Change a partitions boot path

[jloc]

Hi!

Here's the situation;

I've got 2 partitions on my hard drive, C:\ has my Windows 7 Ultimate installed and Z:\ has Windows 7 Setup files. I've added a boot entry so that Z:\ can be booted and Windows 7 can be repaired or installed.

There's one problem however, EasyBCD has added a boot entry and it's setting it to boot from Z:\Windows\System32\winload.exe but because it's setup files, it needs to boot from Z:\setup.exe

How could I change the default boot path so that it boots from \setup.exe instead of \winload.exe?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks,
James.

 

[lehnerus2000]

msconfig

Can't you select it in msconfig?

Start "msconfig" (type "msconfig" in the "Start Menu Search Box")

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Select your OS and click on the "Set as default" button.

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If that won't do it, try this tutorial:
BCDEDIT - How to Use
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2676-bcdedit-how-use.html

I'd recommend creating a backup image, BEFORE messing around with BCDEDIT.

 

[Brink]

Hello James,

In addition:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2282-default-operating-system-change-default-boot-os.html

 

[Ztruker]

I don't think he wants to change a default OS. He wants to change the program that loads when that OS is selected to boot. In the example he gave, he wants to change

Z:\Windows\System32\winload.exe

to

Z:\Windows\System32\setup.exe

I don't think BCDedit can do this not does EasyBCD that I can see.

 

[Brink]

That entry could be deleted, and just creat a new one with the correct path using EasyBCD.