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xp doesn't appear in boot menu after installation

Postby eor » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:23 pm

please help! this has consumed both of my days off! ^*^ from: http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=706137#706137

ok, i followed the instructions and finally got it to work, but now vistaboot doesn't "see" win xp, even though it is installed and run in xp. go figure. on the os list i have:

vista (c drive)
hp recovery manager (d drive, the back up drive)

no "older version of windows", e drive or whatever. when i restart, i can only choose from the top two. what to do?

love,
eor

had to redo the entire xp installation process because it won't see it, so i can't get back to it; so i had to erase the partition and start over.

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This is what I did to install Windows XP AFTER Vista with NO Vista DVD:
1. Using vista I made 3 partition for c:vista, d:winxp and e:data
2. Install XP then continue install the VistaBootPRO.
3. In VistaBootPRO create an entry to winxp and make sure to direct it to drive E:
(yes i know winxp is in d: but if you map it to d: then u will face problem)
i do not know why xp boot.ini was created/stored at e:
you can confirm this by open the boot.ini and it will show partition(3)
4. Then write MBR to install vista bootloader
5. Copy paste NTLDR & NTDETECT from XP cd to root e:
6. After restart u should see the dual boot menu.
Good Luck

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ok, i have the 3 partitions in place, c:vista, d:data and e: xp. so i made a new entry in vistaboot directing it to d, which i think is what you meant for me.

i opened the legacy editor and it only shows partition 2 and 3, both which point to win xp. is that what you meant by boot.ini?

you're going to have to clarify steps 4 & 5; don't know what those are. sorry, i'm bad at this.
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Postby mintt2 » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:50 pm

i am very sorry eor (and also to everybody else)

i posted a very confusing(and not quite right) procedure
but already make the correction at :
http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewt ... 137#706137

if u could remove the old replies above that would be great
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Postby NT50 » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:12 am

The revised guide that mintt2 is talking about is

mintt2 wrote:This is what I did (after joining this forum) to install Windows XP AFTER Vista with NO Vista DVD:
1. Using vista I made 3 partition for c:vista, d:winxp and e:data
2. Install XP then continue install the VistaBootPRO.
3. In VistaBootPRO create an entry to winxp and make sure to direct it to drive c:
4. Tick Reinstall the Vista bootloader click Apply
5. Make sure u have ntldr and ntdetect at root drive c:
(u can also copy them from the xp cd)
6. After restart u should see the dual boot menu.

Overview
There is currently 2 OS(s) installed in the boot manager.
Current timeout before default boots: 30
Default OS: Microsoft Windows Vista

Entry # 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name: Microsoft Windows Vista
BCD ID: {current}
Boot Drive: C:
Windows Drive: C:
System Bootloader: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Windows Directory: \Windows

Entry # 2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name: Microsoft Windows XP
BCD ID: {ntldr}
Boot Drive: C:
Windows Drive:
System Bootloader: \ntldr
Windows Directory:

Good Luck



What you have above is different. What I quoted from "mintt2" is doing is what I have been trying to get you to do since the 17th of February.
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Postby NT50 » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:36 am

BTW:

We also have a guide with picture to show you how to add XP.

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