Jabez Gan [MVP]
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Re: No BOOT.INI in Vista? How do I add a third partition?
Posted: 05-06-2006, 09:52 AM
Yes you can create an entry using BCDEDIT.

Please see:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/win...19d4af778.mspx
How to create a new Windows Vista operating system entry

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"Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message
news:Oc2XteBcGHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Really?
>
> It didn't do this for me here...
>
> Is there a way to create the entry after installation?
>
> Thanks!
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23hAVdiAcGHA.3856@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> It supports Mac OS X x86, it places an entry on the actual Vista Boot
>> Manager.
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>> "Pierre Szwarc" <pierre_szwarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:e3UDfN0bGHA.3344@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> I'm not sure the Vista boot manager can handle non-MS OSes. But if you
>>> run
>>> "bcdedit /?", you'll get a full synopsis of its capabilities. I've used
>>> it
>>> to remove an obsolete entry and rename another, but I haven't needed to
>>> add
>>> an extra OS yet.
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>>> "Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> a écrit dans le message de news:
>>> %23TybNXubGHA.4716@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> |
>>> | ----- Original Message -----
>>> | From: "Jason" <dsljay@hotmail.com>
>>> | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
>>> | Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 12:37 PM
>>> | Subject: Re: No BOOT.INI in Vista? How do I add a third partition?
>>> |
>>> |
>>> | >I usually do it via the installation on a freshly formated computer
>>> by
>>> | >deleting all partitions and creating the partitions manually or using
>>> 3rd
>>> | >party programs to create or resize partitions. Such as partition
>>> magic.
>>> | >
>>> | > As far as your user, maybe you have to log in as the accual
>>> Administrator
>>> | > Account and not just an account with Administator rights but I could
>>> be
>>> | > wrong.
>>> |
>>> | I'm able to use BCDEdit if I run my command prompt as Administrator.
>>> |
>>> | My problem is that I see no way to add another partition to the Vista
>>> boot
>>> | menu.
>>> |
>>> | I have one hard drive with three primary partitions. #1 is Windows XP,
>>> #2
>>> is
>>> | Vista and #3 is Mac OS X.
>>> |
>>> | The Vista boot menu shows #1 and #2, but I see no way to add #3.
>>> |
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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