I'm using EasyBCD 1.7.2 and I'm either using it incorrectly or there's a bug.
I have Vista on partition C: and WinXP on partition E:
Here's what I do:
-Start EasyBCD on Vista partition
-Select "Add/Remove Entries"
-At the Add an Entry section
The "Type" drop-down menu is blank and the "Drive" is set to "C:"
- I select "Windows NT/2k/XP/2k3" from the "type" drop down and I then loose the
option to change the drive/partition associated with that OS as the "Drive" field
is greyed out.
To get around this I set the drop-down list back to "Windows Vista/Longhorn", select drive "E:", change the drop-down back to "Windows NT/2k/XP/2k3", and, set the
name to "Windows XP". I then press "Add Entry".
Seems a strnage way to do things but should work right?
Only problem is that when I check the "View settings" it shows that the WinXP partition defined on drive "U:" I don't even have a drive "U:" I'm assuming this is a problem....
Entry #1
Name: Microsoft Windows Vista
BCD ID: {current}
.....
...
Entry #2
Name: Windows XP
BCD ID: {sddwfjr-rhrftyrf=some-jibberish}
Drive: U:\
Bootloader Path: \NTLDR
Just one thought. Does EasyBCD read the boot.ini file to work out which directory Win XP is installed on? If so what is the logic for this? Does it just count the number of entries and use the last one?
I have Vista on partition C: and WinXP on partition E:
Here's what I do:
-Start EasyBCD on Vista partition
-Select "Add/Remove Entries"
-At the Add an Entry section
The "Type" drop-down menu is blank and the "Drive" is set to "C:"
- I select "Windows NT/2k/XP/2k3" from the "type" drop down and I then loose the
option to change the drive/partition associated with that OS as the "Drive" field
is greyed out.
To get around this I set the drop-down list back to "Windows Vista/Longhorn", select drive "E:", change the drop-down back to "Windows NT/2k/XP/2k3", and, set the
name to "Windows XP". I then press "Add Entry".
Seems a strnage way to do things but should work right?
Only problem is that when I check the "View settings" it shows that the WinXP partition defined on drive "U:" I don't even have a drive "U:" I'm assuming this is a problem....
Entry #1
Name: Microsoft Windows Vista
BCD ID: {current}
.....
...
Entry #2
Name: Windows XP
BCD ID: {sddwfjr-rhrftyrf=some-jibberish}
Drive: U:\
Bootloader Path: \NTLDR
Just one thought. Does EasyBCD read the boot.ini file to work out which directory Win XP is installed on? If so what is the logic for this? Does it just count the number of entries and use the last one?