How do I change which operating system boots by default, the delay before booting, and the menu text in the multiboot menus in Windows XP and Windows Vista?
A. In Windows XP, open the Control Panel’s System applet, select the Advanced tab, and click Settings under Startup and Recovery. Select the default operating system from the drop-down list in the System Startup section, and select the delay time in the field next to ‘Time to display list of operating systems’. Click Edit under System Startup to open the boot.ini configuration file in the Notepad text editor; this editor lets you modify the default text label (enclosed in double quotes) for each operating system in the menu. Windows Vista’s boot menu options are nearly identical to those in Windows XP (click the Advanced system settings link in Control Panel’s System applet, and then choose the Advanced tab), but Vista lacks the Edit button. To modify the boot menu listings, open a Command Prompt window as Administrator (choose All Programs, Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, select Run as Administrator), and enter bcdedit. You’ll see a list of the current boot menu settings, inc
