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Installing XP after Vista
_Dumanovs...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows developer winfx general I've installed Windows Vista beta 1 on a dual boot pc (first boot option was Windows XP). The boot loader is different of that of the Windows 2000/XP and thus I can't change the boot loading scheme from msconfig from Windows XP.

Dual boot - remove one OS.
Can you please eloborate how to change the default component to get the out put? How can I disable the outputs from fusion\sxs? They dump too much and clog the debugger window. Moreover they slows down my target machine badly. Mag Drew Bliss [MSFT] wrote: Vista disables most kd debug output by default.

Vista MBR vs. XP MBR
Can vxworks boot loader load binary kernel? Should it be a ELF format? As I remembered, the vxworks kernel image is stored as an ELF format. You may also try just objcopy -O binary vmlinux zImage.bin You don't want to change the addresses that vmlinux uses, you only want to make it into a binary since vxWorks

Dual boot using Vista Boot Pro 3.1
Eg perhaps a boot loader change would suffice? http://msdn2.microsoft. com/en-us/library/ms791501.aspx (Live Search for vista boot loader maxmem ) Based on an idea found after remembering a similar issue with IE (ref. KB303399 - You Cannot Finish Installing or Upgrading Internet Explorer) I was actually thinking

Vista and partion troubles
Yet you suppose they'll be able to decide to keep their old boot loader, and configure it to boot windows as well? What are you TALKING about? The MBR is the most STATIC thing on a hard drive. Once it's setup, the only possible reason to change it is if you install a new OS or perhaps update your kernel.

Fixboot/FixMBR-???
For WinNT4, Win2K and WinXP (as well as Windows 2003 Server and the still-in-beta Windows Vista, formerly codenamed Longhorn), the structure of Boot.ini is essentially unchanged. From another Win2000 system (with similar configuration) I retrieved the following boot.ini file: [boot loader] timeout=30

dual boot
Because maybe that the way you suggest me modify the boot info of HD1 and when i go formatting this one, VISTA won't boot up anymore... These are also helpful apps to have if you run into other problems. http://www.vistabootpro.org/ "Advanced settings include backing up and exporting your boot loader configuration,

Dual boot with Vista
For example, to change Windows Vista's default entry for Windows XP from the annoyingly vague 'Earlier Version of Windows' to the more specific 'Windows XP Home Edition', use the command Selecting 'Windows Vista' launches the Vista boot loader, which in turn offers 'Windows Vista' and 'Windows XP' boot options.

Dual booting XP Pro and Vista
What I would do next is, if a UART is available (which I would assume is, since you're working with vxWorks boot loader), write a small program that outputs You may also try just objcopy -O binary vmlinux zImage.bin You don't want to change the addresses that vmlinux uses, you only want to make it into a binary

Multi-Boot is not Working, Vista was added to a WXP Pro System
I am no expert on this matter, and I feel lousy for correcting you, and then so much change happens in a short time that you might well be right after all. The EFI system partition contains the EFI boot loader as well as EFI utilities and EFI drivers and is required when booting with EFI firmware.

Inactive XP Partition after Vista Install
Does that mean I should simply change the entry address from 0xc0000000 to 0x10000? I used command "objcopy --start-address 0x10000 vmlinux zImage.bin" but it does look like right cause when the boot loader tried to load zImage.bin created by objcopy, it shows error as below: =========================== Attached

Cannot call C function in "Simple" boot loader
After the pain of installing, configuring, activating, etc.. there is just no way in hell I plan on going through that again Vista will not boot from the boot.ini. Boot from the Vista DVD and select repair startup. Frank The boot loader will load the BCD to C drive. Why did you change it? Frank.

How to use vxworks bootloader to load monta vista linux kernel ...
Raj R...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public development device drivers I solved this problem by changing the host debugger from Windows 2000 to windows timeout 30 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {current} device partition=C: path \Windows\system32\winload.exe description Windows Vista

CRT vs. LCD ??
No, because the Master Boot Record (MBR) points to a Vista contraption, which points to ntldr via boot.ini when you select XP. /FASTDETECT now if I manually change it to this will it just boot to my xp pro without asking [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS [operating

[IT_Group:5133] FAQ: Secrets to Running Multiple ...
Apparently it has a quirk like this (at least with Vista). I asked people who were using that workaround if making a /maxmem change in the boot loader would be sufficient but didn't get any responses. (Much easier IMO to make changes to the boot loader settings than open the computer case and mess around with chips

So you really think Linux is better than Vista, do you?
Always had problems with the boot.ini file... Here's what it says now: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Standard" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect So, guessing that I should change both

My ubuntu experience
I can boot into XP fine, and i have the choice for vista, but it fails to start. So im not exactly sure how installing the boot loader will fix it, seeing as it is already When i try to boot into Vista, i get a screen saying: "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.

Vista CTP Beta 2 and Kernel Debugging.
Vista does not use XP's boot.ini(which you used in the past) and installs its own boot loader for both o/s. ... "Paul Hadfield" <non...@noone.com> wrote in message I've downloaded VistaBootPro briefly last night, changing the boot options, I managed to get XP to start booting, but then got stuck in a loop with

How Do I Change Boot Manager Partition From D: to C:
I dont have a problem with both OS not booting up, simply the XP OS which is formatted on a seperate drive. Vista works fine and boots up fine, but XP doesnt boot up,.... So it seems that the problem is probably in the bootloader?? If i change the boot drive to D in Vistabootpro for my XP will this make it Boot up?

MUltiboot Vista / XP
If you setup Vista on a dual boot from a restart, you're going to get the letter change. But what's important and convenient in multiboot situations is to be able to reach the It sounds as if when you reinstalled Vista, it overwrote the XP boot loader. You should be able to resolve this with this free app: