Backing up BCD Registry in XP SP3

by **loboman** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:47 pm

I have a dual boot system: Windows XP SP 3 on one partition; Linux Ubuntu on the other. Currently I boot up using GRUB. I bought DualBootPro thinking I could go in and change the order of boot options, alter partitions, etc. But when I opened DualBoot I got a message saying I hadn't backed up my BCD registry. I have no idea what that means or how to do it on XP. Is there an easy fix or did I miss something and buy a product that won't work on my OS? A fix would be great; otherwise, please refund.

by **yeshuas** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:12 pm

ignore the message, XP doesn't use BCD. BCD is used by Windows 7

by **loboman** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:35 am

Okay, I ignored the message, but then I'm directed to a page that asks for a BCD backup path or a BCD restore path. There are other menu options across the top, such as Boot Information, Operating Systems, Advanced Settings, etc. Not sure where to got from here.

by **loboman** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:41 am

Love to return to pro software, but on the screen I'm looking at I don't see an option for that.

by **loboman** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:43 am

P.S. Do I go to System Bootloader and install Windows Legacy to boot my XP system?

by **yeshuas** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:23 pm

yes on the legacy bootloader

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