6500 booting from flash

I need to boot my 6500 from external flash, and I put the command "boot system flash s72033-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-33.SXI13.bin" to set the boot variable. But still the switch is booting from flash sup-bootdisk: and also the boot variable is set to flash sup-bootdisk: . Can any one please tell me how to solve this issue
this is the show run
boot-start-marker
boot system flash sup-bootdisk:s72033-ipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXH4.bin
boot system flash s72033-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-33.SXI13.bin
boot-end-marker
and
Router#sho bootvar
BOOT variable = sup-bootdisk:s72033-ipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXH4.bin,1;
CONFIG_FILE variable does not exist
BOOTLDR variable does not exist
Configuration register is 0x2102

Hello
i would suggest to change the boot variable to contain both old and new iOS but have the new iOS try to boot first
Conf t
no boot system
r
boot system flash:s72033-adventerprisek9_wan-mz.122-33.SXI13.bin
boot system flash sup-bootdisk:s72033-ipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-33.SXH4.bin
Sh boot
wr
res
paul

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