Dual-Boot Problem

Sounds like the boot.ini file is missing from the root of the C drive. Hope you
have a copy of it from the previous setup.

"Travis King" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and Vista.
>
> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a choice
> between XP and Vista anymore.
>
> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to boot
> XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>
> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP did not
> give me that message anymore.
>
> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid boot.ini
> file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then is just black
> (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there with no HD activity
> or anything.
>
> Vista boots flawlessly.
>
> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>
> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
>
> Thanks.

From: "Travis King" <>

| I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and Vista.
|
| After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
| partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a choice
| between XP and Vista anymore.
|
| I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to boot
| XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
|
| I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP did
| not give me that message anymore.
|
| My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
| boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then is
| just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there with
| no HD activity or anything.
|
| Vista boots flawlessly.
|
| I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
|
| Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
|
| Thanks.

You are still posting from the furure. Please fix your PC clock.

--
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"Travis King" wrote:
> I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting
> XP and Vista.
>
> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh
> on that partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista
> and not give me a choice between XP and Vista anymore.
>
> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but
> when I tried to boot XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>
> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions,
> and now XP did not give me that message anymore.
>
> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating
> "Invalid boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows".
> The screen then is just black (but still has a signal), and the
> computer just sits there with no HD activity or anything.
>
> Vista boots flawlessly.
>
> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>
> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.


It would help if you listed the contents of the boot.ini file.
(It should be just below the root on the D: drive. You may
have to enable "Show System files" if you don't see it.)

*TimDaniels*

Travis King <> schreef in bericht
news:#...

> I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and Vista.
>
> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a choice
> between XP and Vista anymore.
>
> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to boot
> XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>
> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP did
> not give me that message anymore.
>
> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
> boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then is
> just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there with
> no HD activity or anything.
>
> Vista boots flawlessly.
>
> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>
> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.


If your XP-partition is the 2nd, your boot.ini should be like this:


[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn


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As mentioned, copy your boot.ini file also. You will need to change the
information to point to your XP partition. If you have 2 drives, change the
rdisk entry, if you have 2 partitions on the same drive, see NachtWacht'
post
"Travis King" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and Vista.
>
> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a choice
> between XP and Vista anymore.
>
> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to
> boot XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>
> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP did
> not give me that message anymore.
>
> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
> boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then is
> just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there with
> no HD activity or anything.
>
> Vista boots flawlessly.
>
> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>
> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
>
> Thanks.

I thought I had my clock set to the correct time zone, but a second check
showed it was not. Even with showing the system files, I do not see
boot.ini. How could it have been removed just by installing Vista on a
different partition? Secondly, I thought that Vista did not use boot.ini,
so wouldn't it overwrite boot.ini with something else for XP? Thanks.
""NachtWacht"" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Travis King <> schreef in bericht
> news:#...
>
>> I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and
>> Vista.
>>
>> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
>> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a
>> choice between XP and Vista anymore.
>>
>> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to
>> boot XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>>
>> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP
>> did not give me that message anymore.
>>
>> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
>> boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then
>> is just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there
>> with no HD activity or anything.
>>
>> Vista boots flawlessly.
>>
>> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>>
>> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
>
>
> If your XP-partition is the 2nd, your boot.ini should be like this:
>
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home
> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>
>
> --
> ____________________ >> NIGHTWATCHER << ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Files I see in the root of D:...
bootmgr
hiberfil.sys
NTDETECT
ntldr
pagefile.sys
""NachtWacht"" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Travis King <> schreef in bericht
> news:#...
>
>> I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and
>> Vista.
>>
>> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
>> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a
>> choice between XP and Vista anymore.
>>
>> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to
>> boot XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>>
>> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP
>> did not give me that message anymore.
>>
>> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
>> boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then
>> is just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there
>> with no HD activity or anything.
>>
>> Vista boots flawlessly.
>>
>> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>>
>> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
>
>
> If your XP-partition is the 2nd, your boot.ini should be like this:
>
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home
> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>
>
> --
> ____________________ >> NIGHTWATCHER << ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Another computer in the house is dual-booting Vista and XP. XP's boot.ini
is intact on that machine. If I copy that boot.ini, will it do the job?
Thanks.
""NachtWacht"" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Travis King <> schreef in bericht
> news:#...
>
>> I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and
>> Vista.
>>
>> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
>> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a
>> choice between XP and Vista anymore.
>>
>> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to
>> boot XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>>
>> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP
>> did not give me that message anymore.
>>
>> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
>> boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then
>> is just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there
>> with no HD activity or anything.
>>
>> Vista boots flawlessly.
>>
>> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>>
>> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
>
>
> If your XP-partition is the 2nd, your boot.ini should be like this:
>
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home
> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>
>
> --
> ____________________ >> NIGHTWATCHER << ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Travis King wrote:
> I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and Vista.
>
> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a
> choice between XP and Vista anymore.
>
> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to
> boot XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>
> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP
> did not give me that message anymore.
>
> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
> boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then
> is just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there
> with no HD activity or anything.
>
> Vista boots flawlessly.
>
> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>
> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
>
> Thanks.

Re-Format Your Computer And Install Open Source Linux Ubuntu 7.10 RTW,
Just FYI.

I see you are still alive, just FYI.
I remember you from back when Vista was still in beta, just FYI.
I have used Ubuntu before, just FYI.
I do not intend on putting that on this machine, just FYI.
<> wrote in message
news:...
> Travis King wrote:
>> I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and
>> Vista.
>>
>> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
>> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a
>> choice between XP and Vista anymore.
>>
>> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to
>> boot XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>>
>> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP
>> did not give me that message anymore.
>>
>> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
>> boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then
>> is just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there
>> with no HD activity or anything.
>>
>> Vista boots flawlessly.
>>
>> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>>
>> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Re-Format Your Computer And Install Open Source Linux Ubuntu 7.10 RTW,
> Just FYI.