[joyce]

hello,

I try to run VistaBootPro 3.3, but getting always an error-message saying "... BCD Registry is missing or corrupt...."

Therefore I cannot repair my bootloader and cannot run diagnosticts in VistgaBrootPro.

I run Windows XP Pro and Vista Home Premium< all with original cd's.
I had to reinstall my XP-image with Acronis and since the boot select menu does no more appear.
I cannot choose the operating system XP or Vista anymore.
That's why I installed VBP.

Can anyone tell me how to repair the BCD Registry?

Many thanks,
Best regards from Holland,

Joyce

[yeshuas]

What operating system can you get to?

How many drives do you have or is it one drive with 2 partitions?

[NT50]

Let me get this straight....

I take it you had a dual boot or had Vista installed and then imaged XP back to the computer???????????

[joyce]

The computer starts up in XP.
I have one HD with two partitions.

I already put in the original Vista cd and choose System Repair.
Now starting up VBP I do not get the errormessage anymore.
Then I choose in VBP install bootloader on all disks and rebooted.
I do not get an menu in which I can choose the O.S.
The pc starts up again in XP.


Yes I had a major problem in XP and therfore I put back the image.
Then this problem occurs.


Regards,

Joyce

[NT50]

You will need the file "bootmgr" and folder/dontents "Boot" from Vista DVD on the root of XP and then do a Startup Repair with the Vista DVD or use VistaBootPro to get Vista back

[joyce]

You will need the file "bootmgr" and folder/dontents "Boot" from Vista DVD on the root of XP and then do a Startup Repair with the Vista DVD or use VistaBootPro to get Vista back

well..... I did so........ then the computer starts up in Vista and I cannot start up XP anymore........

I still do not get a menu at startup in which I can choose the OS I want to start: XP or Vista

regards,

Joyce

[NT50]

Awww

OK

Try this guide....

Dual Boot Trouble Shooting Guide / Vista Running

[joyce]

.as far as I can see boot.ini is ok.............

I could make a screenshot of it, but don't know how to put that picture here.

regards.

Joyce

[NT50]

Here ya go

How To Post an Image at PROnetworks

[joyce]

I tried everything mentioned in this thread.
I succeed in getting XP started or Vista started.
I do not succeed in getting the computer started with an menu on which I myself can choose the os which has to be started.

I changed boot.ini........... This is what is was

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect


This is what I tried:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect


I copied boot.msgr and the map boot from the vista cd to the XP-root. Made a cold reboot with Vista cd. Repaired the system and starting files from Vista, restarted the pc and............. no startingmenu, just vista starting up

XP was not to bee "seen" anymore

I did use the VBP 3.3 and....... Vista start up. Not an option-menu

So........... what to do?
Quiting the whole procedure?
Buying a second pc with only Vista?
Shoot myself??

I really don't know what I could do to get my menu back.

Yes, deleting the Vista Partition and reinstall everything, would be a final solution.
But when something would be wrong on the XP-partition, I cannot use my images/acronis anymore because then the starting-option-choose-menu (new word??) does not work anymore.
And reinstalling Vista every time is not an option.
Takes too much time................

I run a flying school for electric rc helicopters.
I do need the pc very much. I run this pc on XP.
I bought Viste to get used to it. Therefore 2 partitions on 1 hd.
Sometimes something is bad on my XP-partition. Restoring the images solves every problem and we can go on after 20 minutes restoring time.
So for the time being we have to use XP.


You see, I talked (write) a lot......hmmmm... female..........
She does not know yet how to solve this xp-vista-choice-menu-problem.

Any one a solution............???

all the best,

Joyce