Boot.ini Edit

[Salmon Trout]

Microsoft Encarta is wrong- or at least, inaccurate to some degree.

It is famous (or notorious) for inaccuracy and US bias.

[Slade]

Sorry, I have made a mistake. 

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Dosl" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Windows 7" /fastdetect


That should help you out now

I'll be able to try it later.  If your on tommorow I should have how it went later. 

Patio Im not simply swaping drives an expecting it too work.  Im haveing too setup win xp in a certain manner.  Disconnecting the cd drive from the ide card straight too the one that connects to the xp harddrive.  Also, this is starting to get out of hand.  I will say that I like youd's an all that an some it the things are rather interesting.  Im am serious on this matter though.

[Slade]

Sorry, I have made a mistake. 

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Dosl" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Windows 7" /fastdetect

That should help you out now

Here is the thing..........    I can default into XP okay an everything.  When I go to select Dos or Win 7  I get Windows could not start because the following file is missing or currpted.  <windows root> \system 32\hall.dll.  Please reinstall a copy of the above file.  Also, win xp if I go too select it still has the same issue.  I can change which drive too boot from in the BIOS an still boot too those OS though.  Side question for dos you have dosl does that make a difference cause I changed it so it read DOS

[patio]

The reason the .hal info is incorrect is because the OS was installed to the drive in another machine.....why don't you get this ? ?

[Slade]

this one with xp installed.  I indivally installed each OS attached to this unit alone