boot.ini

[N$X]

i have recently installed a copy of windows 7 and when i switch my pc on, i get a boot menu.

old version of window
window 7

does anyone know what i have to change to make it boot up the old windows first.

i would stil like the boot menu.

at the moment it highlights windows 7. i would prefer if it booted windows xp, if i do not make an selection.

this is a copy of the boot.ini

;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[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="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN

thank you

 

[Locke]

You'd need to use the Windows 7 BCDEDIT Tool.

bcdedit /set {bootmgr} default {ntldr} worked for me - I was in the same boat

 

[GeForce]

If you installed W7 last, then the W7 bootloader will be the active one.

So BCDEdit (or there are freeware third party GUI based programs) is what you're after

 

[N$X]

after googleing BCDEdit. i decided to boot up in windows 7 and right click my computer, advance tab, startup and recovery settings and there was an option there to change the default operating system.

i changed it from windows 7 to windows xp. i restarted the pc and this fixed the problem.

this option is not available when i booted up in xp.

thanks all.