| Windows 7: Dual boot question |
15 Jul 2009
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Dual boot question I have successfully formatted my second HD into 3 partitions: Windows 7 x86, Windows 7 64 bit, and XP. The startup menu works fine but the two Windows 7 lines are the same. I may not be using the correct term for startup menu, but it is the one that appears when dual booting. Anyway, I would like to find the file so I can change the two identical lines to different lines. That is, instead of both saying "windows 7" I can change them to "Windows 7 x86" and Windows 7 x64" or something like that. Anybody know where that file is? | My System Specs |
| OS Win 7 x64 CPU i7 920 @ 4Ghz Motherboard Asus P6T Deluxe v2 Memory 6 Gb Graphics Card ATI 4770 PSU Corsair TX750 Case Coolermaster ATCS 840 Cooling Prolimatech Megahalem Hard Drives 1 ea 750 GB
1 ea 1TB
1 ea 750 GB
1 ea 750 GB
No Raid, all SATA Internet Speed 30 |
15 Jul 2009
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Quote: Originally Posted by donnyb I have successfully formatted my second HD into 3 partitions: Windows 7 x86, Windows 7 64 bit, and XP. The startup menu works fine but the two Windows 7 lines are the same. I may not be using the correct term for startup menu, but it is the one that appears when dual booting. Anyway, I would like to find the file so I can change the two identical lines to different lines. That is, instead of both saying "windows 7" I can change them to "Windows 7 x86" and Windows 7 x64" or something like that. Anybody know where that file is? Vista Boot Pro or EasyBCD. Two non-TSR apps that are easy to use. EasyBCD caused me to temporarily lose XP as a bootable OS, but I was able to recover. | My System Specs | | |
15 Jul 2009
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#3 | | Windows Vista, Server 2008, Leopard, Suse |
Yep, or if you know what you're doing, use bcdedit. | My System Specs | | OS Windows Vista, Server 2008, Leopard, Suse |
15 Jul 2009
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Rise above, see the big picture 
Quote: Originally Posted by sjaak327 Yep, or if you know what you're doing, use bcdedit. A reasonable conclusion, based solely on the evidence at hand, is... If he was proficient with BCDedit, this particular question would not have been posted, or phrased in the manner it was. | My System Specs | | |
15 Jul 2009
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#5 | | Windows Vista, Server 2008, Leopard, Suse |
Well, he might not be aware of the option, however I think that your conclusion is quite logical. | My System Specs | | OS Windows Vista, Server 2008, Leopard, Suse |
15 Jul 2009
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#6 | | Windows 7 Professional x64 The Wild West |

Quote: Originally Posted by donnyb I have successfully formatted my second HD into 3 partitions: Windows 7 x86, Windows 7 64 bit, and XP. The startup menu works fine but the two Windows 7 lines are the same. I may not be using the correct term for startup menu, but it is the one that appears when dual booting. Anyway, I would like to find the file so I can change the two identical lines to different lines. That is, instead of both saying "windows 7" I can change them to "Windows 7 x86" and Windows 7 x64" or something like that. Anybody know where that file is?
Try this tutorial by Brink. It's just what you need. Good luck! Dual Boot - Change OS Name in Windows Boot Manager | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Keeps changing - (Custom) OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel Core i7 860 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P Memory 4GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20 Graphics Card MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr Sound Card Onboard realtek Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 24" P2450 + Samsung 20" 2033 Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080 and 1600 X 900 (#2 system 1440 X 900) Keyboard Gigabyte USB keyboard Mouse Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000 PSU Corsair 750 HX Modular Case Lancool PC-K62 Cooling Cooler Master TX3 CPU cooler and 4-140mm and 1-120mm case Hard Drives Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD + 3 WD Blue 640GB drives Internet Speed 7 Mb down 1.5 up Other Info System #2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Freezer 7 Pro cooler) - Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H - WD 500GB Black - 9500GT (1GB) 500W OCZ modular PSU - Antec 200 case. System #3 (LapTop) Core 2 Duo T6670 - 320GB 7200RPM HD - 4GB DDR3 RAM. Dual boot question problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:05 AM. | |