Dual Boot Problem

[Marky]

Hey guys,

Okay heres what I have done so far:

- I previously had Vista installed on my 400GB Hard Drive

- I wanted to XP to Dual Boot with Vista, so I used a program off the net and split the previous Vista Partition into two, so now have I Partition 1 (Vista) - Partition 2 (Empty)

- I installed XP onto Partition 2

- Once I was into XP, I restarted, put in the Vista disc, repaired Vista (So that it would restore the Vista Bootloader)

- Once I restarted the PC, no bootloader appeared, and Vista started as normal.

- I tried to use "EasyBCD", but it wouldn't find the XP boot information in the Vista Bootloader -- Furthermore, I went into System Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Startup Settings -- And still only found Vista as an OS in the bootloader.

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Here is where I am!! I'm now sat in Vista, with two Hard Drives in My Computer (The two OS's) and can't seem to load into XP.

I tried throwing in the XP disc and choosing to repair, but whenever I try to repair the OS it asks for an administrator password, however I haven't currently set an administrator password!

Any help would be great!

Thanks,
Marky

 

[sir-les-mp]

i had a similar problem when i set up my dual boot system
i found the only way to solve the problem was to install XP first on the second drive and then install vista on the first drive this way the boot loader appears with the correct OS options
I have since changed my setup so each OS boots independitly from its own drive and and swap by using the mobo boot manager and choosing which drive to boot from when i wish to change.
i find this easier as if any of the go down it makes it earier to repair the system

 

[GJ02]

i follwed this guide for both vista and xp and its always been a success
dont know if its of any use, but i can offer it to you
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives...al-boot-xp-and-vista-with-xp-installed-first/