How can i make my PC to show OS choices menu??

[vbhagyan]

I'm having a PC with 2 HDD. i've installed Win2000 server in one HDD. after that i've removed that HDD and installed Win2003 server in another one. After i got finished, i need to boot up my system with both the HDDs plugged in. When i had done that, it boots with 2000 server, Which is normal;

Now what i need is to show My PC the OS choices menu....

I Think i need to edit my boot.ini file of 2000 server and i need to config the master slave option os my both HDDs...

but i dont know what and how to do ..

please help...

i m in urgent need.

 

[Khimera]

If you would have installed the second OS (Win2003) without removing the first hard disk, Windows would have done these things by itself. Now, you will have to edit boot.ini for windows 2000 server. This is the string you have to use assuming that you have two hard disks and 2003 is installed on the second harddisk on partition 1. You have to add it under the operating systems section in boot.ini and dont delete any of the existing lines in it

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\Windows="Windows 2003 Server" /fastdetect[/FONT]

And please dont edit boot.ini if you dont know about the dangers involved. If you are unsure about what you are doing, then bestbet is to reinstall the second OS with both harddisks in,and make sure that u install it on a different partition other than the main OS partition

 

[vbhagyan]

i can't find the edit option in system properties dialog box.... to edit boot .ini file... ( which is available normally under xp , but here 2000 server )..

how to find boot .ini in 2k server?

 

[Third Eye]

i can't find the edit option in system properties dialog box.... to edit boot .ini file... ( which is available normally under xp , but here 2000 server )..

how to find boot .ini in 2k server?

*support.microsoft.com/kb/311578

 

[ismart]

read this: *support.microsoft.com/kb/311578