Vista now needs CD to boot after installing XP on slave--suggestio

For work I need a XP install to run a VPN client. I tried to do this using
Virtual PC in Vista--but the whole thing was just too slow.

So, I installed XP Professional on a slave hard drive. Afterwards, I
followed some directions I found to create a dual boot menu here:
http://windowssecrets.com/2008/02/14...t-Vista-and-XP

Everything works fine--but ONLY if I have the Vista install CD in my CD/DVD
drive. Otherwise I get a "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS
ENTER" error.

Any suggestions on how I can resolve this? Thanks!

"tomjonesrocks" <> wrote in message
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> For work I need a XP install to run a VPN client. I tried to do this using
> Virtual PC in Vista--but the whole thing was just too slow.
>
> So, I installed XP Professional on a slave hard drive. Afterwards, I
> followed some directions I found to create a dual boot menu here:
>
http://windowssecrets.com/2008/02/14...t-Vista-and-XP
>
> Everything works fine--but ONLY if I have the Vista install CD in my
CD/DVD
> drive. Otherwise I get a "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS
> ENTER" error.
>
> Any suggestions on how I can resolve this? Thanks!


Check your bios settings, you somehow seem to have excluded the harddrive in
your boot options

Get help starting Windows XP after you install Windows Vista in a dual-boot
configuration : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927817

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"tomjonesrocks" <> wrote in message
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> For work I need a XP install to run a VPN client. I tried to do this using
> Virtual PC in Vista--but the whole thing was just too slow.
>
> So, I installed XP Professional on a slave hard drive. Afterwards, I
> followed some directions I found to create a dual boot menu here:
> http://windowssecrets.com/2008/02/14...t-Vista-and-XP
>
> Everything works fine--but ONLY if I have the Vista install CD in my
> CD/DVD
> drive. Otherwise I get a "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS
> ENTER" error.
>
> Any suggestions on how I can resolve this? Thanks!

You need to check your boot priorities and boot file locations.

"tomjonesrocks" <> wrote in message
news:F2026DE8-73E3-41FE-8C4C-...
> For work I need a XP install to run a VPN client. I tried to do this using
> Virtual PC in Vista--but the whole thing was just too slow.
>
> So, I installed XP Professional on a slave hard drive. Afterwards, I
> followed some directions I found to create a dual boot menu here:
> http://windowssecrets.com/2008/02/14...t-Vista-and-XP
>
> Everything works fine--but ONLY if I have the Vista install CD in my
> CD/DVD
> drive. Otherwise I get a "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS
> ENTER" error.
>
> Any suggestions on how I can resolve this? Thanks!

An additional option for your. Maybe.

"How to make XP / Vista dual-boot Independently, Here's a guide using grldr
the almighty"

MSFN:

http://www.msfn.org/board/XP-Vista-d...ly-t98982.html

"tomjonesrocks" <> wrote in message
news:F2026DE8-73E3-41FE-8C4C-...
> For work I need a XP install to run a VPN client. I tried to do this using
> Virtual PC in Vista--but the whole thing was just too slow.
>
> So, I installed XP Professional on a slave hard drive. Afterwards, I
> followed some directions I found to create a dual boot menu here:
> http://windowssecrets.com/2008/02/14...t-Vista-and-XP
>
> Everything works fine--but ONLY if I have the Vista install CD in my
> CD/DVD
> drive. Otherwise I get a "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS
> ENTER" error.
>
> Any suggestions on how I can resolve this? Thanks!

Bios settings,
Hard Disk Boot Priority (Award) or Hard Disk Drives (AMI),
Move the second hard drive to the top.

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:12:00 -0800, tomjonesrocks
<> wrote:

>For work I need a XP install to run a VPN client. I tried to do this using
>Virtual PC in Vista--but the whole thing was just too slow.
>
>So, I installed XP Professional on a slave hard drive. Afterwards, I
>followed some directions I found to create a dual boot menu here:
>http://windowssecrets.com/2008/02/14...t-Vista-and-XP
>
>Everything works fine--but ONLY if I have the Vista install CD in my CD/DVD
>drive. Otherwise I get a "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS
>ENTER" error.
>
>Any suggestions on how I can resolve this? Thanks!