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Hi,

I need to ask for help about how to change windows XP name at startup. I have installed 2 WIN XP and I want to give them different names when the system shows me the text like this after booting:

"Select windows XP professional"

Thanks
Regards,

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Quick, safe checklist to give each XP install a distinct boot name (builds on suggestions from and ):

Before you edit anything, make a backup of the current boot configuration. Open the boot selection timeout so you have time to test each entry (set it to 20–30 seconds). This avoids guessing which entry boots which installation.

Map entries to installs so you rename the correct one: reboot, pick the first entry, and once it starts create a simple marker file on the root of that installation’s system drive (for example, C:\XP_MARKER_1.txt). Reboot and select the other entry and create a different marker (C:\XP_MARKER_2.txt). That tells you which boot.ini entry corresponds to which physical install without guessing partition numbers.

Edit only the label text (the part users see at the menu). Keep a copy of boot.ini (or paste its contents into a text file) before changing anything. When editing, change only the display name inside the quotes and leave the device specifier and boot switches intact. Use clear names that indicate the install or drive (for example: Windows XP — Work (C:) and Windows XP — Testing (D:)). Don’t remove or reorder lines unless you understand the device specifiers.

Troubleshooting: if the machine won’t boot after a change, start the Recovery Console from the XP CD and run these commands to rebuild/fix the boot area:

bootcfg /rebuild
fixboot
fixmbr

Alternative: use a GUI boot manager tool (EasyBCD or similar) if you prefer not to hand-edit system files. Finally, keep the timeout nonzero while you verify names, and keep the original backup so you can restore the previous state if needed.

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Member Avatar for cguan_77

hi, marjan, is it possible to dual boot xp with xp?

anyway, you just want to edit the boot loader so you can have a choice of which is which to load right?

check out this one >>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

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Right Click on 'My Computer'\Properties\Advanced(Tab)\Startup And Recovery(Settings)\ Then click 'Edit' Under 'System Startup'...You Will have something like

[boot loader]
timeout=0
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
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Change the names inside the double inverted comas("") From "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to "WHATEVER"....

P.S. >> I haven't tried this, do it at your own risk

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