boot options

basiclly when i open my computer it goese straight to windows 7/ windows xp (whichever is in the sata 0 slot at the time). my friend installed windows 7 and he got a option to pick from windows 7 or "earlier version of Windows" which is windows xp. any way i can do this so i dont have to keep...

Hey everyone.. I'm new to this stuff and want to know what type of partition i need to create to multiboot... I want to be able to run either xp or windows 7... I know how touse the command prompt to be able to create a partition but i don't know what type of partition to use.. Do I make an EFI...

I'm really enjoying Windows 7 but a lot of my key programs don't work so I've decided to switch back to XP using my recovery partition. Prior to this installation I had an option at boot that would tell me to press F11 (I think) to start the recovery console. That option is now gone. However...

i don't have a lot of experience with multiple partitions, i don't really have a use for them. i'd like to try Windows 7 on a seperate partition. i have 2x 250 WD HDs in my computer, but i'd like to use my primary since it has Vista and the other is for storage only. also theres only about...

Hello, due to my development with EasyHook, I discovered that PatchGuard seems to be disabled if "bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON" and/or "bcdedit /debug ON" is set as boot option. :mad: Can anyone confirm this statement? :confused: I checked it by hooking KeCancelTimer() which should actually be...

Hello, Today I was happily trying to solve a common graphical error with my PC. One day after a normal shut down and reboot all of my resolutions reset to 800 x600 and my native 1440x900 dissapeared off the face of my PC.. Browsing websites for answers i came across a way to correct it by using...

I have new HP desktop that came with Vista Premium preinstalled. I do not have a vista instalation disk because Hp does not give them out but insteaad allows you to reinstal from a partitioned space on C drive where HP have supposingly copied the Vista operating system disk files. How the hell...

DELL DIMENSION 9200 fitted new HD and I want some kind of dual booting option as one has vista and the other has XP loaded Any ideas please?

Hi everyone. I have a few questions about Vista before I go and buy it. First I would like to know if it will be able to run Ok on my system, im sure it will be able to run but I want to know if it will be slow or anything like that. I have: Processor : Intel Pentium 4 @ 3200 MHz Physical...

The title says it all! I just upgraded from WinXP to Vista Premium UPGRADE. I thought I told the software to do a fresh install rather than saving any former settings. Perhaps I made the wrong selection. In any event, I'm tired of having to boot up the computer and select VISTA or FORMER...