Dual boot installation/activation

I had a dual boot machine with XP Pro and Vista Ultimate on it.
Unfortunately due to hardware failure etc the XP installation was damaged
and I had to reinstall. Now I cannot access Vista (on a seperate partition
on the hard disk) as the option to select the OS to boot into has gone.

Is there a way to put this right without reinstalling Vista? I don't want
to reinstall if it can be helped as I am worried that I will not be allowed
to activate Vista again.

Using your Vista install DVD, run startup repair.

"Pete" <> wrote in message
news:%232Ir%...
>I had a dual boot machine with XP Pro and Vista Ultimate on it.
>Unfortunately due to hardware failure etc the XP installation was damaged
>and I had to reinstall. Now I cannot access Vista (on a seperate partition
>on the hard disk) as the option to select the OS to boot into has gone.
>
> Is there a way to put this right without reinstalling Vista? I don't want
> to reinstall if it can be helped as I am worried that I will not be
> allowed to activate Vista again.
>
>
>

When I run the install DVD I can only "Check Compatibility" or "Install
Now" - I don't know how to run startup repair. I have looked at the folders
on the DVD but can't see anything about repair on there either.




"John Barnes" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Using your Vista install DVD, run startup repair.
>
> "Pete" <> wrote in message
> news:%232Ir%...
>>I had a dual boot machine with XP Pro and Vista Ultimate on it.
>>Unfortunately due to hardware failure etc the XP installation was damaged
>>and I had to reinstall. Now I cannot access Vista (on a seperate
>>partition on the hard disk) as the option to select the OS to boot into
>>has gone.
>>
>> Is there a way to put this right without reinstalling Vista? I don't
>> want to reinstall if it can be helped as I am worried that I will not be
>> allowed to activate Vista again.
>>
>>
>>
>

Select install now. You will see startup repair

"Pete" <> wrote in message
news:...
> When I run the install DVD I can only "Check Compatibility" or "Install
> Now" - I don't know how to run startup repair. I have looked at the
> folders on the DVD but can't see anything about repair on there either.
>
>
>
>
> "John Barnes" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Using your Vista install DVD, run startup repair.
>>
>> "Pete" <> wrote in message
>> news:%232Ir%...
>>>I had a dual boot machine with XP Pro and Vista Ultimate on it.
>>>Unfortunately due to hardware failure etc the XP installation was damaged
>>>and I had to reinstall. Now I cannot access Vista (on a seperate
>>>partition on the hard disk) as the option to select the OS to boot into
>>>has gone.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to put this right without reinstalling Vista? I don't
>>> want to reinstall if it can be helped as I am worried that I will not be
>>> allowed to activate Vista again.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Pete wrote:
> I had a dual boot machine with XP Pro and Vista Ultimate on it.
> Unfortunately due to hardware failure etc the XP installation was damaged
> and I had to reinstall. Now I cannot access Vista (on a seperate partition
> on the hard disk) as the option to select the OS to boot into has gone.
>
> Is there a way to put this right without reinstalling Vista? I don't want
> to reinstall if it can be helped as I am worried that I will not be allowed
> to activate Vista again.
>
>
>

Look into this:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2006/easybcd-151-released/

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legality."
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Pete wrote:
> When I run the install DVD I can only "Check Compatibility" or "Install
> Now" - I don't know how to run startup repair. I have looked at the folders
> on the DVD but can't see anything about repair on there either.
>

Have you tried booting from the vista DVD instead of unning it from
inside of vista?

>
> "John Barnes" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Using your Vista install DVD, run startup repair.
>>
>> "Pete" <> wrote in message
>> news:%232Ir%...
>>> I had a dual boot machine with XP Pro and Vista Ultimate on it.
>>> Unfortunately due to hardware failure etc the XP installation was damaged
>>> and I had to reinstall. Now I cannot access Vista (on a seperate
>>> partition on the hard disk) as the option to select the OS to boot into
>>> has gone.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to put this right without reinstalling Vista? I don't
>>> want to reinstall if it can be helped as I am worried that I will not be
>>> allowed to activate Vista again.


--
Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html

Most recent idiotic quote added to KICK (Klassic Idiotic Caption Kooks):
"They hacked the Microsoft website to make it think a linux box was a
windows box. Thats called hacking. People who do hacking are called
hackers."

"Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality with
legality."
- Linus Torvalds

I am not running the Vista DVD from inside of Vista (can't boot Vista!) but
from XP.


"The poster formerly known as Nina Di Boy" <> wrote in message
news:f7leeb$9cb$...
> Pete wrote:
>> When I run the install DVD I can only "Check Compatibility" or "Install
>> Now" - I don't know how to run startup repair. I have looked at the
>> folders on the DVD but can't see anything about repair on there either.
>>
>
> Have you tried booting from the vista DVD instead of unning it from inside
> of vista?
>
>>
>> "John Barnes" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Using your Vista install DVD, run startup repair.
>>>
>>> "Pete" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%232Ir%...
>>>> I had a dual boot machine with XP Pro and Vista Ultimate on it.
>>>> Unfortunately due to hardware failure etc the XP installation was
>>>> damaged and I had to reinstall. Now I cannot access Vista (on a
>>>> seperate partition on the hard disk) as the option to select the OS to
>>>> boot into has gone.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to put this right without reinstalling Vista? I don't
>>>> want to reinstall if it can be helped as I am worried that I will not
>>>> be allowed to activate Vista again.
>
>
> --
> Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
> http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html
>
> Most recent idiotic quote added to KICK (Klassic Idiotic Caption Kooks):
> "They hacked the Microsoft website to make it think a linux box was a
> windows box. Thats called hacking. People who do hacking are called
> hackers."
>
> "Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality with
> legality."
> - Linus Torvalds

No I did not get the option to repair, Vista is being reinstalled as I write
this!!


"John Barnes" <> wrote in message
news:ea454$...
> Select install now. You will see startup repair
>
> "Pete" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> When I run the install DVD I can only "Check Compatibility" or "Install
>> Now" - I don't know how to run startup repair. I have looked at the
>> folders on the DVD but can't see anything about repair on there either.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "John Barnes" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Using your Vista install DVD, run startup repair.
>>>
>>> "Pete" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%232Ir%...
>>>>I had a dual boot machine with XP Pro and Vista Ultimate on it.
>>>>Unfortunately due to hardware failure etc the XP installation was
>>>>damaged and I had to reinstall. Now I cannot access Vista (on a
>>>>seperate partition on the hard disk) as the option to select the OS to
>>>>boot into has gone.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to put this right without reinstalling Vista? I don't
>>>> want to reinstall if it can be helped as I am worried that I will not
>>>> be allowed to activate Vista again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

If you can't figure out how to do it, then download and install either
EasyBCD or VistaBootPro. Go to the manage bootloader section and do a
reinstall the Vista Bootloader.

"Pete" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I am not running the Vista DVD from inside of Vista (can't boot Vista!) but
>from XP.
>
>
> "The poster formerly known as Nina Di Boy" <> wrote in
> message news:f7leeb$9cb$...
>> Pete wrote:
>>> When I run the install DVD I can only "Check Compatibility" or "Install
>>> Now" - I don't know how to run startup repair. I have looked at the
>>> folders on the DVD but can't see anything about repair on there either.
>>>
>>
>> Have you tried booting from the vista DVD instead of unning it from
>> inside of vista?
>>
>>>
>>> "John Barnes" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Using your Vista install DVD, run startup repair.
>>>>
>>>> "Pete" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:%232Ir%...
>>>>> I had a dual boot machine with XP Pro and Vista Ultimate on it.
>>>>> Unfortunately due to hardware failure etc the XP installation was
>>>>> damaged and I had to reinstall. Now I cannot access Vista (on a
>>>>> seperate partition on the hard disk) as the option to select the OS to
>>>>> boot into has gone.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a way to put this right without reinstalling Vista? I don't
>>>>> want to reinstall if it can be helped as I am worried that I will not
>>>>> be allowed to activate Vista again.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
>> http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html
>>
>> Most recent idiotic quote added to KICK (Klassic Idiotic Caption Kooks):
>> "They hacked the Microsoft website to make it think a linux box was a
>> windows box. Thats called hacking. People who do hacking are called
>> hackers."
>>
>> "Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality with
>> legality."
>> - Linus Torvalds
>
>

http://www.vistabootpro.org/

"Pete" wrote:

> I had a dual boot machine with XP Pro and Vista Ultimate on it.
> Unfortunately due to hardware failure etc the XP installation was damaged
> and I had to reinstall. Now I cannot access Vista (on a seperate partition
> on the hard disk) as the option to select the OS to boot into has gone.
>
> Is there a way to put this right without reinstalling Vista? I don't want
> to reinstall if it can be helped as I am worried that I will not be allowed
> to activate Vista again.
>
>
>
>