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Inactive XP Partition after Vista Install
Or, you can stop using BIOS to select which operating system to use, by just using the Vista Boot Manager, which comes up automatically, anyway. But you made the mistake, if just wanting completely seperate operating systems from each other, by not changing the Hard Drive order in Computer BIOS, before installing

Uninstalling windows vista beta 1
Microsoft says this: "That's right, the Boot.ini file is not used in Windows Vista or in the new Windows PE 2.0. Instead, a new boot loader, bootmgr, reads boot I currently can only switch back and forth by changing the options in my BIOS. My question is how can I get the current XP boot managet to allow me to

Restoring image to 2nd partition AFTER installing Vista
Regarding: "After Vista restarts verify Vista is working OK. Your XP OS will be disabled. If you try to access XP via the Vista Boot Loader you will get a ntldr .... the text name of your OS ie "Windows XP Pro" Enter the drive letter; most likely C: I recommend you change the booty delay time to 10 seconds or more.

MUltiboot Vista / XP
Richard Urban richardurbanREMOVET...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows vista general As everyone know if we install XP (even if it is in a different partition) on a computer which has got Vista in it. We would be able to boot only to XP. If we try changing the boot loader, we will be able to boot to Vista but

removing windows boot manager
Change the drive letter. C probably would have worked but with no info it's a guess. You have all the information you need to do it. IT IS EASY and SIMPLE. Use VBP's System Bootloader tab and choose Windows Vista Bootloader and All Drives. "Don" <d.burne...@clothes.comcast.net> wrote in message

Vista Dual Boot Installation Procedure
Windows Vista includes a redesigned print architecture[31], built around Windows Presentation Foundation. A significant change is a more complete The NTLDR boot loader has been replaced by a more flexible system, with NTLDR's functionality split between two new components: winload.exe and Windows Boot

Bootable CD problem
I keep hearing about "use the boot loader that comes with Vista " is it really that simple... I don't want to give up my XP, yet I want the power of Vista and DX10! Once you have the unallocated space available...you may need to enter your BIOS and change the boot order so you can boot from the Vista disk.

BOOT.INI deleted. How to re-create this file?
Once the boot manager has redirected the boot sequence, the boot loader of XP or Vista doesn't even need to know the other O/S exists and the boot environment will seem to be Copying to this folder may require a change of ownership and permission levels, even if you're an Administrator with UAC disabled.

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
What i would like to do is 1) format c:\ 2)Keep Vista on D:\ and just reinstall the boot loader stuff on c:\ Is that possible without a full reinstall? and leave C: non-bootable", then after removing C files, you just would delete the line referencing XP partitition in the boot string and change timer to zero.

End of Trial: No Uninstall?
Change the Drive to E:\ and the name to “Windows XP”, then click “Add Entry” and “Save”. Reboot the system and you’ll have two entries in the Vista bootloader, and can boot into either operating system. Vista Bootloader Extend Volume Wizard The wizard gives you a readout on how much space is actually available to

Windows Vista Will Wipe Linux Partitions
Kako namjestiti da Windows bude prvi? raspakiras i uz pomoc vistinog dvd-a repairas vistin boot loader. mozda ces trebat to isto napravit i sa ubuntuom. a da ti bude oznacen other OS u ubuntu boot screenu kao prvi: http://www.linuxforums. org/forum/linux-newbie/7324-how-do-i-change-boot-order-grub.html.

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
Yet you suppose they'll be able to decide to keep their old boot loader, and configure it to boot windows as well? Once it's setup, the only possible reason to change it is if you install a new OS or perhaps update your kernel. GRUB does not need to be updated simply because a new kernel is available;

Multiboot does not wok
They will have to, if they are just trying out a Linux via dual-boot, and the Linux-imposed boot loader auto-boots Linux after a brief delay during which they have to scrable to choose non-default Windows instead. It's generally the first change made after setting up. Most people generally don't run dual boots.

ARC boot path question SATA vs IDE boot order
You need to change the following to D: from C: Windows Legacy OS Loader ------------------------ identifier {ntldr} device partition=C: path \ntldr description Earlier Version of Windows << It really should be at C: because the Vista Boot Loader should change the Vista partition to F: and the WXP partition to C:

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
Hi Frank, I see you're still struggling over the PPC board and vxworks boot loader. Frank wrote: I am trying to boot up a monta vista linux kernel with vxworks boot loader. How should I change the code (or Makefile?) according to my hardware spec? Ignore this unless you have over 2 Gigs of RAM.

Vista Dual Boot Installation
If you don't change the partition table, nothing should be written to it except the boot loader, AFAIK. However, anything is possible, since nobody Windows Vista is the only OS that makes it hard, apparently. (In fact, the recommendation for Vista is not to try to even upgrade XP, but do a clean install.

QUESTION: Multiple Hard Drives to Boot To??
I have not detected any reason why it will not work with Vista and other older Windows OS. The Vista boot method has changed. A new boot loader has been .... Enter the text name of your OS ie "Windows XP Pro" Enter the drive letter; most likely C: I recommend you change the booty delay time to 10 seconds or more.

Windows Vista Will Wipe Linux Partitions
From an ealier post on the same topic: <extract> http://msdn2.microsoft. com/en-us/library/ms791501.aspx (Live Search for vista boot loader maxmem ) Based KB303399 - You Cannot Finish Installing or Upgrading Internet Explorer) I was actually thinking that perhaps a BIOS change might be possible which also would

Mark or Charlie..HELP!
John John audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca microsoft public windowsxp general microsoft public windows vista general The MBR *is* different but the articles that you quote You have to restore the Vista MBR but the Vista boot loader itself is not in the MBR. The reason why you need to change the MBR is not really evident,

Vista MBR vs. XP MBR
If the pc boots to the correct default Operating System then you can just change the timeout= value in the boot.ini file. Paste the contents of your Use option /nt52 to restore the ntldr boot loader 2- Use fixntfs.exe (in the boot folder) to remove the Vista boot loader. You should be able to access the tool