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how do I get dual boot menu back?

 
 
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      03-16-2007
I have WinXP on drv C and Vista on D. Dual boot works fine unitl I
upgraded drv C to a larger drive. The system won't boot after I imaged
content of drv C to the new drive. To get XP running, I did the
fixboot/fixmbr from WinXP CD and Win XP works fine now but I have no
dual boot menu. Should I try to re-install Vista again?
TIA
 
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      03-16-2007
newbie wrote:

> ...To get XP running, I did the
> fixboot/fixmbr from WinXP CD and Win XP works fine now but I have no
> dual boot menu...


Now you need to do the exactly the same trick but using the Vista DVD
instead.
 
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John Barnes
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      03-16-2007
Use VistaBootPro to restore your Vista boot or you can run startup repair
from the Vista DVD

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>I have WinXP on drv C and Vista on D. Dual boot works fine unitl I upgraded
>drv C to a larger drive. The system won't boot after I imaged content of
>drv C to the new drive. To get XP running, I did the fixboot/fixmbr from
>WinXP CD and Win XP works fine now but I have no dual boot menu. Should I
>try to re-install Vista again?
> TIA


 
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Charlie Tame
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      03-17-2007
Have you actually got Vistaboot Pro to work?

Charlie

"John Barnes" <> wrote in message
news:%23jAzzj%...
> Use VistaBootPro to restore your Vista boot or you can run startup repair
> from the Vista DVD
>
> "newbie" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I have WinXP on drv C and Vista on D. Dual boot works fine unitl I
>>upgraded drv C to a larger drive. The system won't boot after I imaged
>>content of drv C to the new drive. To get XP running, I did the
>>fixboot/fixmbr from WinXP CD and Win XP works fine now but I have no dual
>>boot menu. Should I try to re-install Vista again?
>> TIA

>


 
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MICHAEL
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      03-17-2007
I've used it twice, and it fixed boot problems on
two different desktops. Did not work on a laptop
one time, had to use Startup Repair from the Vista
DVD.


-Michael

"Charlie Tame" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Have you actually got Vistaboot Pro to work?
>
> Charlie
>
> "John Barnes" <> wrote in message
> news:%23jAzzj%...
>> Use VistaBootPro to restore your Vista boot or you can run startup repair from the Vista DVD
>>
>> "newbie" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>I have WinXP on drv C and Vista on D. Dual boot works fine unitl I upgraded drv C to a
>>>larger drive. The system won't boot after I imaged content of drv C to the new drive. To get
>>>XP running, I did the fixboot/fixmbr from WinXP CD and Win XP works fine now but I have no
>>>dual boot menu. Should I try to re-install Vista again?
>>> TIA

>>

>


 
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John Barnes
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      03-17-2007
I had good results with it early on, then some problems, and again worked
well for me early in RC1. I haven't had any use for it for about 4 months,
but noted that Colin had continued to talk about it pretty much until he
stopped posting. Some have reported back that it has worked for them.
Others not. Curious, have you had problems with it or EasyBCD, which also
worked for me, but have found their site to be too undependable.


"Charlie Tame" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Have you actually got Vistaboot Pro to work?
>
> Charlie
>
> "John Barnes" <> wrote in message
> news:%23jAzzj%...
>> Use VistaBootPro to restore your Vista boot or you can run startup repair
>> from the Vista DVD
>>
>> "newbie" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>I have WinXP on drv C and Vista on D. Dual boot works fine unitl I
>>>upgraded drv C to a larger drive. The system won't boot after I imaged
>>>content of drv C to the new drive. To get XP running, I did the
>>>fixboot/fixmbr from WinXP CD and Win XP works fine now but I have no dual
>>>boot menu. Should I try to re-install Vista again?
>>> TIA

>>

>


 
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