Does XP Pro have a feature to reconfigure the dualboot default at the boot screen?

[rockshox72]

I have dual boot 98se and XP Pro setup on their respective partitions. However since the installation, the XP boot selection has it set as the default. Does XP have that feature to edit the boot up selection, or is there some way to manually edit some boot file for the boot screen? So that way I don't have to retrain some of my family members on how to use the new OS, and that way they will see 98 instead of XP when it starts up. Thanks.

 

[AndyHui]

You can do it in MSCONFIG, or directly edit the boot.ini file. You should also be able to do it the My Computer->Properties.

 

[mobly99]

or the bootcfg command line

bootcfg /default /id 2

for example would make the 2nd entry the default

-Dave

 

[Useful0ne]

Right click My Computer go to properties. Advanced Tab / Startup & Recovery / Settings

U-1

 

[indianduddawg47]

or the easy way - find boot.ini in the root directory of the bootable hard drive.

 

[pnw97warrior]

Just a follow-up...the boot.ini is really the sure deal. I just finished making the switch myself and what do ya know
W98 is displayed 1st. (fyi) set the timeloader='s to a smaller number and speed-up your boot process as well.

boot.ini should be something like:

[boot loader]
timeout=30 (change to 3)
default=C:\
[operating systems]
C:\="Microsoft Windows"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional"

 

[rockshox72]

hmmm, cool, i'll give it a try. thanks.

 

[rockshox72]

Just a followup, the My Computer/Properties/Advanced Tab, did the trick, quick and easy. It appears that editting the boot.ini so that default=C:\ all that it needed, just trying to play it safe and use the XP GUI property since I'm still a novice w/ XP.