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Re: Windows 7 boot manager editing questions
I use the run window, and can't launch command, but can launch cmd. When in the cmd window, I get "Access is denied." from bcdedit.exe 
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1 edit | Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > (right-click & "Run as administrator") Command prompt
(AT YOUR OWN RISK)
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| Thanks, it appears my cmd window now has sufficient authority.
At the same time, I'm not sure how to change the name of say my Windows 64 boot manager entry.
This command looks dangerous, in that a mistake could require me to re-install both my operating systems.
The output of my command looks like this -
bcdedit /enum
Windows Boot Manager
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identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {96a7ebcf-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}
displayorder {current}
{96a7ebcc-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 7
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 7
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {96a7ebd1-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {96a7ebcf-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}
nx OptIn
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {96a7ebcc-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 7
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {96a7ebcd-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {96a7ebcb-df97-11dd-8f0a-85d9328ede29}
nx OptIn
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3 edits | You can use the /export command to create a backup file of the current system store contents.
For info on the /export command, type...
Examples..
(if file name contains spaces, it must be enclosed in quotation marks.)
You can then use the /import command to restore the system store contents if any non-fatal errors are encountered.
Examples..
My dual-boot system has Windows 7 64bit and an earlier install of XPPro 64 bit. For a full description of entry identifiers, I type..
..and I get..
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {7ea2e1ac-2e61-4728-aaa3-896d9d0a9f0e}
default {07cf7f58-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
resumeobject {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
displayorder {466f5a88-0af2-4f76-9038-095b170dc21c}
{07cf7f58-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
toolsdisplayorder {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf78-c548a880142d}
timeout 30
Windows Legacy OS Loader
------------------------
identifier {466f5a88-0af2-4f76-9038-095b170dc21c}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
path \ntldr
description Earlier Version of Windows
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {07cf7f58-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 7
locale en-US
inherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7}
recoverysequence {07cf7f59-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
nx OptIn
For output showing names for well-known identifiers and to show what system is active (current), I just type..
..and get..
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
displayorder {ntldr}
{current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Legacy OS Loader
------------------------
identifier {ntldr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
path \ntldr
description Earlier Version of Windows
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 7
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {07cf7f59-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
nx OptIn I want to change the "Windows 7" description to "Windows 7 Ultimate X64 beta" so I type..
.. and voila
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
displayorder {ntldr}
{current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Legacy OS Loader
------------------------
identifier {ntldr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
path \ntldr
description Earlier Version of Windows
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 7 Ultimate X64 beta
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {07cf7f59-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {07cf7f57-e206-11dd-a0c8-bab28362099d}
nx OptIn Any help, or clear as mud? ;)
*edit*
If I wanted to alter the XP boot settings, I would log on to XP and just edit the boot.ini by right-clicking "My computer" then "properties", etc.
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|  It worked, thanks so much!
I tried to change the name on the second boot to indicate it was the 32 bit version of Windows 7, but it didn't take.
I'm still happy to just have a distinction between the two boot options.
Overall, the 64 bit seems to be doing better than I expected. My concern was the extra address space for 64 bits vs 32 would limit system performance in a 2 GB PC. There is no significant performance hit and my 32 bit stuff runs fine.
Thanks again for your help!
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