Dual Boot Vista and XP with Vista already installed

If you want to install Vista onto an XP computer, try the reverse tutorial: (XP already installed)
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Ladybug,

Yes i am familiar with EBCD program and have used it for booting some customers computer for repairing. I have not used it for setting up dual booting as stipulated in the tutorial.

I don't like anything altering my Mastr Boot Record(boot .ini files) as with my experimenting shows it is only asking for trouble sometime down the line. That is why I am partial to a diferent type of boot manager than that which comes with windows....which is not that good to begin with.

I use BootIt NG (terabyte Unlimited) because it allows the installation of multiple operating systems and a great editing tool along with image back-up all without doing any changes to the MBR. If one drive fails it takes me less than 10 minutes to be back up and running simply because the failure of one drive has no bearing to any other as the MBR of each operating system is kept hidden from any others....so I still have complete use of my computer...

The program GAG is very much like the BootIt NG program except there are no other applications. It is simply a boot manager....and it has worked on my test computer for quite sometime. I have 5 operating systems installed with the GAG program. All of them are stripped down XP running various beta programs that I am putting through some real time testing proceedures.

I have a big problem. I follow the procedure, but in step 3, when I type Bootrec.exe /fixBoot computer send me a message:
The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted.

thanks

I am having problems with step 4.
I followed all the steps to the letter but unfortunately, i am not able to run bcdedit.
your steps that says the i should type it carefully, i am getting "AN UNKNOWN COMMAND WAS SPECIFIED" when i typed bcdedit -set {ntldr} device partition=C""
What should i do???

fmukaty

This is a continuation of my previous message.
I was finally able to use bcdedit, but instead of bcdedit -set{...}....., i used bcdedit /set. but that didn't work but i was able to set display order for this partition. Now i get both OS Options, but only VISTA works and when i select XP, the Window Boot Manager opens with the following message:
Windows failed to start. A Recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1-Insert your windows instalation disc and restart your Computer.
2-Choose your language settings and then click Next
3-Click "Repair your Computer"
File: \ntldr
Status: 0xc000000e
Info: The selected entry could not be loaded because application is missing or Corrupt.

What should i do? I can keep installing XP everytime i want to use it and i cant keep using Bootrec.exe to change back to VISTA when i need to.
PLease Help

upto 2nd stage..everything is fine.but when i reboot with vista dvd in drive..i don't find option "repair computer"..
i simply find install now and transfer files from other system..
because of this..i am not able to proceed further..
plz help me..

Hi, I am still having the problem of XP not being able to find any hard drives and only gives me option of F3.

I have tried XP with sp2, xp with sp2 using slipstream, normal XP and they all give me this error.

Help please. Thanks!

This is posted in the wrong thread.
You need to install the sata/raid drivers for your motherboard when you are in set-up by using the F6 prompt. Get the drivers and installation information from your computer/motherboard manufacturer

i don't see how this is posted in the wrong thread. the thread is about dual booting xp with vista and that is what im trying to do and having a problem during that setup.

anyhow, thanks for your suggestion, i did see the prompt to press f6 to load additional drivers however when I press f6 nothing happens and the setup continues as if I never pressed it. I restarted many times and tried it even pressing the key multiple times but it does not seem to recognize it for some odd reason.

the device driver file is a .exe so i cannot even slipstream it into the install disk.

any further suggestions? Thanks!

Then you should have explained that you were trying to dual boot when we see these posts we see the question and not the forum it is written under.So without details we are allways having to quess at what you are trying to inform us to the problem

You need to be a bit more patient. When you press the F6 key it will continue to load files till it is ready to install the third party drivers and you will be prompted to insert the disk that the files are loaded on

1)If you got the drivers from the motherboard driver CD there is a file in there explaining the proper procedure for making the drivers ready to be installed.

2)If you got the drivers from the manufacturer's website there should be a instructional sheet on how to install the drivers as well...

In most cases you will need to use the "Make disc" application that is also included on the mobo driver CD or the manufacturer's website.

hi;Mr Wilson,

I am facing a unique prob there ,i think. Windows XP PRO freezes on "Setup is starting Windows" text screen,i cannot even see the option screen you mentioned above yet. I have tried your procedures for twice,but get the same prob at the same step (step2). pls help me and advice me how to deal with it..thanks in advance.

my laptop is LG S510 with pre-load vista H premium
my hDD is 320G RAID and my xp cd is legal OEM install DVD with SP1
the CPU is the Core2 Duo p9500,FSB 1066,6MB L2 Cache.