Vista and XP Dual boot final question

JamesBart · 04-17-2008, 08:02 PM

hey guys,

so i would like to boot vista business and xp home sp2 and im a little stuck and i hope im near the end.

Ok so here is what i have done so far and i hope you can help.

i have an 80gb hdd which i partitioned into 2x20gb partitions and the rest i will be using for data so i have drives...

c:/
d:/
e:/

ok so i intially installed xp to d:/ as i know Vista loves the first parition i installed this on c:/

so i finish installing xp which is successful i then install vista which is successful.

ok so i reboot my laptop and it loads to vista fine. i then go in to 'my computer' and i see the 3 partitions.

Vista c:/
XP d:/
Data e:/

so i download http://www.vistabootpro.org/ and i arrange it so i can have a boot load screen. i installed the bootloader with no problem and all seem fine.

ok so when i load up my laptop again the bootload screen appears and lets me pick either vista or xp.

ok so when i choose vista it loads perfect.. not problems there. when i try and load xp it gives me an error message saying that windows could not load.

it then asks to install it again which i have done and still the same error message. could this be dur to an incorrect bootloader?

could someone please help as i have no idea.

Thanks

James

subtle · 04-17-2008, 08:51 PM

I've installed XP on C: and then Vista on D: and didn't play with any boot pro or anything like that.
All works fine right after simple installation.

JamesBart · 04-17-2008, 09:03 PM

i didnt have this option i couldnt physically do it. im on xp now and dont know where to go from here

JamesBart · 04-19-2008, 03:32 PM

bump

Dropkickmurphys · 04-19-2008, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subtle

I've installed XP on C: and then Vista on D: and didn't play with any boot pro or anything like that.
All works fine right after simple installation.

yeah, thats what i did, and it works fine, although i cant figure out how to make XP the main OS, i dont want my pc booting vista all the time... lol...

any reason why you weren't given a "boot load screen" as a default? it should just give you the choice... as far as i am aware you shouldnt have to download anything extra :S

JamesBart · 04-19-2008, 04:36 PM

Quote:

any reason why you weren't given a "boot load screen" as a default? it should just give you the choice... as far as i am aware you shouldnt have to download anything extra :S

good question but i dont know why

could it have something to do with the fact that its a preinstalled copy of vista and a XP oem?

its so frustrating at the moment!!! i just seem to be banging my head on a brick wall

Thanks

Dropkickmurphys · 04-19-2008, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesBart

good question but i dont know why

could it have something to do with the fact that its a preinstalled copy of vista and a XP oem?

its so frustrating at the moment!!! i just seem to be banging my head on a brick wall

Thanks

might be, i used a Vista OEM and XP OEM when doing mine, hmm....

JamesBart · 04-19-2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dropkickmurphys

might be, i used a Vista OEM and XP OEM when doing mine, hmm....

ah

so i might be getting somewhere! i dont think i have actually mentioned this before!!! off for a little google me thinks

JamesBart · 04-19-2008, 05:17 PM

ah i dont think im getting anywhere. does anyone else have a clue of a potential solution?

Thanks

James

JamesBart · 04-20-2008, 01:33 PM

Anyone?

04-17-2008, 08:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,336	Vista and XP Dual boot final question hey guys, so i would like to boot vista business and xp home sp2 and im a little stuck and i hope im near the end. Ok so here is what i have done so far and i hope you can help. i have an 80gb hdd which i partitioned into 2x20gb partitions and the rest i will be using for data so i have drives... c:/ d:/ e:/ ok so i intially installed xp to d:/ as i know Vista loves the first parition i installed this on c:/ so i finish installing xp which is successful i then install vista which is successful. ok so i reboot my laptop and it loads to vista fine. i then go in to 'my computer' and i see the 3 partitions. Vista c:/ XP d:/ Data e:/ so i download http://www.vistabootpro.org/ and i arrange it so i can have a boot load screen. i installed the bootloader with no problem and all seem fine. ok so when i load up my laptop again the bootload screen appears and lets me pick either vista or xp. ok so when i choose vista it loads perfect.. not problems there. when i try and load xp it gives me an error message saying that windows could not load. it then asks to install it again which i have done and still the same error message. could this be dur to an incorrect bootloader? could someone please help as i have no idea. Thanks James

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subtle Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 696	I've installed XP on C: and then Vista on D: and didn't play with any boot pro or anything like that. All works fine right after simple installation. __________________ Winner of the picture tounrament theme: Trees

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04-17-2008, 09:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,336	i didnt have this option i couldnt physically do it. im on xp now and dont know where to go from here

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JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,336	bump

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JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,336	ah i dont think im getting anywhere. does anyone else have a clue of a potential solution? Thanks James

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JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,336	Anyone?