Success. XP is back to life. I used the copied computer's boot.ini. I had
to modify it so it would be partition 2 instead of 1. Then, using the
command prompt for both partitions, I set attributes to boot.ini, ntdetect,
and ntldr so they would be hidden and be system files again. Thanks for
your help.
"Travis King" <Anonymous@none.com> wrote in message
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> Another computer in the house is dual-booting Vista and XP. XP's boot.ini
> is intact on that machine. If I copy that boot.ini, will it do the job?
> Thanks.
> ""NachtWacht"" <rembrandt@van.ryn> wrote in message
> news:uhCjc0HjIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Travis King <Anonymous@none.com> schreef in bericht
>> news:#0W0ThHjIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and
>>> Vista.
>>>
>>> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
>>> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a
>>> choice between XP and Vista anymore.
>>>
>>> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to
>>> boot XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>>>
>>> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP
>>> did not give me that message anymore.
>>>
>>> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
>>> boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then
>>> is just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there
>>> with no HD activity or anything.
>>>
>>> Vista boots flawlessly.
>>>
>>> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>>>
>>> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
>>
>>
>> If your XP-partition is the 2nd, your boot.ini should be like this:
>>
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=30
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home
>> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>>
>>
>> --
>> ____________________ >> NIGH****CHER << ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
>
OK, just FYI
<kevpan815@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Travis King wrote:
>> I see you are still alive, just FYI.
>> I remember you from back when Vista was still in beta, just FYI.
>> I have used Ubuntu before, just FYI.
>> I do not intend on putting that on this machine, just FYI.
>> <kevpan815@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:O50HMEIjIHA.5084@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Travis King wrote:
>>>> I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and
>>>> Vista.
>>>>
>>>> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
>>>> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a
>>>> choice between XP and Vista anymore.
>>>>
>>>> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to
>>>> boot XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>>>>
>>>> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP
>>>> did not give me that message anymore.
>>>>
>>>> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
>>>> boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then
>>>> is just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits
>>>> there with no HD activity or anything.
>>>>
>>>> Vista boots flawlessly.
>>>>
>>>> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>>>>
>>>> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Re-Format Your Computer And Install Open Source Linux Ubuntu 7.10 RTW,
>>> Just FYI.
>>
>
> I Remember You As Well, Just FYI. I Am Now Very Proud 2 Call Myself Alias
> #2, Just FYI. I Hope That Some Day I Can Convince Frank 2 Become Alias #3,
> And Spanky DeMonkey 2 Become Alias #4, Also Just FYI.
Travis King <Anonymous@none.com> schreef in bericht
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> Success. XP is back to life. I used the copied computer's boot.ini. I had
> to modify it so it would be partition 2 instead of 1. Then, using the
> command prompt for both partitions, I set attributes to boot.ini, ntdetect,
> and ntldr so they would be hidden and be system files again. Thanks for
> your help.
I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and Vista.
After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a choice
between XP and Vista anymore.
I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to boot
XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP did
not give me that message anymore.
My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then is
just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there with
no HD activity or anything.
I realize that you now have WinXP and Vista up-and-running, but I have some
questions and comments for you.
First the question:
In your original post you stated this:
"Vista is on C: and XP is on D:."
In this post you stated:
"How could it have been removed just by installing Vista on a different
partition? "
Where did you actually install Vista, e.g., which drive, which partition? Was
WinXP installed on a separate drive or was it another partition of the main
drive?
Secondly, comment on this question:
"I thought that Vista did not use boot.ini, so wouldn't it overwrite boot.ini
with something else for XP?"
No, Vista doesn't use the same startup protocol found in the previous NT OS
versions. It uses its own boot loader, which must be modified to access any
other operating system(s). AFAIK, all of the normal WinXP startup files must be
located in the same location as the Vista bootloader.
"Travis King" <Anonymous@none.com> wrote in message
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>I thought I had my clock set to the correct time zone, but a second check
>showed it was not. Even with showing the system files, I do not see boot.ini.
>How could it have been removed just by installing Vista on a different
>partition? Secondly, I thought that Vista did not use boot.ini, so wouldn't it
>overwrite boot.ini with something else for XP? Thanks.
> ""NachtWacht"" <rembrandt@van.ryn> wrote in message
> news:uhCjc0HjIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Travis King <Anonymous@none.com> schreef in bericht
>> news:#0W0ThHjIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and Vista.
>>>
>>> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
>>> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a choice
>>> between XP and Vista anymore.
>>>
>>> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to boot
>>> XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>>>
>>> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP did
>>> not give me that message anymore.
>>>
>>> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
>>> boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then is
>>> just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits there with
>>> no HD activity or anything.
>>>
>>> Vista boots flawlessly.
>>>
>>> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>>>
>>> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
>>
>>
>> If your XP-partition is the 2nd, your boot.ini should be like this:
>>
>>
>> [boot loader]
>> timeout=30
>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home
>> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>>
>>
>> --
>> ____________________ >> NIGH****CHER << ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
>
Really, the best way to setup a dual-boot configuration (especially if
you're going to clean-install both), is to install XP first onto one
drive, then Vista onto another.
That way, the Vista installer will take care of modifying all the
necessary changes for you. When you boot, you get to choose "Windows
Vista" or "Older Operating System" (which will be XP)
--
Dzomlija
Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-
_*Prometheus*_
MOBO: ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP
CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
RAM: 2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
GPU: ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO, 256MB
BOX: Thermaltake Tai-Chi Water Cooled
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Just to add, install XP on the second drive or partition and Vista on the
system drive if you plan, down the road, removing XP. Then you won't have
to hassle with restoring boot files on the Vista drive.
"Dzomlija" <Dzomlija.36qam1@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
newszomlija.36qam1@no-mx.forums.net...
>
> Really, the best way to setup a dual-boot configuration (especially if
> you're going to clean-install both), is to install XP first onto one
> drive, then Vista onto another.
>
> That way, the Vista installer will take care of modifying all the
> necessary changes for you. When you boot, you get to choose "Windows
> Vista" or "Older Operating System" (which will be XP)
>
>
> --
> Dzomlija
>
> Peter Alexander Dzomlija
> -Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
> you die, so shall I be Reborn...-
>
> _*Prometheus*_
> MOBO: ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP
> CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
> RAM: 2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
> GPU: ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO, 256MB
> BOX: Thermaltake Tai-Chi Water Cooled
> OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
>
> CPU-Z Verified : http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=333562
What I was inferring is a different partition from Windows XP. It (Vista)
was re-installed on C:. I have a 500GB hard drive that's divided into 3
partitions. 200GB (C - Vista; 100GB (D - XP; 165GB (E - Storage
"David Webb" <dwebb211@earthling.net> wrote in message
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>I realize that you now have WinXP and Vista up-and-running, but I have some
>questions and comments for you.
>
> First the question:
>
> In your original post you stated this:
> "Vista is on C: and XP is on D:."
>
> In this post you stated:
> "How could it have been removed just by installing Vista on a different
> partition? "
>
> Where did you actually install Vista, e.g., which drive, which partition?
> Was WinXP installed on a separate drive or was it another partition of the
> main drive?
>
> Secondly, comment on this question:
> "I thought that Vista did not use boot.ini, so wouldn't it overwrite
> boot.ini with something else for XP?"
>
> No, Vista doesn't use the same startup protocol found in the previous NT
> OS versions. It uses its own boot loader, which must be modified to access
> any other operating system(s). AFAIK, all of the normal WinXP startup
> files must be located in the same location as the Vista bootloader.
>
> "Travis King" <Anonymous@none.com> wrote in message
> news:OnQWK$HjIHA.5584@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I thought I had my clock set to the correct time zone, but a second check
>>showed it was not. Even with showing the system files, I do not see
>>boot.ini. How could it have been removed just by installing Vista on a
>>different partition? Secondly, I thought that Vista did not use boot.ini,
>>so wouldn't it overwrite boot.ini with something else for XP? Thanks.
>> ""NachtWacht"" <rembrandt@van.ryn> wrote in message
>> news:uhCjc0HjIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Travis King <Anonymous@none.com> schreef in bericht
>>> news:#0W0ThHjIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> I just had to reinstall Windows Vista, and I am dual-booting XP and
>>>> Vista.
>>>>
>>>> After formatting my Vista partition and installing Vista fresh on that
>>>> partition, Windows would boot straight into Vista and not give me a
>>>> choice between XP and Vista anymore.
>>>>
>>>> I downloaded EasyBCD, and got the XP entry back in, but when I tried to
>>>> boot XP, it would tell me that NTLDR is missing.
>>>>
>>>> I copied the NTLDR and NTDETECT files into both partitions, and now XP
>>>> did not give me that message anymore.
>>>>
>>>> My problem now is that XP briefly displays a message stating "Invalid
>>>> boot.ini file". Then the next line says "C:\Windows". The screen then
>>>> is just black (but still has a signal), and the computer just sits
>>>> there with no HD activity or anything.
>>>>
>>>> Vista boots flawlessly.
>>>>
>>>> I took a look on Google and couldn't find much.
>>>>
>>>> Vista is on C: and XP is on D:.
>>>
>>>
>>> If your XP-partition is the 2nd, your boot.ini should be like this:
>>>
>>>
>>> [boot loader]
>>> timeout=30
>>> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
>>> [operating systems]
>>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Home
>>> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> ____________________ >> NIGH****CHER << ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
>>
>
>
Vista is on my system drive (primary partition). XP is on my secondary
partition. Also, XP was already installed when I had to format reinstall my
Vista partition.
"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
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> Just to add, install XP on the second drive or partition and Vista on the
> system drive if you plan, down the road, removing XP. Then you won't have
> to hassle with restoring boot files on the Vista drive.
>
> "Dzomlija" <Dzomlija.36qam1@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> newszomlija.36qam1@no-mx.forums.net...
>>
>> Really, the best way to setup a dual-boot configuration (especially if
>> you're going to clean-install both), is to install XP first onto one
>> drive, then Vista onto another.
>>
>> That way, the Vista installer will take care of modifying all the
>> necessary changes for you. When you boot, you get to choose "Windows
>> Vista" or "Older Operating System" (which will be XP)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dzomlija
>>
>> Peter Alexander Dzomlija
>> -Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
>> you die, so shall I be Reborn...-
>>
>> _*Prometheus*_
>> MOBO: ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP
>> CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
>> RAM: 2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
>> GPU: ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO, 256MB
>> BOX: Thermaltake Tai-Chi Water Cooled
>> OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
>>
>> CPU-Z Verified : http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=333562
>
I was replying to the suggestion that was made in the previous post.
(especially if
>>> you're going to clean-install both), is to install XP first onto one
>>> drive, then Vista onto another.
"Travis King" <Anonymous@none.com> wrote in message
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> Vista is on my system drive (primary partition). XP is on my secondary
> partition. Also, XP was already installed when I had to format reinstall
> my Vista partition.
> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
> news:ubz6YhPjIHA.5724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Just to add, install XP on the second drive or partition and Vista on the
>> system drive if you plan, down the road, removing XP. Then you won't
>> have to hassle with restoring boot files on the Vista drive.
>>
>> "Dzomlija" <Dzomlija.36qam1@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>> newszomlija.36qam1@no-mx.forums.net...
>>>
>>> Really, the best way to setup a dual-boot configuration (especially if
>>> you're going to clean-install both), is to install XP first onto one
>>> drive, then Vista onto another.
>>>
>>> That way, the Vista installer will take care of modifying all the
>>> necessary changes for you. When you boot, you get to choose "Windows
>>> Vista" or "Older Operating System" (which will be XP)
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dzomlija
>>>
>>> Peter Alexander Dzomlija
>>> -Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
>>> you die, so shall I be Reborn...-
>>>
>>> _*Prometheus*_
>>> MOBO: ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP
>>> CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
>>> RAM: 2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
>>> GPU: ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO, 256MB
>>> BOX: Thermaltake Tai-Chi Water Cooled
>>> OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
>>>
>>> CPU-Z Verified : http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=333562
>>
>
Re: Dual-Boot Problem 
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