{"id":318,"date":"2007-02-20T05:36:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-20T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb-articles\/how-to-use-the-bcd-edit-feature-of-bootit-ng\/"},"modified":"2021-09-06T23:09:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T06:09:32","slug":"how-to-use-the-bcd-edit-feature-of-bootit-ng","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_kba","link":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/kb-articles\/how-to-use-the-bcd-edit-feature-of-bootit-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the BCD Edit Feature of BootIt NG"},"content":{"rendered":"BootIt NG, beginning in version 1.80, includes a feature that enables you to view and edit the boot configuration data (BCD) for Windows Vista.  Version 1.86b adds support for Windows 7. Please note that when working with partitions that do not contain a BCD file, this feature will not be accessible.
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Accessing BCD Edit<\/font><\/strong><\/p>To view or edit a partition's BCD file:
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  1. Click the Partition Work<\/strong> icon on the BootIt NG desktop (or press Alt+W).  The Work with Partitions<\/strong> window appears.

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  2. Select the appropriate drive using the radio buttons on the left side of the Work with Partitions<\/strong> window.

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  3. Select the appropriate partition. For Windows Vista, it will usually be the Vista partition. For Windows 7, it will be the System Reserved 100MB partition if it exists, otherwise it will usually be the Windows 7 partition. Once the correct partition has been selected, click the Properties<\/strong> button (or double-click the partition).  The partition's Properties<\/strong> window appears.

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    • If the correct partition has been selected, a BCD Edit <\/strong>button will appear near the bottom of the Properties <\/strong>window.  If the BCD Edit <\/strong>button does not appear, the partition does not contain BCD.

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    • Click the BCD Edit <\/strong>button.  The BCD Edit <\/strong>window appears.  Note:<\/em><\/strong> If you click the BCD Edit<\/strong> button and get a No BCD Store<\/em> error message, you have probably selected the wrong partition. <\/li>\r\n <\/ol>Important BCD Settings<\/font><\/strong>

      To boot Windows Vista or Windows 7, ensure that your BCD is configured as follows:

      Menu Entries<\/strong><\/font>
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      1. Select the Menu<\/strong> radio button on the left side of the BCD Edit <\/strong>window.  An entry titled Microsoft Windows Vista<\/strong> or Windows 7<\/strong> should appear in the Items<\/strong> list.

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      2. Select the Microsoft Windows Vista<\/strong> or Windows 7<\/strong> item and then click the Edit<\/strong> button (or double-click the desired item).  The properties of the selected item will appear in a new window.

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      3. Select the Device <\/strong>entry from the list of Properties and then click the Edit <\/strong>button (or double-click the Device<\/strong> entry).  The Edit<\/strong> window appears.

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      4. In the upper Type <\/strong>drop-down list, select the hard drive number on which Windows Vista \/ Windows 7 is installed.

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      5. In the lower Type <\/strong>drop-down list, select the partition on which Windows Vista \/ Windows 7 is installed.

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      6. Click OK<\/strong> in the Edit<\/strong> window.  You will be returned to the window showing the properties of the Microsoft Windows Vista<\/strong> or Windows 7<\/strong> item. <\/li>\r\n <\/ol>\r\n
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        Note:<\/strong><\/font> Repeat Steps 3 - 6 for the OS Device<\/strong> entry (i.e. in Step 3, select the OS Device<\/strong> entry).  When done, click Close <\/strong>to return to the BCD Edit<\/strong> window.<\/p>\r\n <\/blockquote>\r\n

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        1. Select the Boot<\/strong> radio button on the left side of the BCD Edit <\/strong>window.  An entry titled Windows Boot Manager<\/strong> should appear in the Items<\/strong> list.

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        2. Select the Windows Boot Manager<\/strong> item and then click the Edit<\/strong> button (or double-click the Windows Boot Manager<\/strong> item).  The properties of the Windows Boot Manager<\/strong> item will appear in a new window.

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        3. Select the Device <\/strong>entry from the list of Properties and then click the Edit <\/strong>button (or double-click the Device<\/strong> entry).  The Edit<\/strong> window appears.

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        4. Generally, you should have {boot}<\/strong> selected in the upper Type <\/strong>drop-down list.  In this case, the lower Type <\/strong>drop-down list will be unused and inaccessible.  However, if necessary, you may use the upper Type <\/strong>drop-down list to select the hard drive number on which the BCD file resides (i.e. the hard drive where the file bootmgr <\/strong>can be found).

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        5. If you have a specific hard drive selected in the upper Type <\/strong>drop-down list, you must also select the partition on which the BCD file resides for the lower Type <\/strong>drop-down list.

          Note:<\/font><\/strong> Repeat Steps 2 - 5 for the Windows Memory Diagnostic<\/strong> entry (i.e. in Step 2, select the Windows Memory Diagnostic<\/strong> entry).

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        6. Click OK<\/strong> in the Edit<\/strong> window.  You will be returned to the window showing the properties of the Windows Boot Manager<\/strong> item. <\/li>\r\n <\/ol>When done, click Close<\/strong> in the Windows Boot Manager<\/strong> properties window, click Close<\/strong> on the BCD Edit <\/strong>window, then click OK <\/strong>in the partition Properties <\/strong>window.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          BootIt NG, beginning in version 1.80, includes a feature that enables you to view and edit the boot configuration data (BCD) for Windows Vista.  Version 1.86b adds support for Windows 7. Please note that when working with partitions that do not contain a BCD file, this feature will not be accessible. Accessing BCD EditTo view or edit a partition’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"lsvr_kba_cat":[1804],"lsvr_kba_tag":[2118],"class_list":["post-318","lsvr_kba","type-lsvr_kba","status-publish","hentry","lsvr_kba_cat-general-information-bing-archive","lsvr_kba_tag-archived"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lsvr_kba"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5966,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba\/318\/revisions\/5966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lsvr_kba_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba_cat?post=318"},{"taxonomy":"lsvr_kba_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvr_kba_tag?post=318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}