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Problem with corrupt installation

Postby Hansheld » Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:57 pm

Hi,

Just tried to install the boot manager on an XP hdd, there are also one hdd for vista, one more for win 7. All three of them don't know each other, means I deactivated the others while installing one of the systems.
Now I tried to install the bootloader in the XP hdd (using the tutorial somewhere here in the forum, the one with copying the bootmgr file and the BOOT directory). However, obviously I did something wrong, XP don't start anymore. My problem now is: How to deactivate the corrupt boot manager at the xp hdd without being able to run XP...? Is it possible to deactivate it with the XP disk, somehow with the repair tool?

Thanks in advance
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Re: Problem with corrupt installation

Postby Grav!ty » Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:06 pm

Gosh sorry about the extremely late response Hansheld...your post must of got lost in the holiday rush.

See both these guides for the steps you need to take, although your situation is a little different:

dual-boot-trouble-shooting-guide-xp-windows-7-running-t111216.html

install-windows-xp-in-dual-boot-with-pre-installed-windows-7-t104890.html
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