A name change for a dual-boot setup, help!


  1. RPetrelli
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    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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    A name change for a dual-boot setup, help!


    So I have both Windows 7 Home premium 64 and 32 bit installed on a split partition on my hard drive, but when I try go to boot, both editions just say: Windows 7.

    Q:
    How do I change of the operating systems to boot to for the BCD File in Windows 7 so that perhaps one of them says Windows 7 32-bit while the other says Windows 7 64-bit.

    I know that in XP it is just a text file you have to edit, but in 7 it seems a bit more difficult.

    Thanks,
    RPetrelli
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  3. exoTron
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    Windows 7
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    Dual Boot - Change OS Name in Windows Boot Manager


    1. Hit the windows button
    2. Type "command prompt"
    3. right click on Command Prompt > run as administrator
    4. type "bcdedit"
    5. next type "bcdedit /set {current} Description YOURDESCRIPTIONHERE"
    6. restart

    This way you can tell apart the two upon start-up.
    Last edited by Brink; 11 Oct 2012 at 12:31. Reason: added link for more info
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