Guest Ken K Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 I have 2 hard drives, on the original hard drive is Windows Media Center that HP had " added controls, it keeps doing stuff I dont want, that asside, I added a second drive and loaded xp pro on it, after I got it to run correctly I started to get bogged down with svchost.exe getting into a loop and keeping CPU cycles busy at about 50%, I believe it was caused when Microsoft update did not fully install something, reason I say that, it when I would do an end task on the svchost.exe and do an update request. it wud start all over. to resovle the svchost.exe problem I did a checkpoint restore. I had checked for viruses, did disk scan, check for all that stuff and could not find any other possable cause. When I went to restore my "original "c" drive, I accidently restored it to a checkpoint BEFORE I installed my 2nd hard drive. I mistakenly thought they were asking me about a magic Jack & a jump drive I had disconnected (to prevent confusion ( I know, I confused myself)) and just as I hit ok for the checkpoint to proceed I realized my mistake. Now when my machine comes up, at the boot question screen, it no longer asks me which system I want to boot from. Is there anyway I can get that restored? so that it will boot from either drive? Hoping someone can help me. -- Ken K
Guest Xandros Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Re: Dual boot with 2 drives Edit the boot.ini file on the first drive to include a pointer to the second drive. To do that boot into Windows MCE. Right click My Computer and select Properties. Select the Advanced Tab. Click the Startup and Recovery section Settings button. Click the Edit button to open boot.ini in Notepad add this line: multi(0)disk(1)rdsk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /fastdetect Save the file and reboot. -- Xandros "Ken K" <KenK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:81335750-494C-4BEE-93E4-1DC102C31828@microsoft.com... >I have 2 hard drives, on the original hard drive is Windows Media Center >that > HP had " added controls, it keeps doing stuff I dont want, that asside, I > added a second drive and loaded xp pro on it, after I got it to run > correctly > I started to get bogged down with svchost.exe getting into a loop and > keeping > CPU cycles busy at about 50%, I believe it was caused when Microsoft > update > did not fully install something, reason I say that, it when I would do an > end > task on the svchost.exe and do an update request. it wud start all over. > > to resovle the svchost.exe problem I did a checkpoint restore. > I had checked for viruses, did disk scan, check for all that stuff and > could > not find any other possable cause. > > When I went to restore my "original "c" drive, I accidently restored it to > a > checkpoint BEFORE I installed my 2nd hard drive. I mistakenly thought they > were asking me about a magic Jack & a jump drive I had disconnected (to > prevent confusion ( I know, I confused myself)) and just as I hit ok for > the > checkpoint to proceed I realized my mistake. > Now when my machine comes up, at the boot question screen, it no longer > asks > me which system I want to boot from. > > Is there anyway I can get that restored? so that it will boot from either > drive? > > Hoping someone can help me. > > -- > Ken K
Guest Xandros Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Re: Dual boot with 2 drives **** note me previous e-mail wrapped the text. /fastdetect should be on the same line following "Microsoft Windows XP" Also there needs to be a space between "Microsoft Windows XP" and /fastdetect -- Xandros "Xandros" <arron.neus*remove*@gmai.lcom> wrote in message news:ePmHAu5sIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Edit the boot.ini file on the first drive to include a pointer to the > second drive. To do that boot into Windows MCE. Right click My Computer > and select Properties. Select the Advanced Tab. Click the Startup and > Recovery section Settings button. Click the Edit button to open boot.ini > in Notepad > > add this line: > > multi(0)disk(1)rdsk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" > /fastdetect > > > Save the file and reboot. > -- > > Xandros > > > "Ken K" <KenK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:81335750-494C-4BEE-93E4-1DC102C31828@microsoft.com... >>I have 2 hard drives, on the original hard drive is Windows Media Center >>that >> HP had " added controls, it keeps doing stuff I dont want, that asside, I >> added a second drive and loaded xp pro on it, after I got it to run >> correctly >> I started to get bogged down with svchost.exe getting into a loop and >> keeping >> CPU cycles busy at about 50%, I believe it was caused when Microsoft >> update >> did not fully install something, reason I say that, it when I would do an >> end >> task on the svchost.exe and do an update request. it wud start all over. >> >> to resovle the svchost.exe problem I did a checkpoint restore. >> I had checked for viruses, did disk scan, check for all that stuff and >> could >> not find any other possable cause. >> >> When I went to restore my "original "c" drive, I accidently restored it >> to a >> checkpoint BEFORE I installed my 2nd hard drive. I mistakenly thought >> they >> were asking me about a magic Jack & a jump drive I had disconnected (to >> prevent confusion ( I know, I confused myself)) and just as I hit ok for >> the >> checkpoint to proceed I realized my mistake. >> Now when my machine comes up, at the boot question screen, it no longer >> asks >> me which system I want to boot from. >> >> Is there anyway I can get that restored? so that it will boot from either >> drive? >> >> Hoping someone can help me. >> >> -- >> Ken K > >
Guest Ken K Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 Re: Dual boot with 2 drives Ok I got it. It does work now. Thanks -- Ken K "Xandros" wrote: > **** note me previous e-mail wrapped the text. > /fastdetect should be on the same line following "Microsoft Windows XP" > Also there needs to be a space between "Microsoft Windows XP" and > /fastdetect > > -- > > Xandros > > > "Xandros" <arron.neus*remove*@gmai.lcom> wrote in message > news:ePmHAu5sIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > Edit the boot.ini file on the first drive to include a pointer to the > > second drive. To do that boot into Windows MCE. Right click My Computer > > and select Properties. Select the Advanced Tab. Click the Startup and > > Recovery section Settings button. Click the Edit button to open boot.ini > > in Notepad > > > > add this line: > > > > multi(0)disk(1)rdsk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" > > /fastdetect > > > > > > Save the file and reboot. > > -- > > > > Xandros > > > > > > "Ken K" <KenK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:81335750-494C-4BEE-93E4-1DC102C31828@microsoft.com... > >>I have 2 hard drives, on the original hard drive is Windows Media Center > >>that > >> HP had " added controls, it keeps doing stuff I dont want, that asside, I > >> added a second drive and loaded xp pro on it, after I got it to run > >> correctly > >> I started to get bogged down with svchost.exe getting into a loop and > >> keeping > >> CPU cycles busy at about 50%, I believe it was caused when Microsoft > >> update > >> did not fully install something, reason I say that, it when I would do an > >> end > >> task on the svchost.exe and do an update request. it wud start all over. > >> > >> to resovle the svchost.exe problem I did a checkpoint restore. > >> I had checked for viruses, did disk scan, check for all that stuff and > >> could > >> not find any other possable cause. > >> > >> When I went to restore my "original "c" drive, I accidently restored it > >> to a > >> checkpoint BEFORE I installed my 2nd hard drive. I mistakenly thought > >> they > >> were asking me about a magic Jack & a jump drive I had disconnected (to > >> prevent confusion ( I know, I confused myself)) and just as I hit ok for > >> the > >> checkpoint to proceed I realized my mistake. > >> Now when my machine comes up, at the boot question screen, it no longer > >> asks > >> me which system I want to boot from. > >> > >> Is there anyway I can get that restored? so that it will boot from either > >> drive? > >> > >> Hoping someone can help me. > >> > >> -- > >> Ken K > > > > > > >
Guest Xandros Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Re: Dual boot with 2 drives Glad to hear you got it sorted. -- Xandros "Ken K" <KenK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FD029DFC-463B-4B88-84AF-AB6D02236BF0@microsoft.com... > Ok I got it. > It does work now. Thanks > -- > Ken K > > > "Xandros" wrote: > >> **** note me previous e-mail wrapped the text. >> /fastdetect should be on the same line following "Microsoft Windows XP" >> Also there needs to be a space between "Microsoft Windows XP" and >> /fastdetect >> >> -- >> >> Xandros >> >> >> "Xandros" <arron.neus*remove*@gmai.lcom> wrote in message >> news:ePmHAu5sIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> > Edit the boot.ini file on the first drive to include a pointer to the >> > second drive. To do that boot into Windows MCE. Right click My Computer >> > and select Properties. Select the Advanced Tab. Click the Startup and >> > Recovery section Settings button. Click the Edit button to open >> > boot.ini >> > in Notepad >> > >> > add this line: >> > >> > multi(0)disk(1)rdsk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" >> > /fastdetect >> > >> > >> > Save the file and reboot. >> > -- >> > >> > Xandros >> > >> > >> > "Ken K" <KenK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> > news:81335750-494C-4BEE-93E4-1DC102C31828@microsoft.com... >> >>I have 2 hard drives, on the original hard drive is Windows Media >> >>Center >> >>that >> >> HP had " added controls, it keeps doing stuff I dont want, that >> >> asside, I >> >> added a second drive and loaded xp pro on it, after I got it to run >> >> correctly >> >> I started to get bogged down with svchost.exe getting into a loop and >> >> keeping >> >> CPU cycles busy at about 50%, I believe it was caused when Microsoft >> >> update >> >> did not fully install something, reason I say that, it when I would do >> >> an >> >> end >> >> task on the svchost.exe and do an update request. it wud start all >> >> over. >> >> >> >> to resovle the svchost.exe problem I did a checkpoint restore. >> >> I had checked for viruses, did disk scan, check for all that stuff and >> >> could >> >> not find any other possable cause. >> >> >> >> When I went to restore my "original "c" drive, I accidently restored >> >> it >> >> to a >> >> checkpoint BEFORE I installed my 2nd hard drive. I mistakenly thought >> >> they >> >> were asking me about a magic Jack & a jump drive I had disconnected >> >> (to >> >> prevent confusion ( I know, I confused myself)) and just as I hit ok >> >> for >> >> the >> >> checkpoint to proceed I realized my mistake. >> >> Now when my machine comes up, at the boot question screen, it no >> >> longer >> >> asks >> >> me which system I want to boot from. >> >> >> >> Is there anyway I can get that restored? so that it will boot from >> >> either >> >> drive? >> >> >> >> Hoping someone can help me. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Ken K >> > >> > >> >> >>
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