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Hello,
I have a working copy of Vista. I tried to install Windows2003 Server on top of Vista, but failed when I didn't have the a 2003 driver for my storage controller. Now, when I boot the computer, I get the "Windows Boot Manager" screen with two options, "Microsoft Windows Vista" and "Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Setup". The option for 2003 Setup is the default, with a 30 second selection delay. If I either choose this option, or wait for 30 seconds to choose itself, I then get an error "\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BIOSINFO.INF could not be loaded [new line] The error code is 14 [new line] Setup can not continue" and I have to reboot. The non-default option for "Microsoft Windows Vista" works fine, and boots up correctly, but since it's not the default, I have to select it every time. Remote restarts are not possible because of the faulty (failed) 2003 default option. Vista BCDEdit does not see the 2003 startup option. I think the Boot Manager is left over from the failed 2003 install, but I don't know how to get rid of it. I've tried things like rewriting the Vista MBR, but that didn't work either. How can I get rid of this old Boot Manager, and make my computer start up in Vista automatically? |
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Correct me if I misunderstood. You installed Windows 2003 on top of Vista.This is a no win situation. Obviously you are getting issues. To correct this and go back to Vista the only option being is to reformat and do a clean install of Vista. Installing another OS on top of an existing OS is not very smart
-- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Rolfe Spiegel" wrote in message ... Hello, I have a working copy of Vista. I tried to install Windows2003 Server on top of Vista, but failed when I didn't have the a 2003 driver for my storage controller. Now, when I boot the computer, I get the "Windows Boot Manager" screen with two options, "Microsoft Windows Vista" and "Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Setup". The option for 2003 Setup is the default, with a 30 second selection delay. If I either choose this option, or wait for 30 seconds to choose itself, I then get an error "\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BIOSINFO.INF could not be loaded [new line] The error code is 14 [new line] Setup can not continue" and I have to reboot. The non-default option for "Microsoft Windows Vista" works fine, and boots up correctly, but since it's not the default, I have to select it every time. Remote restarts are not possible because of the faulty (failed) 2003 default option. Vista BCDEdit does not see the 2003 startup option. I think the Boot Manager is left over from the failed 2003 install, but I don't know how to get rid of it. I've tried things like rewriting the Vista MBR, but that didn't work either. How can I get rid of this old Boot Manager, and make my computer start up in Vista automatically? |