RandomClown Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Hello, I have been on google & support.microsoft, but no luck. I hope someone else knows about this. I have a pre installed Vista. I have a huge list of problems since I upgraded. So, I decided to shove XP to the side of Vista when ever I want to use certain programs. Here is the setup: Picture: Preinstalled Vista with XP installed after. I have gone to "Startup & Recovery" -> Settings to change the boot order, but Vista does not see XP. I can not access XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xarf Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Not entirely sure of the reason, but if you use a boot loader you can manually choose the boot OS. http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomClown Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 mer? I dont see any instructions & I am not sure which ones to download. I downloaded the last 2 of Grub 2, assuming they are the newest. The files are all unknown formats. O.o? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_a...ystep_guide.htm Screw grub, if you using a windows only system stick to windows boot loader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomClown Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 heh Thanks for the link, I will try repair bootloader with the vista CD.. if I find the box. :D If I dont make it back, tell the hak.5 crew, I love em'. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomClown Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 Well, I made it back & I failed to fix the boot loader thingy. Vista doesnt want to see XP & XP doesnt wanna see Vista. I learned something new that solved my problem though: - If I insert the my XP CD during boot it will boot the CD & if I dont "Press any key", it loads XP - If I take out the CD, it boots into Vista. Problem solved. Just gotta keep the CD out of danger. It already has a giant white scratch from when I missed the CD tray & lightly scrubbed the side of the tray... Damn you, ultra fragile CD! Is it legal to make a "Backup Copy"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alakar Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 The guide that VaKo provided works like a charm. I used to boot XP and Vista home premium on my laptop. The guide is simple and works extremely well. You shouldn't need the cd to boot into xp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PileOfMush Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 The guide that VaKo provided works like a charm. I used to boot XP and Vista home premium on my laptop. The guide is simple and works extremely well. You shouldn't need the cd to boot into xp. I understand why he got confused... after installing XP, he was booting to Vista still when he should have been booting to XP. He got kinda derailed, but it's OK... he's done the repair to Vista anyway (tho apparently it wasn't needed in his case)... now he just needs to run the last step... Easy BCD. http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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