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any1 know if there is a command when booting to select the partition xp was installed on, vista was installed first but on the primary partition c:/ xp is on e:/
 
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If you didn't install xp to a separate hd, and go into bios to select that hd as the boot device, then xp has replaced the vista boot loader. Normally, I'd use vistabootpro and make it rebuild the vista bootloader with xp on the menu as well. Unfortunately, vistabootpro isn't freeware anymore so now it's more complicated. I suspect using the vista boot disk to do a repair is an option, but you'll probably have to manually add xp to the boot menu.
 
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You can dl older freeware versions of vista boot pro. They get the job done.
 
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its on a laptop so only had the choice of install on the same HD, also xp worked fine then i couldnt boot vista so i reapired vista now i can boot xp. is there no way to get the option to boot both?
 
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oily_17 said:
You can use EasyBCD and then follow this guide.

http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/Installing+XP+After+Vista

Read the setting up dual boot and finishing up sections.
Click to expand...
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I used this, and it worked well.

I got my Vista installed first on my RAID, then I made a partition for my Windows XP, I installed XP, after that I couldn't boot into Vista.
So, I inserted the Vista DVD, use the startup repair, it fixed Vista, I was able to boot into Vista, but then I lost XP. :roll:

So, I download Easy BCD, I add an entry for XP , save it, write it, restart.

Then it's done. :cool:
 
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