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Old 07-31-2008, 04:52 PM
- Bobb -
 
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Default Vista beta removal on multiboot disk

I have one PC with X64, XP and Vista beta 32/64 on it that currently uses
"Vistaboot Pro".
Since Vista beta no longer needed/wanted, any way to remove those beta
partitions/boot info and have XP and X64 'go back to using old ( non
Vista) boot loader info' ?
I DID copy the boot info from C (X64) into another folder prior to
installing Vista, but it's been so long since I messed with loader I've
forgotten what to do (BCDEDIT etc) !
( I could wipe/reinstall X64 and XP but would like to avoid if possible)

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Old 07-31-2008, 05:29 PM
andy
 
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Default Re: Vista beta removal on multiboot disk

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:52:23 -0400, "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123>
wrote:

> I have one PC with X64, XP and Vista beta 32/64 on it that currently uses
>"Vistaboot Pro".
>Since Vista beta no longer needed/wanted, any way to remove those beta
>partitions/boot info and have XP and X64 'go back to using old ( non
>Vista) boot loader info' ?
> I DID copy the boot info from C (X64) into another folder prior to
>installing Vista, but it's been so long since I messed with loader I've
>forgotten what to do (BCDEDIT etc) !
>( I could wipe/reinstall X64 and XP but would like to avoid if possible)


Use the bootsect program that is on the Vista DVD to boot directly to
XP:
bootsect /nt52 sys
<http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/49ded4da-b66f-4b42-9563-04c218a1a6ac1033.mspx?mfr=true>
After that manually delete Vista.
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Old 08-01-2008, 12:19 AM
- Bobb -
 
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Default Re: Vista beta removal on multiboot disk

Did so - worked fine.
Original boot method now works again -
all Vista partition now gone.

Thank you.

"andy" <bogusaddress@bogusaddress.123> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:52:23 -0400, "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123>
> wrote:
>
>> I have one PC with X64, XP and Vista beta 32/64 on it that currently
>> uses
>>"Vistaboot Pro".
>>Since Vista beta no longer needed/wanted, any way to remove those beta
>>partitions/boot info and have XP and X64 'go back to using old ( non
>>Vista) boot loader info' ?
>> I DID copy the boot info from C (X64) into another folder prior to
>>installing Vista, but it's been so long since I messed with loader I've
>>forgotten what to do (BCDEDIT etc) !
>>( I could wipe/reinstall X64 and XP but would like to avoid if possible)

>
> Use the bootsect program that is on the Vista DVD to boot directly to
> XP:
> bootsect /nt52 sys
> <http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/49ded4da-b66f-4b42-9563-04c218a1a6ac1033.mspx?mfr=true>
> After that manually delete Vista.


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