Dual boot of xp problem

Puppetmaster · 11 Jul 2008 at 22:13

Hello.

My hard drive i was using recently, 120gb seagate is dying so i chose to buy another hdd.

Bought a 640gb samsung f1.

I disconnected the seagate, connected the f1 and install windows. Re connected up the seagate.

atm i want to be able to boot into xp from either hard drive.

One problem tho, i dont get a screen allowing me which xp to boot into, it just boots straight into the 640gb installation.

How can i fix this?

.walls · 11 Jul 2008 at 23:25

you need to edit the boot loader on your primary disk - in this case, the boot menu of NTLDR. I don't remember the exact syntax, but it's something like:

Code:

[boot loader]
timeotu=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(0)\windows
[operating system]
mutli(0)(disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)"Windows XP" /fastdetect=$WHO_CARES /other_option=$YADA_YADA
mutli(0)(disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)"Windows XP" /fastdetect=$RANDOM /other_option=$MY_SQUEEGLY_SPOOCH_HURTS

google boot.ini AND DO NOT COPY THIS VERBOSE!!!

Puppetmaster · 12 Jul 2008 at 08:24

bump any ideas? or should i just disconnect my 640gb when iwant to boot into the other?

edit: found a way to do it, just use the boot menu from the bios by pressing f8, not that it helps that much as i couldnt boot into windows because the drive is dying

Amnesia · 12 Jul 2008 at 13:49

edit nvm

.walls · 12 Jul 2008 at 16:57

Vicious said:
bump any ideas? or should i just disconnect my 640gb when iwant to boot into the other?