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[ronandex Profile]

When using VistaBootPro 2.1 with a dual boot of Vista 5472 and XP pro it wasn't able to boot up XP From the Vista bootmanager screen. I would get a ntldr is either missing or corrupt message. I had even copied the boot files from XP over into Vista directory prior to resetting VBP. Has StyleXP been reported as causing any conflicts with VBP2.1

[gries818]

no conflicts have been reported yet...

hmm, what happens when you install the StyleXP program?

[jbullard]

When using VistaBootPro 2.1 with a dual boot of Vista 5472 and XP pro it wasn't able to boot up XP From the Vista bootmanager screen. I would get a ntldr is either missing or corrupt message. I had even copied the boot files from XP over into Vista directory prior to resetting VBP. Has StyleXP been reported as causing any conflicts with VBP2.1

As gries818 said it has not been reported. However, I will check into this a little more. I was not aware that styleXP even messed with ntldr. I will post back soon with what happened. Thanks for the info and hopefully we can find a solution.

Jason

[kd1966 Profile YIM]

If it's anything like WindowsBlinds, it does "fiddle" with some system files in XP

[ronandex Profile]

I got it working. Here is what I did. I'm not sure what actually solved this problem.
-I installed 5472 from boot because the only way it would install is to delete/format the NTFS partition I had created with Acronis Disk Director Suite. I tried installing from XP desktop and it would never take, as it would freeze up on reboot. From the 5472 desktop I again installed and ran VistaBootPro 2.1 and added my XP Professional to F:\ drive legacy. Rebooted and again I got the missing or corrupt ntldr message. So now what,..

OK, then I downloaded and copied the NTLDR, NTDETECT, and the boot.ini from XP to C:\ directory and I placed copies in the Window>System32 folder, however before placing these copies I noticed the boot.ini still indicated my XP partition being on the 1st partition which wasn't the case as Vista had taken over that spot on install and moved XP to partition D:\ my 4th partition. So I edited my boot.ini and then reinstalled VistaBootPro. Rebooted and I get the Vista and XP Professional option. When I click on XP Professional it takes me to another boot screen giving me two more options of XP Professional or (Default). If I click on XP Professional it gives me a error screen again. If I click on the (Default) screen it boots into XP. Yes ! finally got it working. It doesn't look pretty but it works. As far as SyleXP it does replace the NTLDR if you choose a different boot screen which could cause some problems. I'm still not sure if this was the issue in the first place. [/list]