How to edit/rename boot menu entries/labels?

[pstein]

On my computer I have 3 primary partitions:

1. "System reserve" which contains e.g.the Bootmamanger and MBR
2. First Win 7 installation ("main")
3. Second Win 7 installation ("reserve")

When I boot now at first the Bootmanager on the first primary partition is called/started which in turn starts the boot menu. In the boot menu there are currently two entries:

Windows 7
Windows 7

So I cannot distinguish between the "main" and the "reserve" Win 7 installation.

How exactly can I modify/rename the two "Windows 7" entries in boot menu?

Second question:

After selecting and booting the actual Windows 7 installation the other Windows 7 installation is visible as a separate partition in WinExplorer:

C: running Windows 7
D: DVD drive
E: other (non-booted) Windows 7

How can I automatically hide the other Windows 7 installation?
The drive E: should be available e.g. for USB sticks or network drives.

Peter

 

[Darician]

For the first question, use Easy BCD (Download EasyBCD 2.0.2 - NeoSmart Technologies). Not sure about the second question.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello pstein.




You can use the info in the tutorial at the link below to rename them to whatever you want to along with other BCDEDIT functions including creating a backup of the boot files so that they can be recovered if needed.

BCDEDIT - How to Use



To hide one Windows installation from another in Windows explorer you just need to remove the drive letter for it in disk management.

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In the Windows start menu right click computer and click manage, in the left pane of the "Computer Management" window that opens click disk management and post a snip of that.

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[pstein]

So I always have to manually remove drive letter?

Is there really no auto-remove for inactive, bootable Win7 partitions?

Peter

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Peter.

It's fairly simple, in disk management right click the drive you want to remove the letter from and follow the prompts, it's just that easy.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/82994-drive-letter-add-change-remove-windows-7-a.html

 

[Brink]

Hello Peter,

In addition.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5110-dual-boot-change-os-name-windows-boot-manager.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn