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    Replacing MediaDirect with TinyXP+XMBC

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by yarongolan, Jun 28, 2008.

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    yarongolan Newbie

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    I'm trying to install Windows XP on the MediaDirect partition (and have successfully done so with TinyXP) so as to replace MediaDirect with XBMC.
    However, to do so I formatted the partition beforehand and installed TinyXP. This caused the laptop to only load XP (via both buttons).
    I fixed this by using Bootsect and fixing the boot for Vista. This, in turn, caused only Vista to load on either button.
    I've tried running "rmbr 3 4" from Dell Media Direct (in fact, I've tried [3,1],[3,2],[3,4] and [3,5] (which, of course, messed up my boot sector completely) but none caused XP to load anymore. I had to therefore resort to booting it from Vista's boot menu.
    Can anyone think of how I can cause the MediaDirect button to boot the XP partition that now replaces MediaDirect's Windows Embedded?
     
    yarongolan, Jun 28, 2008
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