Boot.ini Issue

Hi,

I'm trying to update my laptop to a larger internal drive and tried several
tools, including Norton Save & Restore, Windows Backup/Restore, Perfect
Image, and none appear to be problem-free. I'm about to try Ghost and would
appreciate any advice on this BTW.

My main issue here is that I now see several entries when I boot my machine,
the top default being Microsoft Windows Vista, but followed by two entries of
just "Windows Vista", one corrupt from the above scenarios and the other
boots from a secondary drive, but that OS is deficient I suspect because all
its registry references go back to the original drive.

In Xp and prior, there was a boot.ini file that contained all these entries
and one could edit it to remove unwanted entries. In Vista, I don't see a
boot.ini in the root of the C Drive. Is there a different mechanism and how
do I accomplish that?

Thanks

Try using msconfig.exe (Run -> msconfig.exe).


"WJB" <> wrote in message
news:4E800627-6FE0-440C-B7B9-...
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to update my laptop to a larger internal drive and tried
> several
> tools, including Norton Save & Restore, Windows Backup/Restore, Perfect
> Image, and none appear to be problem-free. I'm about to try Ghost and
> would
> appreciate any advice on this BTW.
>
> My main issue here is that I now see several entries when I boot my
> machine,
> the top default being Microsoft Windows Vista, but followed by two entries
> of
> just "Windows Vista", one corrupt from the above scenarios and the other
> boots from a secondary drive, but that OS is deficient I suspect because
> all
> its registry references go back to the original drive.
>
> In Xp and prior, there was a boot.ini file that contained all these
> entries
> and one could edit it to remove unwanted entries. In Vista, I don't see a
> boot.ini in the root of the C Drive. Is there a different mechanism and
> how
> do I accomplish that?
>
> Thanks

Hi WJB, due to the changes between the way XP and Vista handle the boot
process. these changes should be made using the command line tool
BCDEDIT .

Much easier method is the third party free tool EasyBCD available from
'Here' (http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1)


--
barman58

Regards,
*Nigel*
the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
understand.,- frank herbert

Download and install VistaBootPro (www.vistabootpro.org). Once installed run
the program and click on the 'manage OS entries' option. You can remove
superfluous entries from there. Vista's answer to boot.ini is BCDedit.
BCDedit isn't for the faint hearted. I think you will find VistaBootPro more
to your liking.

I personally don't like Ghost or, for that matter, anything Norton. For
imaging I use Acronis True Image and I haven't had any problems so far.


--

--
John Barnett MVP
Windows XP Associate Expert
Windows Desktop Experience

Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com

The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
mail/post..


"WJB" <> wrote in message
news:4E800627-6FE0-440C-B7B9-...
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to update my laptop to a larger internal drive and tried
> several
> tools, including Norton Save & Restore, Windows Backup/Restore, Perfect
> Image, and none appear to be problem-free. I'm about to try Ghost and
> would
> appreciate any advice on this BTW.
>
> My main issue here is that I now see several entries when I boot my
> machine,
> the top default being Microsoft Windows Vista, but followed by two entries
> of
> just "Windows Vista", one corrupt from the above scenarios and the other
> boots from a secondary drive, but that OS is deficient I suspect because
> all
> its registry references go back to the original drive.
>
> In Xp and prior, there was a boot.ini file that contained all these
> entries
> and one could edit it to remove unwanted entries. In Vista, I don't see a
> boot.ini in the root of the C Drive. Is there a different mechanism and
> how
> do I accomplish that?
>
> Thanks

Thanks for your answers there, John.

So for my superfluous Vista entires, deleting them from MSConfig is not good
enough then?

And with Acronis (I assume you're referring to ATI 11 Home), would you
backup the entire C drive then restore to the larger drive, or would you do a
cloning? I want to get it right the firs time as I have had too much trouble
with my previous attempts.

I really appreciate your guidance there.

"John Barnett MVP" wrote:

> Download and install VistaBootPro (www.vistabootpro.org). Once installed run
> the program and click on the 'manage OS entries' option. You can remove
> superfluous entries from there. Vista's answer to boot.ini is BCDedit.
> BCDedit isn't for the faint hearted. I think you will find VistaBootPro more
> to your liking.
>
> I personally don't like Ghost or, for that matter, anything Norton. For
> imaging I use Acronis True Image and I haven't had any problems so far.
>
>
> --
>
> --
> John Barnett MVP
> Windows XP Associate Expert
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
> Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com
>
> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for
> any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
> use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
> mail/post..
>
>
> "WJB" <> wrote in message
> news:4E800627-6FE0-440C-B7B9-...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to update my laptop to a larger internal drive and tried
> > several
> > tools, including Norton Save & Restore, Windows Backup/Restore, Perfect
> > Image, and none appear to be problem-free. I'm about to try Ghost and
> > would
> > appreciate any advice on this BTW.
> >
> > My main issue here is that I now see several entries when I boot my
> > machine,
> > the top default being Microsoft Windows Vista, but followed by two entries
> > of
> > just "Windows Vista", one corrupt from the above scenarios and the other
> > boots from a secondary drive, but that OS is deficient I suspect because
> > all
> > its registry references go back to the original drive.
> >
> > In Xp and prior, there was a boot.ini file that contained all these
> > entries
> > and one could edit it to remove unwanted entries. In Vista, I don't see a
> > boot.ini in the root of the C Drive. Is there a different mechanism and
> > how
> > do I accomplish that?
> >
> > Thanks
>
>

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:31:01 -0700, WJB
<> wrote:

>Thanks for your answers there, John.
>
>So for my superfluous Vista entires, deleting them from MSConfig is not good
>enough then?
>
>And with Acronis (I assume you're referring to ATI 11 Home), would you
>backup the entire C drive then restore to the larger drive, or would you do a
>cloning? I want to get it right the firs time as I have had too much trouble
>with my previous attempts.

Backing it up produces an image that isn't bootable, but that can be
used to restore your drive if it's needed. This method only uses the
space needed to produce the image and leaves everything else intact.

Cloning to the new drive uses the entire drive (it wipes it clean
before cloning) and produces a drive that can be booted. Only use
that if you plan to use the cloned drive as your system drive.

>I really appreciate your guidance there.
>
>"John Barnett MVP" wrote:
>
>> Download and install VistaBootPro (www.vistabootpro.org). Once installed run
>> the program and click on the 'manage OS entries' option. You can remove
>> superfluous entries from there. Vista's answer to boot.ini is BCDedit.
>> BCDedit isn't for the faint hearted. I think you will find VistaBootPro more
>> to your liking.
>>
>> I personally don't like Ghost or, for that matter, anything Norton. For
>> imaging I use Acronis True Image and I haven't had any problems so far.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> --
>> John Barnett MVP
>> Windows XP Associate Expert
>> Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
>> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
>> Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com
>>
>> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
>> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
>> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for
>> any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
>> use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
>> mail/post..
>>
>>
>> "WJB" <> wrote in message
>> news:4E800627-6FE0-440C-B7B9-...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I'm trying to update my laptop to a larger internal drive and tried
>> > several
>> > tools, including Norton Save & Restore, Windows Backup/Restore, Perfect
>> > Image, and none appear to be problem-free. I'm about to try Ghost and
>> > would
>> > appreciate any advice on this BTW.
>> >
>> > My main issue here is that I now see several entries when I boot my
>> > machine,
>> > the top default being Microsoft Windows Vista, but followed by two entries
>> > of
>> > just "Windows Vista", one corrupt from the above scenarios and the other
>> > boots from a secondary drive, but that OS is deficient I suspect because
>> > all
>> > its registry references go back to the original drive.
>> >
>> > In Xp and prior, there was a boot.ini file that contained all these
>> > entries
>> > and one could edit it to remove unwanted entries. In Vista, I don't see a
>> > boot.ini in the root of the C Drive. Is there a different mechanism and
>> > how
>> > do I accomplish that?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>

Thanks, Paul. I do intend to use it as my new system drive. However, my
experience with other such tools is they clone all the partitions on the
drive to same size partitions on the new drive thus defeating the purpose of
using the tool to upgrade to a larger system drive. Does Acronis allow
partition resizing in the cloning process?

Thanks
-----------------------------------------------------------------

"Paul Montgomery" wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:31:01 -0700, WJB
> <> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for your answers there, John.
> >
> >So for my superfluous Vista entires, deleting them from MSConfig is not good
> >enough then?
> >
> >And with Acronis (I assume you're referring to ATI 11 Home), would you
> >backup the entire C drive then restore to the larger drive, or would you do a
> >cloning? I want to get it right the firs time as I have had too much trouble
> >with my previous attempts.
>
> Backing it up produces an image that isn't bootable, but that can be
> used to restore your drive if it's needed. This method only uses the
> space needed to produce the image and leaves everything else intact.
>
> Cloning to the new drive uses the entire drive (it wipes it clean
> before cloning) and produces a drive that can be booted. Only use
> that if you plan to use the cloned drive as your system drive.
>
> >I really appreciate your guidance there.
> >
> >"John Barnett MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> Download and install VistaBootPro (www.vistabootpro.org). Once installed run
> >> the program and click on the 'manage OS entries' option. You can remove
> >> superfluous entries from there. Vista's answer to boot.ini is BCDedit.
> >> BCDedit isn't for the faint hearted. I think you will find VistaBootPro more
> >> to your liking.
> >>
> >> I personally don't like Ghost or, for that matter, anything Norton. For
> >> imaging I use Acronis True Image and I haven't had any problems so far.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> --
> >> John Barnett MVP
> >> Windows XP Associate Expert
> >> Windows Desktop Experience
> >>
> >> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
> >> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
> >> Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com
> >>
> >> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
> >> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
> >> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for
> >> any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
> >> use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
> >> mail/post..
> >>
> >>
> >> "WJB" <> wrote in message
> >> news:4E800627-6FE0-440C-B7B9-...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I'm trying to update my laptop to a larger internal drive and tried
> >> > several
> >> > tools, including Norton Save & Restore, Windows Backup/Restore, Perfect
> >> > Image, and none appear to be problem-free. I'm about to try Ghost and
> >> > would
> >> > appreciate any advice on this BTW.
> >> >
> >> > My main issue here is that I now see several entries when I boot my
> >> > machine,
> >> > the top default being Microsoft Windows Vista, but followed by two entries
> >> > of
> >> > just "Windows Vista", one corrupt from the above scenarios and the other
> >> > boots from a secondary drive, but that OS is deficient I suspect because
> >> > all
> >> > its registry references go back to the original drive.
> >> >
> >> > In Xp and prior, there was a boot.ini file that contained all these
> >> > entries
> >> > and one could edit it to remove unwanted entries. In Vista, I don't see a
> >> > boot.ini in the root of the C Drive. Is there a different mechanism and
> >> > how
> >> > do I accomplish that?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >>
> >>
>

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:52:00 -0700, WJB
<> wrote:

>Thanks, Paul. I do intend to use it as my new system drive. However, my
>experience with other such tools is they clone all the partitions on the
>drive to same size partitions on the new drive thus defeating the purpose of
>using the tool to upgrade to a larger system drive. Does Acronis allow
>partition resizing in the cloning process?

Acronis will use the entire drive. If your current setup uses 40G, it
will use the same on the new drive and all the rest of the space will
be leftover.

ATI is a GREAT product! Buy it at Newegg.com for the lowest price, and
free 3-day shipping.

While you're at it, why not get Acrons Disk Director Suite as well?
Might be the best partitioning program on the market.


>Thanks
>-----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>"Paul Montgomery" wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:31:01 -0700, WJB
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> >Thanks for your answers there, John.
>> >
>> >So for my superfluous Vista entires, deleting them from MSConfig is not good
>> >enough then?
>> >
>> >And with Acronis (I assume you're referring to ATI 11 Home), would you
>> >backup the entire C drive then restore to the larger drive, or would you do a
>> >cloning? I want to get it right the firs time as I have had too much trouble
>> >with my previous attempts.
>>
>> Backing it up produces an image that isn't bootable, but that can be
>> used to restore your drive if it's needed. This method only uses the
>> space needed to produce the image and leaves everything else intact.
>>
>> Cloning to the new drive uses the entire drive (it wipes it clean
>> before cloning) and produces a drive that can be booted. Only use
>> that if you plan to use the cloned drive as your system drive.
>>
>> >I really appreciate your guidance there.
>> >
>> >"John Barnett MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Download and install VistaBootPro (www.vistabootpro.org). Once installed run
>> >> the program and click on the 'manage OS entries' option. You can remove
>> >> superfluous entries from there. Vista's answer to boot.ini is BCDedit.
>> >> BCDedit isn't for the faint hearted. I think you will find VistaBootPro more
>> >> to your liking.
>> >>
>> >> I personally don't like Ghost or, for that matter, anything Norton. For
>> >> imaging I use Acronis True Image and I haven't had any problems so far.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> John Barnett MVP
>> >> Windows XP Associate Expert
>> >> Windows Desktop Experience
>> >>
>> >> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
>> >> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
>> >> Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com
>> >>
>> >> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
>> >> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
>> >> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for
>> >> any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
>> >> use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
>> >> mail/post..
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "WJB" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:4E800627-6FE0-440C-B7B9-...
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm trying to update my laptop to a larger internal drive and tried
>> >> > several
>> >> > tools, including Norton Save & Restore, Windows Backup/Restore, Perfect
>> >> > Image, and none appear to be problem-free. I'm about to try Ghost and
>> >> > would
>> >> > appreciate any advice on this BTW.
>> >> >
>> >> > My main issue here is that I now see several entries when I boot my
>> >> > machine,
>> >> > the top default being Microsoft Windows Vista, but followed by two entries
>> >> > of
>> >> > just "Windows Vista", one corrupt from the above scenarios and the other
>> >> > boots from a secondary drive, but that OS is deficient I suspect because
>> >> > all
>> >> > its registry references go back to the original drive.
>> >> >
>> >> > In Xp and prior, there was a boot.ini file that contained all these
>> >> > entries
>> >> > and one could edit it to remove unwanted entries. In Vista, I don't see a
>> >> > boot.ini in the root of the C Drive. Is there a different mechanism and
>> >> > how
>> >> > do I accomplish that?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >>
>> >>
>>

Not sure I undestood this last one:

Will Acronis use the entire new drive or will it use the same size on the
new drive. These two seem to be conflicting. Now, if I also purchase the Disk
Director Suite, then I assume the answer to the first question becomes
irrelevant since the Partition Manager in the suite would allow me to resize
the new drive's System/Boot partition after cloning. Or am I understanding
this incorrectly?

Thanks for your guidance there.

WJ
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Paul Montgomery" wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:52:00 -0700, WJB
> <> wrote:
>
> >Thanks, Paul. I do intend to use it as my new system drive. However, my
> >experience with other such tools is they clone all the partitions on the
> >drive to same size partitions on the new drive thus defeating the purpose of
> >using the tool to upgrade to a larger system drive. Does Acronis allow
> >partition resizing in the cloning process?
>
> Acronis will use the entire drive. If your current setup uses 40G, it
> will use the same on the new drive and all the rest of the space will
> be leftover.
>
> ATI is a GREAT product! Buy it at Newegg.com for the lowest price, and
> free 3-day shipping.
>
> While you're at it, why not get Acrons Disk Director Suite as well?
> Might be the best partitioning program on the market.
>
>
> >Thanks
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >"Paul Montgomery" wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:31:01 -0700, WJB
> >> <> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Thanks for your answers there, John.
> >> >
> >> >So for my superfluous Vista entires, deleting them from MSConfig is not good
> >> >enough then?
> >> >
> >> >And with Acronis (I assume you're referring to ATI 11 Home), would you
> >> >backup the entire C drive then restore to the larger drive, or would you do a
> >> >cloning? I want to get it right the firs time as I have had too much trouble
> >> >with my previous attempts.
> >>
> >> Backing it up produces an image that isn't bootable, but that can be
> >> used to restore your drive if it's needed. This method only uses the
> >> space needed to produce the image and leaves everything else intact.
> >>
> >> Cloning to the new drive uses the entire drive (it wipes it clean
> >> before cloning) and produces a drive that can be booted. Only use
> >> that if you plan to use the cloned drive as your system drive.
> >>
> >> >I really appreciate your guidance there.
> >> >
> >> >"John Barnett MVP" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Download and install VistaBootPro (www.vistabootpro.org). Once installed run
> >> >> the program and click on the 'manage OS entries' option. You can remove
> >> >> superfluous entries from there. Vista's answer to boot.ini is BCDedit.
> >> >> BCDedit isn't for the faint hearted. I think you will find VistaBootPro more
> >> >> to your liking.
> >> >>
> >> >> I personally don't like Ghost or, for that matter, anything Norton. For
> >> >> imaging I use Acronis True Image and I haven't had any problems so far.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> John Barnett MVP
> >> >> Windows XP Associate Expert
> >> >> Windows Desktop Experience
> >> >>
> >> >> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
> >> >> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
> >> >> Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com
> >> >>
> >> >> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
> >> >> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
> >> >> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for
> >> >> any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the
> >> >> use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this
> >> >> mail/post..
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "WJB" <> wrote in message
> >> >> news:4E800627-6FE0-440C-B7B9-...
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'm trying to update my laptop to a larger internal drive and tried
> >> >> > several
> >> >> > tools, including Norton Save & Restore, Windows Backup/Restore, Perfect
> >> >> > Image, and none appear to be problem-free. I'm about to try Ghost and
> >> >> > would
> >> >> > appreciate any advice on this BTW.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > My main issue here is that I now see several entries when I boot my
> >> >> > machine,
> >> >> > the top default being Microsoft Windows Vista, but followed by two entries
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > just "Windows Vista", one corrupt from the above scenarios and the other
> >> >> > boots from a secondary drive, but that OS is deficient I suspect because
> >> >> > all
> >> >> > its registry references go back to the original drive.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > In Xp and prior, there was a boot.ini file that contained all these
> >> >> > entries
> >> >> > and one could edit it to remove unwanted entries. In Vista, I don't see a
> >> >> > boot.ini in the root of the C Drive. Is there a different mechanism and
> >> >> > how
> >> >> > do I accomplish that?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
>

After you clone, the drive will be partitioned to the same size as the old
drive.
But in Vista, you should be able to expand that partition after the fact and
make it bigger.
Once it is cloned & booted, look at disk management.

"WJB" <> wrote in message
news:0A17709E-F5E6-4377-946A-...
> Not sure I undestood this last one:
>
> Will Acronis use the entire new drive or will it use the same size on the
> new drive. These two seem to be conflicting. Now, if I also purchase the
> Disk
> Director Suite, then I assume the answer to the first question becomes
> irrelevant since the Partition Manager in the suite would allow me to
> resize
> the new drive's System/Boot partition after cloning. Or am I understanding
> this incorrectly?
>
> Thanks for your guidance there.
>
> WJB
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Paul Montgomery" wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:52:00 -0700, WJB
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> >Thanks, Paul. I do intend to use it as my new system drive. However, my
>> >experience with other such tools is they clone all the partitions on the
>> >drive to same size partitions on the new drive thus defeating the
>> >purpose of
>> >using the tool to upgrade to a larger system drive. Does Acronis allow
>> >partition resizing in the cloning process?
>>
>> Acronis will use the entire drive. If your current setup uses 40G, it
>> will use the same on the new drive and all the rest of the space will
>> be leftover.
>>
>> ATI is a GREAT product! Buy it at Newegg.com for the lowest price, and
>> free 3-day shipping.
>>
>> While you're at it, why not get Acrons Disk Director Suite as well?
>> Might be the best partitioning program on the market.
>>
>>
>> >Thanks
>> >-----------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >"Paul Montgomery" wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:31:01 -0700, WJB
>> >> <> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Thanks for your answers there, John.
>> >> >
>> >> >So for my superfluous Vista entires, deleting them from MSConfig is
>> >> >not good
>> >> >enough then?
>> >> >
>> >> >And with Acronis (I assume you're referring to ATI 11 Home), would
>> >> >you
>> >> >backup the entire C drive then restore to the larger drive, or would
>> >> >you do a
>> >> >cloning? I want to get it right the firs time as I have had too much
>> >> >trouble
>> >> >with my previous attempts.
>> >>
>> >> Backing it up produces an image that isn't bootable, but that can be
>> >> used to restore your drive if it's needed. This method only uses the
>> >> space needed to produce the image and leaves everything else intact.
>> >>
>> >> Cloning to the new drive uses the entire drive (it wipes it clean
>> >> before cloning) and produces a drive that can be booted. Only use
>> >> that if you plan to use the cloned drive as your system drive.
>> >>
>> >> >I really appreciate your guidance there.
>> >> >
>> >> >"John Barnett MVP" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Download and install VistaBootPro (www.vistabootpro.org). Once
>> >> >> installed run
>> >> >> the program and click on the 'manage OS entries' option. You can
>> >> >> remove
>> >> >> superfluous entries from there. Vista's answer to boot.ini is
>> >> >> BCDedit.
>> >> >> BCDedit isn't for the faint hearted. I think you will find
>> >> >> VistaBootPro more
>> >> >> to your liking.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I personally don't like Ghost or, for that matter, anything Norton.
>> >> >> For
>> >> >> imaging I use Acronis True Image and I haven't had any problems so
>> >> >> far.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> John Barnett MVP
>> >> >> Windows XP Associate Expert
>> >> >> Windows Desktop Experience
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
>> >> >> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
>> >> >> Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty
>> >> >> of any
>> >> >> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the
>> >> >> accuracy,
>> >> >> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be
>> >> >> liable for
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>> >> >> "WJB" <> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:4E800627-6FE0-440C-B7B9-...
>> >> >> > Hi,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I'm trying to update my laptop to a larger internal drive and
>> >> >> > tried
>> >> >> > several
>> >> >> > tools, including Norton Save & Restore, Windows Backup/Restore,
>> >> >> > Perfect
>> >> >> > Image, and none appear to be problem-free. I'm about to try Ghost
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > would
>> >> >> > appreciate any advice on this BTW.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > My main issue here is that I now see several entries when I boot
>> >> >> > my
>> >> >> > machine,
>> >> >> > the top default being Microsoft Windows Vista, but followed by
>> >> >> > two entries
>> >> >> > of
>> >> >> > just "Windows Vista", one corrupt from the above scenarios and
>> >> >> > the other
>> >> >> > boots from a secondary drive, but that OS is deficient I suspect
>> >> >> > because
>> >> >> > all
>> >> >> > its registry references go back to the original drive.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > In Xp and prior, there was a boot.ini file that contained all
>> >> >> > these
>> >> >> > entries
>> >> >> > and one could edit it to remove unwanted entries. In Vista, I
>> >> >> > don't see a
>> >> >> > boot.ini in the root of the C Drive. Is there a different
>> >> >> > mechanism and
>> >> >> > how
>> >> >> > do I accomplish that?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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