Vista beta removal on multiboot disk

[Guest - Bobb -]

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)

[Guest andy]

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.

[Guest - Bobb -]

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.