Dual boot problem

[Guest Jr .net]

Loaded vista on c:\. Later I installed windows 2003 server on D:\. but when I restart the system only vista o/s is loading. Any clues.

 

 

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[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: Dual boot problem

 

Jr .net wrote:

> Loaded vista on c:\. Later I installed windows 2003 server on D:\. but when I restart the system only vista o/s is loading. Any clues.

>

>

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You did it backwards. The older OS has to be installed first and then

the newer one.

 

I'm not sure that you can dual boot between a desktop OS and a server OS.

 

Look for instructions on how to add XP to a Vista setup. Perhaps a

similar strategy will work for Server 2003....

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services

[Guest Extern Bureaublad]

RE: Dual boot problem

 

Hi,

 

Normally u guess you have a boot.ini located in the root of your c:\

In there you find the information about a multiboot.

In case of one OS (in the example xp)

 

[boot loader]

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Vista"

/noexecute=optin /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2003"

/noexecute=optin /fastdetect

 

So i guess in your case it's must be something like

 

[boot loader]

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP

Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

 

 

"Jr .net" wrote:

> Loaded vista on c:\. Later I installed windows 2003 server on D:\. but when I restart the system only vista o/s is loading. Any clues.

>

>

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[Guest Extern Bureaublad]

Re: Dual boot problem

 

You can also use a bootloader like freedos, there can you make a bootscreen

where can make you choise witch os you want.

You also have several commercial bootloaders

 

"Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote:

> Jr .net wrote:

> > Loaded vista on c:\. Later I installed windows 2003 server on D:\. but when I restart the system only vista o/s is loading. Any clues.

> >

> >

> > EggHeadCafe - .NET Developer Portal of Choice

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>

> You did it backwards. The older OS has to be installed first and then

> the newer one.

>

> I'm not sure that you can dual boot between a desktop OS and a server OS.

>

> Look for instructions on how to add XP to a Vista setup. Perhaps a

> similar strategy will work for Server 2003....

>

> --

>

> Regards,

> Hank Arnold

> Microsoft MVP

> Windows Server - Directory Services

>

[Guest John John]

Re: Dual boot problem

 

Vista doesn't boot with ntldr and boot.ini, it doesn't use these files

at all, it boots in a different manner.

 

John

 

Extern Bureaublad wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Normally u guess you have a boot.ini located in the root of your c:\

> In there you find the information about a multiboot.

> In case of one OS (in the example xp)

>

> [boot loader]

> timeout=30

> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

> [operating systems]

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Vista"

> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

> multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2003"

> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

>

> So i guess in your case it's must be something like

>

> [boot loader]

> timeout=30

> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS

> [operating systems]

> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP

> Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

>

>

> "Jr .net" wrote:

>

>

>>Loaded vista on c:\. Later I installed windows 2003 server on D:\. but when I restart the system only vista o/s is loading. Any clues.

>>

>>

>>EggHeadCafe - .NET Developer Portal of Choice

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[Guest John John]

Re: Dual boot problem

 

You have to add the Server 2003 boot option to the Vista BCD store. The

boot.ini file is still required to boot server 2003 but it cannot be

used to boot Vista.

 

Entries can be added or removed from the Vista boot loader with BCDEdit.

Boot Configuration Data Editor Frequently Asked Questions

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905126.aspx

 

The easiest way to add or remove multiboot options with Vista is with

VistaBootPRO: http://www.vistabootpro.org/

 

John

 

Jr .net wrote:

> Loaded vista on c:\. Later I installed windows 2003 server on D:\. but when I restart the system only vista o/s is loading. Any clues.

>

>

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