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September 4th 08, 03:35 PM
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dual boot vista and xp problem
Hi All,
My XP is installed on F: drive, after installing vista on G: drive the xp can't boot and the error message is "ntldr missing". I have changed the boot drive of XP to F: in boot manager using EasyBCD but still getting the error. Although uninstalling boot manager will recover XP boot menu. TIA Timmy 
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September 4th 08, 07:38 PM
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dual boot vista and xp problem
Are you running everything with NTFS. If so, Vista will corrupt XP once you
boot in Vista. Two ways to avoid this issues: 1. Load the Windows XP on FAT32. Sounds weird but Vista won't touch it if it's on FAT32. 2. Learn how to hide the inactive OS while the other is running. Lots of different ways to do this. You need a program that allows this. "mdk" wrote in message ... Hi All, My XP is installed on F: drive, after installing vista on G: drive the xp can't boot and the error message is "ntldr missing". I have changed the boot drive of XP to F: in boot manager using EasyBCD but still getting the error. Although uninstalling boot manager will recover XP boot menu. TIA Timmy
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September 4th 08, 09:44 PM
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dual boot vista and xp problem
"mdk" wrote in message ... Hi All, My XP is installed on F: drive, after installing vista on G: drive the xp can't boot and the error message is "ntldr missing". I have changed the boot drive of XP to F: in boot manager using EasyBCD but still getting the error. Although uninstalling boot manager will recover XP boot menu. TIA Timmy Copy boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com to the root of the Vista boot drive, then edit boot.ini to reflect where the XP partition resides. A better multiboot utility for Vista is Vistabootpro. Vista will not damage an XP installation. The only negative interraction is that XP will delete Vista restore points, which is an XP issue, not a Vista one.
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September 4th 08, 09:58 PM
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"JCO" wrote in message ... Are you running everything with NTFS. If so, Vista will corrupt XP once you boot in Vista. Two ways to avoid this issues: 1. Load the Windows XP on FAT32. Sounds weird but Vista won't touch it if it's on FAT32. 2. Learn how to hide the inactive OS while the other is running. Lots of different ways to do this. You need a program that allows this. "mdk" wrote in message ... Hi All, My XP is installed on F: drive, after installing vista on G: drive the xp can't boot and the error message is "ntldr missing". I have changed the boot drive of XP to F: in boot manager using EasyBCD but still getting the error. Although uninstalling boot manager will recover XP boot menu. TIA Timmy Vista will not corrupt XP, however booting into XP will corrupt Vista's restore points. Also, go into your bios, look at hard disc boot priority, make sure the drive XP is on, is selected first in the boot priority. -- Don
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September 4th 08, 10:28 PM
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My error.
I had thought that Vista corrupts XP restore points... but I got it backwards. Thanks "Ian D" wrote in message ... "mdk" wrote in message ... Hi All, My XP is installed on F: drive, after installing vista on G: drive the xp can't boot and the error message is "ntldr missing". I have changed the boot drive of XP to F: in boot manager using EasyBCD but still getting the error. Although uninstalling boot manager will recover XP boot menu. TIA Timmy Copy boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com to the root of the Vista boot drive, then edit boot.ini to reflect where the XP partition resides. A better multiboot utility for Vista is Vistabootpro. Vista will not damage an XP installation. The only negative interraction is that XP will delete Vista restore points, which is an XP issue, not a Vista one.
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September 5th 08, 01:36 AM
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dual boot vista and xp problem
How did you install Vista? Did you install from within XP? Did you
disconnect drives? If Vista shows itself as G from the Vista OS, you must have installed from XP, as it is always C if installed from the DVD. Startup repair using the DVD should correct the BCD. Make sure you still have the startup files on one of your drives. You need ntldr, ntdetect.com and a bootini file. If they are all on one of the drives you either have the boot.ini file pointing to the wrong partition or you have the BCD pointing to the wrong drive. You can play with the various drive letters using EasyBCD until you find the correct one for your setup. You can also copy the 3 files to the drive with the BCD on it and change the boot.ini file as necessary. Good luck "mdk" wrote in message ... Hi All, My XP is installed on F: drive, after installing vista on G: drive the xp can't boot and the error message is "ntldr missing". I have changed the boot drive of XP to F: in boot manager using EasyBCD but still getting the error. Although uninstalling boot manager will recover XP boot menu. TIA Timmy
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September 6th 08, 12:49 AM
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JCO wrote:
Are you running everything with NTFS. If so, Vista will corrupt XP once you boot in Vista. No, it won't. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
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October 15th 08, 09:13 PM
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Strange that this only happens when your XP file type is NTFS. If XP is on
FAT32, it will not corrupt the Vista Restore Points. I tested this out myself. "Ian D" wrote in message ... "mdk" wrote in message ... Hi All, My XP is installed on F: drive, after installing vista on G: drive the xp can't boot and the error message is "ntldr missing". I have changed the boot drive of XP to F: in boot manager using EasyBCD but still getting the error. Although uninstalling boot manager will recover XP boot menu. TIA Timmy Copy boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com to the root of the Vista boot drive, then edit boot.ini to reflect where the XP partition resides. A better multiboot utility for Vista is Vistabootpro. Vista will not damage an XP installation. The only negative interraction is that XP will delete Vista restore points, which is an XP issue, not a Vista one.
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