Changing Volume name on boot up.

[OneTimeUserName]

Apology in advance for my English. Please hesitate not to ask for the clarification. This may sound stupid but I wonder how to change name of Windows Partition when booting up (when choose which volume Mac or Windows).

I have change my C: drive name (was in past "Untitled"... eww) and it shows up changed as this new volume name on both my Mac and Windows sides. I also changed my Mac side harddrive name and it shows up changed on my Mac and PC sides. So this is all good and correct.

But when I boot up holding option, and am able in choosing which volume to use (Mac side or Windows Partition) the Mac side choice will be named whatever I have named the main drive which is what I expect. But the Windows Partition will just be named "Windows". It will not be named what my C: drive is named (which is what shows up on my Mac side desktop and what I want it to show up as).

This probably all sounds silly and of trivial but it would mean much to me if any one knew a way in changing so that when I choose which drive to use "Windows" will show up as C: "Drivename" would be much appreciated. If this could be a complicating issue I will let you know that the harddrive name for my Windows side contains a ' if that would cause a problem (but my Mac side name does too so it doesn't make much sense to me).

Thank you much in advance for all response, sorry for being of verbose.

 

[balamw]

Using a third part boot loader is the only way to customize it. Check out rEFIt at http://refit.sf.net

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[OneTimeUserName]

Using a third part boot loader is the only way to customize it. Check out rEFIt at http://refit.sf.net

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Thank you much in your aid. Before installing this I feel I need ask if it is unillegal?

If so then that is great but according to this:
"http://refit.sourceforge.net/help/multiple_disks.html"
it will not fix my problem???

My reading is not perfect and so perhaps I misunderstood but this means I can't use it for my Windows (which is secondary) drive?

Thanks.


Editing:

I can also get around this if I can have Mac show up as a different name then the harddrive name in the bootloader. Is this possible?

 

[balamw]

rEFIt is not illegal and only gives you a bit more control over the boot process than the regular boot loader.

The link you are referring to is for systems like a Mac Pro where there are multiple physical hard drives, I suspect you are referring to a more typical single physical hard drive two partition case.

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[OneTimeUserName]

Thanks, I will try this soon then. I will again respond if it will not work but I expect it will your advice.