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    need help at configuring boot ,help.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by navodruck, Oct 2, 2009.

  1. navodruck

    navodruck Notebook Guru

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    hi guys ,my problem is simple( but hard for me).
    i had windows 7 premium .
    then today installed windows xp on fresh partition .
    but now i cant select ,which OS to boot, :( it always loads xp, but sometimes i need my win 7, (all partitions works good)
    how to fix this???
     
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  3. navodruck

    navodruck Notebook Guru

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    still no luck, because i used , VistaBootPRO program, and finaly ,made ,that default is win 7 now.
    but now other problem, i cant add windows xp :(
    even in options it doesnt show windows xp as available.
     
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    Does windows7 not have msconfig?
     
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    I've never used VistaBootPro. But I'll attempt to help anyways. Have you read the following from the VistaBootPro website:

    Alternative Method to Create a Dual Boot Menu

    After installing Windows XP you will have temporarily have lost the ability to boot to Windows 7. Here's an alternative method to restore your dual boot.

    1. From Windows XP, open My Computer and go to Tools>Folder Options>View. Check the check box for "Show hidden files and folders", and un-check "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)".

    2. From My Computer, open the System partition. It should be drive C:\

    3. Select and copy the Windows XP boot system files ntldr, boot.ini and NTDETECT.COM

    4. Open the XP installation partition and paste those three files to the root of the partition.

    5. Install and open VistaBootPRO and go to the Manage OS Entries page. Check Add New OS Entry, give your Windows XP entry a name such as Windows XP, select Windows Legacy from the drop down menu and allocate the drive letter as seen from My Computer. Click on Apply Updates

    6. Now go to the System Bootloader page of VistaBootPRO and select to install the Windows Vista Bootloader>All Drives>Install Bootloader. If you cannot see the Install Bootloader button, close VistaBootPRO, change your screen resolution to 1024 X 768 or better and then proceed with these directions.

    7. Reboot and test each of the boot menu items to make sure they are good.


    From:
    http://www.pronetworks.org/forums/i...oot-with-pre-installed-windows-7-t104890.html
     
  6. navodruck

    navodruck Notebook Guru

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    win 7 has all functions, but i think i screwed win xp now.

    i just can choose win 7 now.
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    its always worked perfect, when i instaed xp after win 7,
    but today i do other way ,and istaled xp over win 7,
    so now only win 7 available.

    no files ,i cant see :(
     
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    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    . What is the total disk space on the drive?

    . Do you still have a recovery partition?
     
  8. navodruck

    navodruck Notebook Guru

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    nope i dont have any recovery, but today i got lucky and made all correct, now win 7 and xp working :)