Vista & XP on same driver problem

JamesBart · 12-09-2007, 07:22 PM

Hey Guys,

On my Asus Notebook i want to install XP and vista. The idea being that Vista would be on 20gb of ther hdd and xp on 60gb as its a 80gb Disk, well its more 77 you know how it is.

so i loaded the XP disk and partitioned the drive to the 20/60 divide that i wanted.

i wanted Vista on the first 20 and than XP on the 60.

so i insert the Vista disk and install Vista, no problems at all. i think finalyl get it all loaded up and i know have vista. i check in My computer to see if the other partition that i created is there and its not.

so i then go to computer management>storage and create a partition for 28gb as thats all it would let me do.

so this is where its starting to go all wrong... oh the joy.

i then decide i'll settle for this even though its not what i really wanted.

i then install XP on the second partition and when it was loading drivers etc and was about to complete it asked me to remove the XP disk. i done this and when the computer rebooted it said "error loading OS" so it wont load either Vista or XP.

where have i gone wrong and what can i do to resolve this?

thanks in advance guys

just hope to get it sorted

any question etc then please just ask

GameMaster · 12-09-2007, 07:26 PM

I don't really understand this, some1 will possibly, but what did you mean with that; Did you mean to create two accounts on notebook or just two partitions with different Operating Systems?? Because I didn't know that you can do the last thing...

JamesBart · 12-09-2007, 07:30 PM

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two partitions with different Operating Systems

thats what im trying to do. its a dual boot if im correct

**mep916** · 12-09-2007, 07:31 PM

I would start over and install XP first. You see, if you install Vista after XP, Vista will automatically create a boot menu for the XP installation. There could be a number of reasons for the "error loading OS" problem. Or you can try running a repair w/ the Vista DVD. If it's a simple boot loader problem, Vista will create a boot menu for the XP installation.

GameMaster · 12-09-2007, 07:46 PM

Cool! I didn't know you can do it! I learn since I'm on this forum

JamesBart · 12-09-2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mep916

I would start over and install XP first. You see, if you install Vista after XP, Vista will automatically create a boot menu for the XP installation. There could be a number of reasons for the "error loading OS" problem. Or you can try running a repair w/ the Vista DVD. If it's a simple boot loader problem, Vista will create a boot menu for the XP installation.

thanks mep916 i'll give that a go. i think i'll try and do some form of repair and take it from there.

The one thing that i hate about Vista is it takes ages to install

best get to work then

thanks again and i'll keep this thread updated

**mep916** · 12-09-2007, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesBart

thanks mep916 i'll give that a go. i think i'll try and do some form of repair and take it from there.

Yeah, def try the repair first.

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Originally Posted by JamesBart

The one thing that i hate about Vista is it takes ages to install

That's odd...I've noticed that Vista installs much faster than XP.

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Originally Posted by JamesBart

best get to work then

thanks again and i'll keep this thread updated

Good Luck!

Fritzjavel · 12-09-2007, 08:05 PM

Wow you can acutally do that.... hmmmm

JamesBart · 12-09-2007, 08:09 PM

Well i tried recovery and that hasnt worked so im starting from scratch and XP is now installing

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That's odd...I've noticed that Vista installs much faster than XP.

hmmm could that be computer related or OS related? i think i just have no patience

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Good Luck!

thanks im going to need it

JamesBart · 12-09-2007, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Fritzjavel

Wow you can acutally do that.... hmmmm

dual boot? yeah it can be done, i think most people do it with other OS like Linux etc, but yeah its all good. just taking its time thats all

12-09-2007, 07:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,351	Vista & XP on same driver problem Hey Guys, On my Asus Notebook i want to install XP and vista. The idea being that Vista would be on 20gb of ther hdd and xp on 60gb as its a 80gb Disk, well its more 77 you know how it is. so i loaded the XP disk and partitioned the drive to the 20/60 divide that i wanted. i wanted Vista on the first 20 and than XP on the 60. so i insert the Vista disk and install Vista, no problems at all. i think finalyl get it all loaded up and i know have vista. i check in My computer to see if the other partition that i created is there and its not. so i then go to computer management>storage and create a partition for 28gb as thats all it would let me do. so this is where its starting to go all wrong... oh the joy. i then decide i'll settle for this even though its not what i really wanted. i then install XP on the second partition and when it was loading drivers etc and was about to complete it asked me to remove the XP disk. i done this and when the computer rebooted it said "error loading OS" so it wont load either Vista or XP. where have i gone wrong and what can i do to resolve this? thanks in advance guys just hope to get it sorted any question etc then please just ask Last edited by JamesBart; 12-09-2007 at 07:26 PM.

12-09-2007, 07:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
mep916 Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Cali Age: 28 Posts: 3,983	I would start over and install XP first. You see, if you install Vista after XP, Vista will automatically create a boot menu for the XP installation. There could be a number of reasons for the "error loading OS" problem. Or you can try running a repair w/ the Vista DVD. If it's a simple boot loader problem, Vista will create a boot menu for the XP installation. __________________ Q9450 @ 3.6 GHz \|\| Zalman CNPS9700 ASUS Rampage Formula XFX GTX 280 4GB Ballistix Tracer @ 900 MHz 150GB WD Raptor 1TB Hitachi Deskstar Antec Nine Hundred Case 750W Quad Silencer FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358 \|\| Team Stats \|\| My Stats \|\| Hardware Contributions: GTX 280/Q9450/PS3/P4 Last edited by mep916; 12-09-2007 at 07:34 PM.

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