dual boot with XP as default- BCDEdit Denied

[bhu]

Hi
i have XP installed in my 320GB Hard disk having 2 partitions

1. Part XP
2. used for Data
3. unused part

i installed windows7 on 3 unused part. Now i get the dual boot but the
default is set to window 7 so it will boot this window in say 20 sec, i would like to set the default to the Earlier version which is XP,

i tried to open the boot.ini in XP (part1) this is what is there
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT /PAE

i opened cmd typed BCDEdit and it give me access denied.

Can some one please let me know how to set the default to XP.
thank you
bhu

 

[johngalt]

Hi9, bhu, and welcome to the forums.

I am guessing you have nto used Vista yet, either. The problem here is that, as the message states, the very first line:

Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.

In other words, you need to use the BCDEdit.exe file to edit your boot settings. But, this is a major PITA.

I highly recommend that you use Download EasyBCD 1.7.2 - NeoSmart Technologies

 

[bhu]

Thankyou -Johngalt, yes i am XP guy, for some reason i never got to use vista.
Looks like this windows 7 is a better version of vista.
I have other Questions too i have to post as new topics.
Once again thank you.
-bhu

 

[johngalt]

And we'll be here to answer them.

a Move from XP to W7 is admittedly a big change, and you'll have a lot to get used to that those of us using Vista have been used to already - this is just one example. UAC is going to be new, maneuvering around the context menu (especially on the desktop) and other things - but rest assured pretty much everything you could do with XP, with a few notable exceptions, you can still do with W7.

 

[davehc]

Quick word of warning. If you intend to go on with dual booting, do not remove boot.ini or any of the other XP boot files. XP will still need them on the boot.

 

[redaction]

but I WANT to use BCDEDIT

If you'll notice the original poster said he tried using BCDEDIT and it gave him an access is denied error. I get that also. Is this a bug with Win7/BCDEDIT? How (without downloading a 3rd party utility) do I change the Win7 boot sequence?

 

[davehc]

LOL. I have just taken the time to read the OP. The answer to the only question asked (probably too late now!).
Open the Control Panel (Classic view).
Open "System" and (on the left) "Advanced System settings"
Press the "Advanced" tab and then "Startup and Recovery"
In the first item, you can alter your default boot OS and the time.

 

[limneos]

Hello BHU....

To use BCDEDIT, you must open an elevated command prompt, otherwise you'll get Access Denied.

In elevated CMD , type:

BCDEDIT /displayorder {ntldr} /addfirst


reboot and windows xp is your default OS.

 

[Anthony]

Could you use "msconfig" boot tab select OS and set as default??

 

[davehc]

Yes. That also!

 

[Gary]

I use Vista Boot Pro. It real easy to work with.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Gary, not ot go OT; I'm from Alliance, Ohio....


















Later Ted

 

[macgregger]

Hi Guys. I had a similar problem, except i wasn't able to use my arrow keys to select my OS. The boot manager clearly shows my two OS (XP and 7), but my keyboard was not responding at all. I know it works because I'm able to enter and edit my BIOS settings using it. I'm just wondering if anyone has come across this before and if they know how to fix it. EasyBCD worked like a charm and i was able to set the default to XP, I just don't want to have to keep changing these settings just to get into the other OS.

thanks!
Greg

 

[Mark]

Is there a setting for USB keyboard in your Bios, if so make sure it's enabled and see if that works.

 

[limneos]

Yes, that's the solution. If it's not called USB keyboard in your BIOS, look for USB Legacy support

 

[Sandygay]

LOL. I have just taken the time to read the OP. The answer to the only question asked (probably too late now!).
Open the Control Panel (Classic view).
Open "System" and (on the left) "Advanced System settings"
Press the "Advanced" tab and then "Startup and Recovery"
In the first item, you can alter your default boot OS and the time.

Hi There,
This is the way I changed my boot order, I was hoping to be able to delete an entry here. This bcedit looks a bit complicated to me I just wanted an easy way to remove an entry, going from triple boot to dual.
Some great info in this tutorial section.
Sandy.

 

[sjaak327]

well bcdedit isn't that hard,

bcdedit (enter) will list all the entries in the store, note the identifier and write it down

then all you need to do is:

bcdedit /delete {cbd971bf-b7b8-4885-951a-fa03044f5d71} /cleanup

where the value {xxx} is the identifier of the entry you want to remove.

Just run the cmd prompt as administrator ie. elevated.

 

[Sandygay]

Thank you very much for your help, but on this site I found a link to Easy BCD 1.7.2 exe, this was very easy, I just clicked on the entry I wanted to remove clicked delete and save in this utility and it was done, It has other useful gadgets also. I like it really simple didn't have to type a thing. I have limited vision so I would have most probably got something wrong.
Thank you.
Sandy

 

[thebushpilot]

Right click on the desktop select "new" select "shortcut" in the box type "CMD" and close. Then select the new shortcut, right click and select "run as administrator" the commands will now be accepted