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Xp and Vista Dual Boot ???

  • 07-06-2007 9:24pm
    #1
    mickger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 847 ✭✭✭


    Up to last week i had Vista and Xp installed and the only way i could gain access to Vista was to have the vista DVD in the drive on Boot. Without the DVD it would always boot into XP. For some reason now its only booting into Vista and i can't gain access to XP at all. I want to gain access to XP but i can't. Any ideas how to fix it?


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  • #2
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    Go to start > run > msconfig
    click on the boot tab and tell us what it has listed there...


  • #3
    mickger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 847 ✭✭✭mickger


    tman wrote:
    Go to start > run > msconfig
    click on the boot tab and tell us what it has listed there...

    Microsoft Windows Vista (C:\Windows):Current OS;Default OS
    XP(C:\Windows)

    Thats whats listed


  • #4
    Voipjunkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,062 ✭✭✭Voipjunkie


    Gets easy BCD install it in vista then use the add button point it to the partition that XP is in and when you boot you will get a menu for XP or vista

    Installing xp overwrites the MBR for vista that is why it would boot up into XP with the disk in you were booting from the DVD drive you have obviously repaired the Vista MBR without realising it that is why it is booting into vista now


  • #5
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,279 ✭✭✭ongarite


    There is a program called Vista BootPro that you can download for free that allows you to change dual boot preference or remove/add another boot os.


  • #6
    mickger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 847 ✭✭✭mickger


    Voipjunkie wrote:
    Gets easy BCD install it in vista then use the add button point it to the partition that XP is in and when you boot you will get a menu for XP or vista

    Installing xp overwrites the MBR for vista that is why it would boot up into XP with the disk in you were booting from the DVD drive you have obviously repaired the Vista MBR without realising it that is why it is booting into vista now

    Thanks for that tip. Hopefully it will work as i'm missing XP.


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  • #7
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    I've used the following link for dual boot:
    http://www.syschat.com/dual-boot-vista-xp-vista-already-1946.html

    You'll need to go to Page 3 and 4, where you'll get details on how to fix the MBR and edit the boot.ini file.


  • #8
    mickger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 847 ✭✭✭mickger


    byte wrote:
    I've used the following link for dual boot:
    http://www.syschat.com/dual-boot-vista-xp-vista-already-1946.html

    You'll need to go to Page 3 and 4, where you'll get details on how to fix the MBR and edit the boot.ini file.

    Will give that a try because the other methods suggested did'nt help me get back into XP.


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