Hack Windows Vista Multiboot Systems with VistaBootPRO

You don’t need to wrestle with BCDEDIT if you want to change how Windows Vista boots, especially on a multiboot system. Use the free VistaBootPRO instead
The fi rst thing you should do after installing VistaBootPRO is to back up your existing BCD store.Using VistaBootPRO is quite straightforward. To see your BCD store information, click View Settings.
For a basic overview of your BCD store, and how your system is set to boot, select Overview, as
shown in Figure. It describes, in plain English, how your system is set to boot, and shows you
the basic settings in the BCD store
An overview of the BCD store, and how Windows Vista boots
Click “Manage OS Entries” to get to the most important part of VistaBootPRO. Here’s where you
can change the order of the boot menu that appears when your PC starts, set one of the operating
systems to be the default, rename any of your operating system list entries, and change the amount
of time the menu displays before you boot into your default operating system. As you can see in
Figure 1-24, the use of this screen is quite straightforward. Make your changes and click Apply, and
the next time you restart your PC, your new boot settings take effect.
The Advanced Settings button contains mainly esoteric options, but it’s the place to go if you
want to debug the boot process, enable or disable the boot GUI mode, allow or disallow the use of
unsigned drivers in the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, along with similar options.
The fi nal button, Bootloader, will let you uninstall the Windows Vista bootloader, in case you have a
dual-boot system, and want to revert to the boot loader of the previous version of Windows

Confi guring the most important multiboot options