Boot from 2nd HD in XP

[HenryAnthony]

Hi,

I installed a second HD, a Seagate 120 gb, on my Dell 4550. Both drives have XP Pro installed. Is there any way I can choose which disk to boot from other than changing the jumpers? I cannot select it or see it in boot setup.

FYI, my reason is to keep my professional files and system off the Internet. Rest of family can use the default installation and muck it up as they like

I posted this in the hard drive forum as well. I thought I might get some other responses here. Sorry for duplicate.

Regards,

Henry

 

[electronicsfreak]

This is done through boot.ini . See if these links help you.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311578&sd=tech

http://labmice.techtarget.com/windows2000/install/bootini.htm

http://windows.about.com/od/performancetopics/l/aa032099.htm

Be extremely careful when editing boot.ini file and backup your computer before attempting. As nothing to be afraid of but caution should be used when modifying it. As the wrong change can send your computer into endless reboots.