Do I have to install Vista first for a dual boot?

Columbo

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Basically Ive got XP on one drive and Vista on another.

XP was installed first but Ive now put Vista onto a different drive on the same computer and I can no longer boot into XP.

I can see all the drives in the bios fine but no matter what boot priority I give them Vista boots without giving me the option for XP.

Have I got to re-format the XP drive and re-install it (dont mind doing that at all btw) or is there something I'm doing wrong?

Mobo is an MSI P35 Neo2 FR if its any help.
 
can u press F12 or summit on bios screen and select your XP HDD to boot, I think theres a program called EasyBSD where u can alter the vista boot loader.
 
When you installed vista you should have been given the option to configure this.

have you checked the entries in boot.ini
 
Wiggis said:
When you installed vista you should have been given the option to configure this.

have you checked the entries in boot.ini
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Haven't checked the boot.ini but will tonight, what should I be looking for in that file?

However I wasn't given the option to set anything up except for the usual format drives etc.

Sounds like I've perhaps done somethings wrong then. Will also try the F12 press.
 
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