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re: Dual boot question.
Saturday, October 6, 2001 at 10:21 am
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Posted by Ante (6 messages posted)

Edit your c:\boot.ini This is mine: [boot loader] timeout=5 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] C:\="DOS-BOOT " multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 98" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

On Tuesday, September 18, 2001 at 4:51 pm, Tom Moceri wrote:
>Hi, I have me installed on the beginning of my partition and xp installed on the
>extended. Works fine but i have to use partition magic to switch active partitions
>then my system boots from one to the other. How can i get a bootmenu right from
>startup so i can choose which one i want to start, and without using a floppy everytime.
> I've tried the function in xp that allows to choose OS but only xp is listed. Should
>i have placed xp at the beginning of the partition then me on extended? Note that
>i have only one drive split into one extended with two logical partitions. Thanks.
> P.S. I'm running windows xp corp 2600.

Written in response to:: Dual boot question. (Tom Moceri: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 at 4:51 pm)

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Dual boot question. (Tom Moceri: Tue, Sep 18, 2001, 4:51 pm)

re: Dual boot question. (toni_clifton: Wed, Sep 19, 2001, 8:52 am)

re: Dual boot question. (esto: Tue, Jun 25, 2002, 6:05 am)

re: Dual boot question. (garyl: Thu, Sep 20, 2001, 4:12 pm)

re: Dual boot question. (David Rolfe: Sun, Nov 4, 2001, 10:47 am)

re: Dual boot question. (clint r: Wed, Mar 13, 2002, 3:09 pm)

re: Dual boot question. (Ante: Sat, Oct 6, 2001, 10:21 am)

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