Boot Configuration Data

> Your main problem is you now have to different drives both with an active
> partition (ie bootable) but only one partition can be active so any boot
> loaders have to be on the one active partion. You can try copying the w2k
> stuff to vista partition but im not sure how you'd edit boot.ini to make
> sure you're going to the correct drive.
>
> "Todd" <Todd@noname.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eYfxxdKmGHA.3468@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> >I installed Vista by disconnecting the drive that Windows 2000 is

> >on and connecting another drive and installing Vista to that drive. That
> >way the Vista boot manager is on the Vista partition, and not on the
> >Windows 2000 partition. With the Windows 2000 drive back in the

> >I choose which drive to boot from in the BIOS.
> >
> > Now I would like to set up the Vista boot manager to select either

> > Vista, or Windows 2000.
> >
> > I used VistaBootPRO to create a second boot, but I didn't know whether

> > call my Windows 2000 drive C: which is what Windows 2000 calls it or E:
> > which is what Vista calls it.
> >
> > In any case it doesn't seem to work either way.
> >
> > The Boot Configuration Data file created by VistaBootPRO is as follows:
> >
> > There are a total of 2 OSes installed into the boot manager.
> > Current timeout before default boots: 30 seconds.
> > Default OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
> >
> > Entry #1
> >
> > Name: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
> > BCD ID: {current}
> > Boot Drive: C:
> > Windows Drive: C:
> > System Bootloader: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
> > Windows Directory: \Windows
> >
> > Entry #2
> >
> > Name: Microsoft Windows 2000 Pro
> > BCD ID: {b46a79d8-0395-11db-a4b5-00301b2512aa}
> > Boot Drive: E:
> > Windows Drive:
> > System Bootloader: \ntldr
> > Windows Directory:
> >
> > It will boot successfully to Vista, but not to Windows 2000.
> >
> > What do I need to do to get it to get it to boot to Windows 2000 which

> > on the first partition ofthe primary Master drive?
> >
> > Todd

>