boot loader

that [color=blue:q1dhadn1] www.eggheadcafe.com/conversation.aspx?me...mp;threadid=29444763 [/color:q1dhadn1]makes sense but the problem i have is that it shows as 2 different OS's on boot up but they are both the same.

Aye you can install grub (linux bootloader) that will pick up everything.

Or even fix your boot.ini with a ubuntu live cd. http://www.ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download


Or use this not used it before but it should be straight forward.
http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownload ... -8071.html

Grub is a bootloader mainly for linux but can be used just for windows, basically think of it as a third party bootloader. Grub is great.

http://www.supergrubdisk.org/

check out documentation off their website.

download that and burn it to a cd and boot up with it in. Give it a go, I've heard though that the super grub disk is pretty awsome for this type of problem.

There maybe a bit of a learning curve for you though if your not familiar with Ubuntu or linux in general but you should be fine.


few more links:

http://www.arsgeek.com/2008/01/15/how-t ... tu-livecd/

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual ... stall.html

Ubuntu pocket guide free pdf download: http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/index_main.html

FcUK_D wrote: i got 2 OS on 2 harddrives but there is no choice on boot up of which OS i want to boot into,
ive done bootcfg /rebuild and it finds 2 OS's so i add the second name it now when i boot up i get the choice of which one i want to boot into, but there both the same, if i boot into either it still yakes me to my main OS, what the fook is going on??
this is my boot.ini
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Audio" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

Try replacing the lines were partition(1) change that to partition(2)

and then change the home edition line with partition(2)

so it will look like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Audio" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn


not sure but try that.

I really should look into this properly though.

But i use grub. <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

shurup _A you can never have too many OS m8,

cheer _I ill satrt at the top, that ubuntu live cd is big though near 700mb <!-- s8O --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt="8O" title="Shocked" /><!-- s8O -->