| The Problem: | | | | Configuration Data (BCD) registry quickly and |
| | | | easily. |
| This particular problem is noticed when you | | | | |
| have installed Microsoft Windows Vista | | | | Designed for both beginners and advanced |
| Beta\RC1 on your existing Windows system, in | | | | users, VistaBootPRO can be used to make |
| dual-boot mode. While installing windows, | | | | "cosmetic" changes to the Windows Vista boot |
| Vista overwrites the system MBR (Master Boot | | | | Menu, such as changing the name of the |
| Record) and gives you an option between | | | | Operating Systems shown in the boot menu and |
| Windows Vista and Windows XP or any other | | | | also can be used for more advanced |
| operating system. When windows Vista is | | | | "functional" changes like adding an Operating |
| uninstalled, one expects, not to see the | | | | System to the boot menu and repairing the |
| dual-boot menu, but this isn't quite the | | | | Windows Vista boot configuration data. |
| case. There could be three possible solutions | | | | |
| for this particular problem as discussed | | | | Advanced settings include backing up and |
| below in detail below. | | | | exporting the boot loader configuration, and |
| | | | modifying various details for the entries. |
| Solution 1: | | | | |
| | | | For those who have used bcdedit.exe in the |
| The Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store | | | | past, you will be impressed with the ease of |
| contains the boot configuration parameters | | | | use and functionality that VistaBootPRO |
| which controls the start of Microsoft Windows | | | | provides. |
| Vista and Microsoft Windows Server Code Name | | | | |
| "Longhorn" operating systems. Previously | | | | Install this software on your Windows XP |
| these parameters used to be in the Boot.ini | | | | system and delete the Windows Vista entry. It |
| file (in BIOS-based operating systems) or in | | | | is advisable to make a backup of existing |
| the nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) entries (in | | | | boot config using VistaBoot Pro incase |
| Extensible Firmware Interface-based operating | | | | anything goes bad. |
| systems). | | | | |
| | | | Solution 2: |
| Bcdedit.exe, located in the WindowsSystem32 | | | | |
| directory of the Windows Vista partition can | | | | This solution is the second best option for |
| be used as the command-line tool to alter the | | | | the problem. To achieve this you'll need a |
| Windows(R) code which is run in the | | | | Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional |
| pre-operating system environment by adding, | | | | CD. |
| deleting, editing, and appending entries in | | | | |
| the BCD store | | | | Make necessary changes in the BIOS settings, |
| | | | so as to boot from CD\DVD-ROM drive and boot |
| Why was there a change to BCD from Boot.ini? | | | | from your Windows XP CD. Now, you would see |
| | | | screen as below, Choose the "Recovery |
| Improved mechanism for describing boot | | | | Console" option by pressing 'R' key. |
| configuration data was the main intention for | | | | |
| changing to BCD from Boot.ini. With the | | | | Now it should display the screen below as |
| development of new firmware models (for | | | | shown below, if asked enter you Admin |
| example, the Extensible Firmware Interface | | | | password: |
| (EFI)), an extensible and inter operable | | | | |
| interface was required to abstract the | | | | Now, type FIXMBR and press enter, press 'Y' |
| underlying firmware. | | | | to confirm as shown below: |
| | | | |
| This new design provides the foundation for a | | | | Now, you need to type: FIXBOOT and press |
| variety of new features in Windows Vista (for | | | | "enter", press 'Y' to confirm |
| example, the Startup Repair tool and | | | | |
| Multi-User Install shortcuts). | | | | Now, remove the XP CD from drive and restart |
| | | | your computer, and this should remove the |
| VistaBootPRO is an application, which is used | | | | EXTRA Windows Vista Boot Option. |
| to make changes to the Windows Vista Boot | | | | |