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| Thread ID: 108517 | 2010-04-01 02:48:00 | Dual Boot of XP and Windows 7 | FaultiestScaran (15589) | Press F1 |
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| 871663 | 2010-04-01 02:48:00 | Hey all - After trying and to much frustration, I managed to get both Windows 7 and XP installed on my computer. I have put Windows 7 on one of my hard drives and XP on another. Here is the problem :- Here some screenshots so you can see what I'm seeing: img218.yfrog.com img237.yfrog.com img179.yfrog.com If I have both hard drives plugged in, the computer will boot to Windows 7, if I unplug the first hard drive, the computer will boot to XP (which makes sense). I downloaded Easy BCD and tried adding XP to the Windows 7 Boot Manager but that doesn't seem to have worked. When I boot the computer now, it does say would you like to boot Windows 7 or Windows XP (It's says Windows XP instead of the standard "Earlier Version of Windows" because I renamed the boot in Easy BCD) but if I select Windows XP the computer just freezes and doesn't do anything. Can anyone see where / how I have gone wrong???? |
FaultiestScaran (15589) | ||
| 871664 | 2010-04-01 03:01:00 | you missed windows directory in the xp entry | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 871665 | 2010-04-01 03:02:00 | I noticed that too but Windows 7 doesn't use a boot.ini file anymore and I for the life of me can't see how to ass the entry with Easy BCD .... | FaultiestScaran (15589) | ||
| 871666 | 2010-04-01 03:09:00 | so how did you first add the xp entry? | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 871667 | 2010-04-01 03:13:00 | With Easy BCD, it only lets me select what type of load it is (windows 7/vista, windows xp,2k,98 or linux) and the drive it's located, nothing else | FaultiestScaran (15589) | ||
| 871668 | 2010-04-01 03:26:00 | I meant what way did you add xp to the boot manager | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 871669 | 2010-04-01 03:31:00 | compare this to yours. i150.photobucket.com Looks like there is a third entry needed. |
nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 871670 | 2010-04-01 03:42:00 | There is an extra entry in there .... I tried using the CMD and following a website just now but the same thing. Then saw anythere site (severforums) that said boot into Windows XP and run Easy BCD inside XP, get it to rebuild the boot.ini and then add the Windows 7 bootmgr but still the same problem |
FaultiestScaran (15589) | ||
| 871671 | 2010-04-01 03:44:00 | ok well sorry. I dont have a dual boot to experiment with, might have to wait until someone who has one comes on. | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 871672 | 2010-04-01 03:59:00 | lifehacker.com | Driftwood (5551) | ||
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