XP Vista dual boot problems

[Guest JP Bless]

My laptop came pre-installed with Vista in partition C: I installed XP in

partition D: hoping it would automatically give me the option to select

Vista or XP (as in good old days). However, the system logs directly to XP

only. Is there any thing I could do from XP window for me to have the option

to boot to XP or VIsta during boot up?

 

By the way... my laptop came with Vista pre-installed and the operating

system is bunched up on a "recovery disk." So I do not have the Vista on a

separate disk.

 

Thanks in advance for yout help.

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: XP Vista dual boot problems

 

"JP Bless" <jpblessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:exq2YWKhIHA.4320@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> My laptop came pre-installed with Vista in partition C: I installed XP in

> partition D: hoping it would automatically give me the option to select Vista

> or XP (as in good old days). However, the system logs directly to XP only. Is

> there any thing I could do from XP window for me to have the option to boot to

> XP or VIsta during boot up?

>

> By the way... my laptop came with Vista pre-installed and the operating system

> is bunched up on a "recovery disk." So I do not have the Vista on a separate

> disk.

>

> Thanks in advance for yout help.

>

>

 

 

The simplest solution to this issue is to download, install in XP, and run this

program.

 

VistaBootPRO 3.3

http://www.vistabootpro.org/

 

Run the program from within XP and click on the System Bootloader tab.

Under Choose a System Bootloader to install, select Windows Vista Bootloader.

Under System Bootloader Options, select All drives.

Hit the Install Bootloader button.

 

Close VistaBootPRO and restart your computer. You should now have access to both

installations.

 

Take a look at this article for more info.

 

Courtesy of John Barnett, MS-MVP

Install Windows XP On A Machine Already Running Windows Vista

http://vistasupport.mvps.org/install_windows_xp_on_machine_running_vista.htm

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: XP Vista dual boot problems

 

You installed in the wrong order. The correct order is to install the older

operating system first and then the newer. That's why you do not have the

option to pick XP or Vista. XP knows nothing about Vista. If XP had been

first Vista would have known about XP and set up the boot options. You can

correct this.

 

Follow this guide to correct your boot issues.

http://www.aiscl.co.uk/dualbootvista.php

 

"JP Bless" <jpblessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:exq2YWKhIHA.4320@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> My laptop came pre-installed with Vista in partition C: I installed XP in

> partition D: hoping it would automatically give me the option to select

> Vista or XP (as in good old days). However, the system logs directly to XP

> only. Is there any thing I could do from XP window for me to have the

> option to boot to XP or VIsta during boot up?

>

> By the way... my laptop came with Vista pre-installed and the operating

> system is bunched up on a "recovery disk." So I do not have the Vista on a

> separate disk.

>

> Thanks in advance for yout help.

>

>

[Guest JP Bless]

Re: XP Vista dual boot problems

 

After resolving a bunch of problems... Works OK now. Thanks for your help.

 

 

"JP Bless" <jpblessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:exq2YWKhIHA.4320@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> My laptop came pre-installed with Vista in partition C: I installed XP in

> partition D: hoping it would automatically give me the option to select

> Vista or XP (as in good old days). However, the system logs directly to XP

> only. Is there any thing I could do from XP window for me to have the

> option to boot to XP or VIsta during boot up?

>

> By the way... my laptop came with Vista pre-installed and the operating

> system is bunched up on a "recovery disk." So I do not have the Vista on a

> separate disk.

>

> Thanks in advance for yout help.

>

>

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

You're welcome. Now follow the instructions in the following KB article and

the attached guide to protect your Vista VSS files from being destroyed by

XP everytime you boot into XP. Otherwise you will lose your Vista Backup

and Restore Center files, restore points, shadow copies (aka Previous

Versions), and more just by booting XP.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926185

 

"JP Bless" <jpblessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:O76ZdtdhIHA.6092@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> After resolving a bunch of problems... Works OK now. Thanks for your help.

>

>

> "JP Bless" <jpblessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:exq2YWKhIHA.4320@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> My laptop came pre-installed with Vista in partition C: I installed XP in

>> partition D: hoping it would automatically give me the option to select

>> Vista or XP (as in good old days). However, the system logs directly to

>> XP only. Is there any thing I could do from XP window for me to have the

>> option to boot to XP or VIsta during boot up?

>>

>> By the way... my laptop came with Vista pre-installed and the operating

>> system is bunched up on a "recovery disk." So I do not have the Vista on

>> a separate disk.

>>

>> Thanks in advance for yout help.

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Timothy Daniels]

Re: Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

Re: Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

Will this conflict in Restore Points occur between Vista and earlier

Windows versions occur even if the OSes are on separate hard

drives?

 

*TimDaniels*

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> You're welcome. Now follow the instructions in the following KB

> article and the attached guide to protect your Vista VSS files from

> being destroyed by XP everytime you boot into XP. Otherwise

> you will lose your Vista Backup and Restore Center files, restore

> points, shadow copies (aka Previous Versions), and more just by

> booting XP.

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926185

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

Re: Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

Yes. XP will purge Vista VSS files on any volume XP can see when it boots

up. The purpose of the registry entry is to keep XP from seeing a Vista

volume (by putting the volumes offline while XP is running).

 

Read the end of the attachment for an explanation.

 

It is not just about restore points. Restore points are familiar to

everyone but there are many types of files that are lost. Essentially, all

your Vista recovery options. No one with valuable files should allow this.

The fix is easy to do, permanent, and does not require any fiddling with

hardware or special boot managers. Just do it. You will be glad you did.

 

"Timothy Daniels" <NoSpam@SpamMeNot.com> wrote in message

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> Will this conflict in Restore Points occur between Vista and earlier

> Windows versions occur even if the OSes are on separate hard

> drives?

>

> *TimDaniels*

>

> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

>> You're welcome. Now follow the instructions in the following KB

>> article and the attached guide to protect your Vista VSS files from

>> being destroyed by XP everytime you boot into XP. Otherwise

>> you will lose your Vista Backup and Restore Center files, restore

>> points, shadow copies (aka Previous Versions), and more just by

>> booting XP.

>>

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926185

>

>

>

[Guest Timothy Daniels]

Re: Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

Re: Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

I didn't notice the Word attachment. Cool. Thanks for the info.

 

*TimDaniels*

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Yes. XP will purge Vista VSS files on any volume XP can see when it boots up.

> The purpose of the registry entry is to keep XP from seeing a Vista volume (by

> putting the volumes offline while XP is running).

>

> Read the end of the attachment for an explanation.

>

> It is not just about restore points. Restore points are familiar to everyone

> but there are many types of files that are lost. Essentially, all your Vista

> recovery options. No one with valuable files should allow this. The fix is

> easy to do, permanent, and does not require any fiddling with hardware or

> special boot managers. Just do it. You will be glad you did.

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

Re: Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

You're welcome.

 

"Timothy Daniels" <NoSpam@SpamMeNot.com> wrote in message

news:exd0RSnhIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>I didn't notice the Word attachment. Cool. Thanks for the info.

>

> *TimDaniels*

>

> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

>> Yes. XP will purge Vista VSS files on any volume XP can see when it

>> boots up. The purpose of the registry entry is to keep XP from seeing a

>> Vista volume (by putting the volumes offline while XP is running).

>>

>> Read the end of the attachment for an explanation.

>>

>> It is not just about restore points. Restore points are familiar to

>> everyone but there are many types of files that are lost. Essentially,

>> all your Vista recovery options. No one with valuable files should allow

>> this. The fix is easy to do, permanent, and does not require any fiddling

>> with hardware or special boot managers. Just do it. You will be glad

>> you did.

>

>

[Guest JP Bless]

Re: Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

Re: Word 2003 doc attached. XP Vista dual boot problems

 

Thanks... appreciate it

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:16483EDD-5546-47FC-B3AB-E2B3EA26EC87@microsoft.com...

> You're welcome. Now follow the instructions in the following KB article

> and

> the attached guide to protect your Vista VSS files from being destroyed by

> XP everytime you boot into XP. Otherwise you will lose your Vista Backup

> and Restore Center files, restore points, shadow copies (aka Previous

> Versions), and more just by booting XP.

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926185

>

> "JP Bless" <jpblessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:O76ZdtdhIHA.6092@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> After resolving a bunch of problems... Works OK now. Thanks for your

>> help.

>>

>>

>> "JP Bless" <jpblessNoSpam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:exq2YWKhIHA.4320@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> My laptop came pre-installed with Vista in partition C: I installed XP

>>> in

>>> partition D: hoping it would automatically give me the option to select

>>> Vista or XP (as in good old days). However, the system logs directly to

>>> XP only. Is there any thing I could do from XP window for me to have the

>>> option to boot to XP or VIsta during boot up?

>>>

>>> By the way... my laptop came with Vista pre-installed and the operating

>>> system is bunched up on a "recovery disk." So I do not have the Vista on

>>> a separate disk.

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance for yout help.

>>>

>>>

>>

>>

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