can't acces Vista OS

[Guest Ernesto]

i installed Xp over a Vista, butnow only XP starts. The window prompt to

select the OS does not appear for me. How can I make Vista the default OS

system once again?

Thank You

[Guest Newbie Coder]

Re: can't acces Vista OS

 

Ernesto,

 

You can try this:

 

Right-click MY COMPUTER | PROPERTIES | ADVANCED tab | STARTUP & RECOVERY button

& change the default OS system

 

Click APPLY | OK

 

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Newbie Coder

(It's just a name)

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Ernesto" <Ernesto@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7CAEC8BA-85C7-4057-BB0B-57DB78159CFC@microsoft.com...

> i installed Xp over a Vista, butnow only XP starts. The window prompt to

> select the OS does not appear for me. How can I make Vista the default OS

> system once again?

> Thank You

>

[Guest Uncle Grumpy]

Re: can't acces Vista OS

 

On Sep 8, 7:12 pm, Ernesto <Erne...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> i installed Xp over a Vista,

 

Explain

[Guest peter]

Re: can't acces Vista OS

 

reinstall Vista

peter

"Ernesto" <Ernesto@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7CAEC8BA-85C7-4057-BB0B-57DB78159CFC@microsoft.com...

>i installed Xp over a Vista, butnow only XP starts. The window prompt to

> select the OS does not appear for me. How can I make Vista the default OS

> system once again?

> Thank You

>

[Guest poatt]

RE: can't acces Vista OS

 

You will probly have to reinstall Vista.

In any Windows install directions it states to install the older OS first.

Then the newer.

With a disk manager does the Vista partition still show?

If so then you can set that to be primary and it should boot to that.

If you can not boot to Vista at all. Hopefully the XP is on the C drive.

(Oh...you can't have two OSs on the same drive.)

If XP is showing as "C"? Then make a "D" drive partition and install Vista

on that drive.

You should get a boot choice sceen after that.

 

 

 

"Ernesto" wrote:

> i installed Xp over a Vista, butnow only XP starts. The window prompt to

> select the OS does not appear for me. How can I make Vista the default OS

> system once again?

> Thank You

>