both to prevent any slow start ups or shut downs of the OS' and have the system in pristine condition when done.
Just hope there's gonna be a way to backup Steam Installation to not start from scratch when doing the reformat of everything :.
The Best Tech Newsletter Anywhere. Join , subscribers and get a daily digest of news, geek trivia, and our feature articles. Articles l l. This post has been reported. Thanks and Regards, Michael. Suggest you do a Repair Install of the XP partition of your current system. When King XP ruled, computing was simpler for everyone and there was much joy in the realm. Following is a typical boot. As you can see, there are two sections in the file: [boot loader] and [operating systems].
To customize your menu and startup options, edit the entries in each section. Before editing boot. This section controls how the boot process works; it specifies the default operating system and how long a user has to make a selection from a boot menu, if a boot menu has been enabled. The timeout value specifies, in seconds, how long to display the menu and wait for a selection before loading the default operating system. If you want a delay of 15 seconds, for example, enter 15 for the value.
Use a value of 0 if you want the default operating system to boot immediately. If you want the menu to be displayed indefinitely and stay onscreen until a selection is made, use a value of The default value specifies which entry in the [operating system] section is the default operating system. The default value is used even if there is only one operating system in the [operating system] section.
So, in our example, if you change the menu settings so that the screen appears for 10 seconds before loading the default operating system, and the default operating system is Windows Professional, the section reads:. This section specifies which operating systems are present on the computer, and detailed options for each one. In our example, the ARC path is:. The first parameter, which identifies the disk controller, should be 0.
The second parameter, the disk parameter, should also be 0. The rdisk parameter specifies the disk number on the controller that has the boot partition. The numbers start at 0. So, if you have three hard disks installed and the second hard disk has the boot partition, the setting is rdisk 1.
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