Vista dual boot

I installed Vista on a second hard drive and now I can't boot XP. Any
suggestions?

Is XP failing to boot, or is it not even going to the boot option menu?

If you installed Vista on a new hard drive with XP on the other you should
get the boot option menu.

Lemme know, and if you are not even seeing the boot option menu we get to
use bcdedit which isn't really all that fun.

Bill F.

"KmrDpr" <> wrote in message
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>I installed Vista on a second hard drive and now I can't boot XP. Any
> suggestions?

VistaBootPro or EasyBCD provide a nice GUI for those like me who are not
comfortable with command line editing.

"Bill Frisbee" <> wrote in message
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> Is XP failing to boot, or is it not even going to the boot option menu?
>
> If you installed Vista on a new hard drive with XP on the other you should
> get the boot option menu.
>
> Lemme know, and if you are not even seeing the boot option menu we get to
> use bcdedit which isn't really all that fun.
>
> Bill F.
>
> "KmrDpr" <> wrote in message
> news:8B1CB920-A769-4D6D-9954-...
>>I installed Vista on a second hard drive and now I can't boot XP. Any
>> suggestions?
>

What happened is when I installed Vista it went to drive C: and pushed XP to
drive D:. I can get the info from D; but I can't boot to it. Where do I find
VistaBootPro?

"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

> VistaBootPro or EasyBCD provide a nice GUI for those like me who are not
> comfortable with command line editing.
>
> "Bill Frisbee" <> wrote in message
> news:7C93F246-6737-48B8-AAC6-...
> > Is XP failing to boot, or is it not even going to the boot option menu?
> >
> > If you installed Vista on a new hard drive with XP on the other you should
> > get the boot option menu.
> >
> > Lemme know, and if you are not even seeing the boot option menu we get to
> > use bcdedit which isn't really all that fun.
> >
> > Bill F.
> >
> > "KmrDpr" <> wrote in message
> > news:8B1CB920-A769-4D6D-9954-...
> >>I installed Vista on a second hard drive and now I can't boot XP. Any
> >> suggestions?
> >
>
>
>

http://www.vistabootpro.org/index.php

"KmrDpr" wrote:

> What happened is when I installed Vista it went to drive C: and pushed XP to
> drive D:. I can get the info from D; but I can't boot to it. Where do I find
> VistaBootPro?
>
> "Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
>
> > VistaBootPro or EasyBCD provide a nice GUI for those like me who are not
> > comfortable with command line editing.
> >
> > "Bill Frisbee" <> wrote in message
> > news:7C93F246-6737-48B8-AAC6-...
> > > Is XP failing to boot, or is it not even going to the boot option menu?
> > >
> > > If you installed Vista on a new hard drive with XP on the other you should
> > > get the boot option menu.
> > >
> > > Lemme know, and if you are not even seeing the boot option menu we get to
> > > use bcdedit which isn't really all that fun.
> > >
> > > Bill F.
> > >
> > > "KmrDpr" <> wrote in message
> > > news:8B1CB920-A769-4D6D-9954-...
> > >>I installed Vista on a second hard drive and now I can't boot XP. Any
> > >> suggestions?
> > >
> >
> >
> >

Here:- www.vistabootpro.org/ Colin

"KmrDpr" wrote:

> What happened is when I installed Vista it went to drive C: and pushed XP to
> drive D:. I can get the info from D; but I can't boot to it. Where do I find
> VistaBootPro?
>
> "Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
>
> > VistaBootPro or EasyBCD provide a nice GUI for those like me who are not
> > comfortable with command line editing.
> >
> > "Bill Frisbee" <> wrote in message
> > news:7C93F246-6737-48B8-AAC6-...
> > > Is XP failing to boot, or is it not even going to the boot option menu?
> > >
> > > If you installed Vista on a new hard drive with XP on the other you should
> > > get the boot option menu.
> > >
> > > Lemme know, and if you are not even seeing the boot option menu we get to
> > > use bcdedit which isn't really all that fun.
> > >
> > > Bill F.
> > >
> > > "KmrDpr" <> wrote in message
> > > news:8B1CB920-A769-4D6D-9954-...
> > >>I installed Vista on a second hard drive and now I can't boot XP. Any
> > >> suggestions?
> > >
> >
> >
> >

I had the same problem, and after reinstalling the boot manager with bootpro,
I have the option to boot to XP, but it fails, says it is missing /ntldr. I
repaired the startup with the Vista dvd, but still get the same message. The
Bootpro forums all state this is because of a rogue legacy entry, but there
is no rogue. Any suggestions?

If you followed the correct procedure it should not have done that. Did you
select 'Custom' install and specifically select drive D for your Vista
install?

I have installed the beta Vista versions on several occasions on drive D
(currently on logical H) with XP on drive C completely undisturbed apart
from a new hidden directory called 'Boot', which provides the BCD
information.

Mike Bernstein

"KmrDpr" <> wrote in message
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> What happened is when I installed Vista it went to drive C: and pushed XP
> to
> drive D:. I can get the info from D; but I can't boot to it. Where do I
> find
> VistaBootPro?
>
> "Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
>
>> VistaBootPro or EasyBCD provide a nice GUI for those like me who are not
>> comfortable with command line editing.
>>
>> "Bill Frisbee" <> wrote in message
>> news:7C93F246-6737-48B8-AAC6-...
>> > Is XP failing to boot, or is it not even going to the boot option menu?
>> >
>> > If you installed Vista on a new hard drive with XP on the other you
>> > should
>> > get the boot option menu.
>> >
>> > Lemme know, and if you are not even seeing the boot option menu we get
>> > to
>> > use bcdedit which isn't really all that fun.
>> >
>> > Bill F.
>> >
>> > "KmrDpr" <> wrote in message
>> > news:8B1CB920-A769-4D6D-9954-...
>> >>I installed Vista on a second hard drive and now I can't boot XP. Any
>> >> suggestions?
>> >
>>
>>
>>

Go to Tools/Folder options/View on your XP drive and check'show hidden files'
and uncheck 'Hide protected operating ....' In the root drive you need ntldr,
boot.ini and ntdetect. you can copy ntldr and ntdetect from the Vista drive.
Colin

"Mike Bernstein" wrote:

> If you followed the correct procedure it should not have done that. Did you
> select 'Custom' install and specifically select drive D for your Vista
> install?
>
> I have installed the beta Vista versions on several occasions on drive D
> (currently on logical H) with XP on drive C completely undisturbed apart
> from a new hidden directory called 'Boot', which provides the BCD
> information.
>
> Mike Bernstein
>
> "KmrDpr" <> wrote in message
> news:92E58C15-629E-481F-8BE4-...
> > What happened is when I installed Vista it went to drive C: and pushed XP
> > to
> > drive D:. I can get the info from D; but I can't boot to it. Where do I
> > find
> > VistaBootPro?
> >
> > "Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
> >
> >> VistaBootPro or EasyBCD provide a nice GUI for those like me who are not
> >> comfortable with command line editing.
> >>
> >> "Bill Frisbee" <> wrote in message
> >> news:7C93F246-6737-48B8-AAC6-...
> >> > Is XP failing to boot, or is it not even going to the boot option menu?
> >> >
> >> > If you installed Vista on a new hard drive with XP on the other you
> >> > should
> >> > get the boot option menu.
> >> >
> >> > Lemme know, and if you are not even seeing the boot option menu we get
> >> > to
> >> > use bcdedit which isn't really all that fun.
> >> >
> >> > Bill F.
> >> >
> >> > "KmrDpr" <> wrote in message
> >> > news:8B1CB920-A769-4D6D-9954-...
> >> >>I installed Vista on a second hard drive and now I can't boot XP. Any
> >> >> suggestions?
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Actually, what I said is only correct if you start the install from within
Windows XP. If you install by booting from the DVD, which I have never done,
you will get the effect described i.e. Vista will install itself on C and
will shift everything else up a drive.

Mike Bernstein

"Mike Bernstein" <> wrote in message
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> If you followed the correct procedure it should not have done that. Did
> you select 'Custom' install and specifically select drive D for your Vista
> install?
>
> I have installed the beta Vista versions on several occasions on drive D
> (currently on logical H) with XP on drive C completely undisturbed apart
> from a new hidden directory called 'Boot', which provides the BCD
> information.
>
> Mike Bernstein
>
> "KmrDpr" <> wrote in message
> news:92E58C15-629E-481F-8BE4-...
>> What happened is when I installed Vista it went to drive C: and pushed XP
>> to
>> drive D:. I can get the info from D; but I can't boot to it. Where do I
>> find
>> VistaBootPro?
>>
>> "Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
>>
>>> VistaBootPro or EasyBCD provide a nice GUI for those like me who are
>>> not
>>> comfortable with command line editing.
>>>
>>> "Bill Frisbee" <> wrote in message
>>> news:7C93F246-6737-48B8-AAC6-...
>>> > Is XP failing to boot, or is it not even going to the boot option
>>> > menu?
>>> >
>>> > If you installed Vista on a new hard drive with XP on the other you
>>> > should
>>> > get the boot option menu.
>>> >
>>> > Lemme know, and if you are not even seeing the boot option menu we get
>>> > to
>>> > use bcdedit which isn't really all that fun.
>>> >
>>> > Bill F.
>>> >
>>> > "KmrDpr" <> wrote in message
>>> > news:8B1CB920-A769-4D6D-9954-...
>>> >>I installed Vista on a second hard drive and now I can't boot XP. Any
>>> >> suggestions?
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>