Fix Windows boot order

Question

I have Windows XP, and I installed Windows 7 to my D: partition. In Windows 7 I changed the timeout to 0 and default to 'Windows XP' from bcdedit. Now I can't see the OS selection at my startup. It always loads Windows XP. How can I solve this? Can I edit bcdedit.exe from Windows XP?

Answer 1

You should be able to edit the BCD with EasyBCD.

It will let you change your boot order to whatever you like, but with a nice GUI around it.

Answer 2

If EasyBCD doesn't work, insert the Windows 7 DVD and repair the bootloader. You can find out how to do that here.

Answer 3

Am I wrong? Can't you change these settings by going to msconfig? Or am I not understanding the question?

Go to run and type MSCONFIG and click on the boot tab. There you can change the boot timeout and default OS

Answer 4

You have no need to use any external software for setting up for default boot ..

Go to System properties -> Advance System Settings -> Startup & Recovery.

See the Screen of my OS. I have installed Win2k3 Server and Win7 on my laptop.

just select your default OS that you want to start. and change the timeout time below this. you can use 5 or 10 seconds for this. may be enough to select an operating system to select from the list..