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Vista/XP dual boot problem

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by traygo@hotmail.com, Sep 24, 2009.

  1. traygo@hotmail.com

    traygo@hotmail.com Guest

    I've dual booted for quite a while between vista and xp. Yesterday,
    got an error saying something to the effect of vista has a problem,
    please put in installation DVD and restart. Did so, and Vista fixed
    something and then was able to boot into Vista, but not XP.

    Searched, and found what appeared to be solution; use EasyBCD to add
    XP to boot menu. Did that, and at next reboot, got a menu for vista
    or XP. Went into XP just fine. Later, I attempted to reboot to
    Vista, but got the same original error message. Put in Vista DVD, did
    the repair thing, and got back into Vista, but again with no boot menu
    which would allow me to go to XP.

    But, apparenlty I either used EasyBCD incorrectly, or something else
    is the problem.

    Any help?
     
    traygo@hotmail.com, Sep 24, 2009
    #1
  3. traygo@hotmail.com

    traygo@hotmail.com Guest

    On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:55:20 -0600, traygo@hotmail.com wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >I've dual booted for quite a while between vista and xp. Yesterday,
    >got an error saying something to the effect of vista has a problem,
    >please put in installation DVD and restart. Did so, and Vista fixed
    >something and then was able to boot into Vista, but not XP.
    >
    >Searched, and found what appeared to be solution; use EasyBCD to add
    >XP to boot menu. Did that, and at next reboot, got a menu for vista
    >or XP. Went into XP just fine. Later, I attempted to reboot to
    >Vista, but got the same original error message. Put in Vista DVD, did
    >the repair thing, and got back into Vista, but again with no boot menu
    >which would allow me to go to XP.
    >
    >But, apparenlty I either used EasyBCD incorrectly, or something else
    >is the problem.
    >
    >Any help?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    btw, I should have said: XP was originally installed first, on first
    HD. Vista was installed afterwards, on second HD.

    Josh
     
    traygo@hotmail.com, Sep 24, 2009
    #2
  4. Ian D

    Ian D Guest

    <traygo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:fuunb558lo9b52e0dae7oqqfjk8bb8i8oc@4ax.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:55:20 -0600, traygo@hotmail.com wrote:
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >>I've dual booted for quite a while between vista and xp. Yesterday,
    >>got an error saying something to the effect of vista has a problem,
    >>please put in installation DVD and restart. Did so, and Vista fixed
    >>something and then was able to boot into Vista, but not XP.
    >>
    >>Searched, and found what appeared to be solution; use EasyBCD to add
    >>XP to boot menu. Did that, and at next reboot, got a menu for vista
    >>or XP. Went into XP just fine. Later, I attempted to reboot to
    >>Vista, but got the same original error message. Put in Vista DVD, did
    >>the repair thing, and got back into Vista, but again with no boot menu
    >>which would allow me to go to XP.
    >>
    >>But, apparenlty I either used EasyBCD incorrectly, or something else
    >>is the problem.
    >>
    >>Any help?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > btw, I should have said: XP was originally installed first, on first
    > HD. Vista was installed afterwards, on second HD.
    >
    > Josh<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Try Vistabootpro from

    I found it better to use than EasyBCD.

    After you get Vista booting properly, make sure the correct
    XP boot.ini is in the Vista drive's boor partition.
     
    Ian D, Sep 24, 2009
    #3
  5. Colin Barnhorst

    Colin Barnhorst Guest

    <traygo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:fuunb558lo9b52e0dae7oqqfjk8bb8i8oc@4ax.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:55:20 -0600, traygo@hotmail.com wrote:
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >>I've dual booted for quite a while between vista and xp. Yesterday,
    >>got an error saying something to the effect of vista has a problem,
    >>please put in installation DVD and restart. Did so, and Vista fixed
    >>something and then was able to boot into Vista, but not XP.
    >>
    >>Searched, and found what appeared to be solution; use EasyBCD to add
    >>XP to boot menu. Did that, and at next reboot, got a menu for vista
    >>or XP. Went into XP just fine. Later, I attempted to reboot to
    >>Vista, but got the same original error message. Put in Vista DVD, did
    >>the repair thing, and got back into Vista, but again with no boot menu
    >>which would allow me to go to XP.
    >>
    >>But, apparenlty I either used EasyBCD incorrectly, or something else
    >>is the problem.
    >>
    >>Any help?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > btw, I should have said: XP was originally installed first, on first
    > HD. Vista was installed afterwards, on second HD.
    >
    > Josh<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    I think something else is the problem. Why don't you download the HD
    manufacturer's hard drive test suite and test the second HD?
     
    Colin Barnhorst, Sep 24, 2009
    #4
  6. Andy

    Andy Guest

    The command to use that is more likely to reveal the problem is
    Vista's bcdedit.

    On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:55:20 -0600, traygo@hotmail.com wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >I've dual booted for quite a while between vista and xp. Yesterday,
    >got an error saying something to the effect of vista has a problem,
    >please put in installation DVD and restart. Did so, and Vista fixed
    >something and then was able to boot into Vista, but not XP.
    >
    >Searched, and found what appeared to be solution; use EasyBCD to add
    >XP to boot menu. Did that, and at next reboot, got a menu for vista
    >or XP. Went into XP just fine. Later, I attempted to reboot to
    >Vista, but got the same original error message. Put in Vista DVD, did
    >the repair thing, and got back into Vista, but again with no boot menu
    >which would allow me to go to XP.
    >
    >But, apparenlty I either used EasyBCD incorrectly, or something else
    >is the problem.
    >
    >Any help?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Andy, Sep 25, 2009
    #5
  7. traygo@hotmail.com

    traygo@hotmail.com Guest

    On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:56:17 -0600, "Colin Barnhorst"
    <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    ><traygo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    >news:fuunb558lo9b52e0dae7oqqfjk8bb8i8oc@4ax.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:55:20 -0600, traygo@hotmail.com wrote:
    >><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>>I've dual booted for quite a while between vista and xp. Yesterday,
    >>>got an error saying something to the effect of vista has a problem,
    >>>please put in installation DVD and restart. Did so, and Vista fixed
    >>>something and then was able to boot into Vista, but not XP.
    >>>
    >>>Searched, and found what appeared to be solution; use EasyBCD to add
    >>>XP to boot menu. Did that, and at next reboot, got a menu for vista
    >>>or XP. Went into XP just fine. Later, I attempted to reboot to
    >>>Vista, but got the same original error message. Put in Vista DVD, did
    >>>the repair thing, and got back into Vista, but again with no boot menu
    >>>which would allow me to go to XP.
    >>>
    >>>But, apparenlty I either used EasyBCD incorrectly, or something else
    >>>is the problem.
    >>>
    >>>Any help?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >> btw, I should have said: XP was originally installed first, on first
    >> HD. Vista was installed afterwards, on second HD.
    >>
    >> Josh<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    >I think something else is the problem. Why don't you download the HD
    >manufacturer's hard drive test suite and test the second HD? <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    I ran seatools (on both drives), problems found. Thanks for the
    suggestion.
     
    traygo@hotmail.com, Sep 25, 2009
    #6
  8. traygo@hotmail.com

    traygo@hotmail.com Guest

    On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:55:20 -0600, traygo@hotmail.com wrote:


    Thanks to all who replied, I used EasyBCD again, just to see if I
    could see what went wrong. As far as I can tell, I did it exactly the
    same as the first time. But, this time it seems to have 'stuck'.
    Multiple reboots, power downs, and all seems ok. Shrug.

    Thanks.

    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >I've dual booted for quite a while between vista and xp. Yesterday,
    >got an error saying something to the effect of vista has a problem,
    >please put in installation DVD and restart. Did so, and Vista fixed
    >something and then was able to boot into Vista, but not XP.
    >
    >Searched, and found what appeared to be solution; use EasyBCD to add
    >XP to boot menu. Did that, and at next reboot, got a menu for vista
    >or XP. Went into XP just fine. Later, I attempted to reboot to
    >Vista, but got the same original error message. Put in Vista DVD, did
    >the repair thing, and got back into Vista, but again with no boot menu
    >which would allow me to go to XP.
    >
    >But, apparenlty I either used EasyBCD incorrectly, or something else
    >is the problem.
    >
    >Any help?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    traygo@hotmail.com, Sep 25, 2009
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