Comments on: How-To: Hide Vista Partition from XP with NeoGrub! http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/ Connecting Ideas Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:11:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-295799 Mahmoud Al-Qudsi Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:42:20 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-295799 Use Vista Hide 'n Seek instead of NeoGrub to accomplish this. It'll automate the entire procedure for you: http://neosmart.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1341 Use Vista Hide ‘n Seek instead of NeoGrub to accomplish this. It’ll automate the entire procedure for you:

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]]> By: sydney Hilton http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-295623 sydney Hilton Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:41:25 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-295623 Copied and pasted menu.1st code over the existing menu.1st file. Adjusted drives and partitions as in bootloader. On reboot > “Boot XP – Hide Vista” everything proceeds as expected and XP installs normally. On rebooting to Vista (Business SP1) all restore points have vanished. Boot Loader ; ;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems. ;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options. ; [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT Settings in EasyBCD There are a total of 2 entries listed in the Vista Bootloader. Bootloader Timeout: 10 seconds. Default OS: Windows Vista Entry #1 Name: Windows Vista BCD ID: {default} Drive: E:\ Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe Windows Directory: \Windows Entry #2 Name: Windows XP BCD ID: {2c3daec5-ab75-11dd-9a62-000ea61b5a2f} Drive: C:\ Bootloader Path: \NST\NeoGrub.mbr menu.1st (LST file in C:\NST\menu.1st along with NeoGrub MBR file) # NeoSmart NeoGrub Bootloader Configuration File # # This is the NeoGrub menu.lst file, and should be located at C:\\menu.lst # Please see the EasyBCD Documentation for information on how to create/modify entries # http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD default 0 timeout 10 title Boot XP - Hide Vista hide (hd1,1) # SET THIS TO THE VISTA DRIVE # Optionally repeat the above entry for all the Vista drives chainloader (hd0,0)/ntldr # SET THIS TO THE BOOT PARTITION Detailed settings in EasyBCD (debug mode) Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795} device partition=C: description Windows Boot Manager locale en-US inherit {7ea2e1ac-2e61-4728-aaa3-896d9d0a9f0e} default {e8709fb6-fa5f-11db-be4d-e219ece5282e} displayorder {e8709fb6-fa5f-11db-be4d-e219ece5282e} {2c3daec5-ab75-11dd-9a62-000ea61b5a2f} toolsdisplayorder {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf78-c548a880142d} timeout 10 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {e8709fb6-fa5f-11db-be4d-e219ece5282e} device partition=E: path \Windows\system32\winload.exe description Windows Vista locale en-US inherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7} osdevice partition=E: systemroot \Windows resumeobject {e8709fb7-fa5f-11db-be4d-e219ece5282e} nx OptOut Real-mode Boot Sector --------------------- identifier {2c3daec5-ab75-11dd-9a62-000ea61b5a2f} device partition=C: path \NST\NeoGrub.mbr description Windows XP Copied and pasted menu.1st code over the existing menu.1st file. Adjusted drives and partitions as in bootloader. On reboot > “Boot XP – Hide Vista” everything proceeds as expected and XP installs normally.
On rebooting to Vista (Business SP1) all restore points have vanished.

Boot Loader
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=”Microsoft Windows XP Professional” /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

Settings in EasyBCD
There are a total of 2 entries listed in the Vista Bootloader.
Bootloader Timeout: 10 seconds.
Default OS: Windows Vista

Entry #1
Name: Windows Vista
BCD ID: {default}
Drive: E:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Windows Directory: \Windows

Entry #2
Name: Windows XP
BCD ID: {2c3daec5-ab75-11dd-9a62-000ea61b5a2f}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \NST\NeoGrub.mbr

menu.1st (LST file in C:\NST\menu.1st
along with NeoGrub MBR file)

# NeoSmart NeoGrub Bootloader Configuration File
#
# This is the NeoGrub menu.lst file, and should be located at C:\\menu.lst
# Please see the EasyBCD Documentation for information on how to create/modify entries
# http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD

default 0
timeout 10
title Boot XP – Hide Vista
hide (hd1,1) # SET THIS TO THE VISTA DRIVE
# Optionally repeat the above entry for all the Vista drives
chainloader (hd0,0)/ntldr # SET THIS TO THE BOOT PARTITION

Detailed settings in EasyBCD (debug mode)
Windows Boot Manager
——————–
identifier {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}
device partition=C:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {7ea2e1ac-2e61-4728-aaa3-896d9d0a9f0e}
default {e8709fb6-fa5f-11db-be4d-e219ece5282e}
displayorder {e8709fb6-fa5f-11db-be4d-e219ece5282e}
{2c3daec5-ab75-11dd-9a62-000ea61b5a2f}
toolsdisplayorder {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf78-c548a880142d}
timeout 10

Windows Boot Loader
——————-
identifier {e8709fb6-fa5f-11db-be4d-e219ece5282e}
device partition=E:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows Vista
locale en-US
inherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7}
osdevice partition=E:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {e8709fb7-fa5f-11db-be4d-e219ece5282e}
nx OptOut

Real-mode Boot Sector
———————
identifier {2c3daec5-ab75-11dd-9a62-000ea61b5a2f}
device partition=C:
path \NST\NeoGrub.mbr
description Windows XP

]]> By: How to keep Vista retore points when dual booting Vista and XP - Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-50311 How to keep Vista retore points when dual booting Vista and XP - Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:53:18 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-50311 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] + Vista: http://apcmag.com/5023/dual_booting_xp_with_vista Instructions for hiding Vista from Xp: http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-v...ition-from-xp/ Instructions for labeling drive and partitions: [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] + Vista: http://apcmag.com/5023/dual_booting_xp_with_vista Instructions for hiding Vista from Xp: http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-v…ition-from-xp/ Instructions for labeling drive and partitions: [...]

]]> By: Dual Boot http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-48699 Dual Boot Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:20:43 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-48699 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Vista so you have to hide the Vista partition from XP, here is another tutorial on how to do it: http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/ Good luck and I hope this helps. _____________________________-EVGA nForce 680i A1 MB -Intel [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Vista so you have to hide the Vista partition from XP, here is another tutorial on how to do it: http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/ Good luck and I hope this helps. _____________________________-EVGA nForce 680i A1 MB -Intel [...]

]]> By: Issue when trying to hide XP from Vista on a dual boot machine http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-47663 Issue when trying to hide XP from Vista on a dual boot machine Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:10:30 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-47663 [...] from XP by using the instructions that I mentioned before, the link to the instructions is: How-To: Hide Vista Partition from XP with NeoGrub! at The NeoSmart Files Does anyone have an alternate method or suggestion? Thanks for your [...] [...] from XP by using the instructions that I mentioned before, the link to the instructions is: How-To: Hide Vista Partition from XP with NeoGrub! at The NeoSmart Files Does anyone have an alternate method or suggestion? Thanks for your [...]

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]]> By: Restore points « How-To Geek Forums http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-33837 Restore points « How-To Geek Forums Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:16:11 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-33837 [...] Now, I understand why, and even read this primer: http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/ [...] [...] Now, I understand why, and even read this primer: http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/ [...]

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]]> By: Hide Vista partition(s) from Windows XP - Fix for System Restore Point Corruption! - Vista Ready Games http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-23152 Hide Vista partition(s) from Windows XP - Fix for System Restore Point Corruption! - Vista Ready Games Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:29:10 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-23152 [...] > system restore bug entirely. > > These are the detailed step-by-step instructions: > http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-v...ition-from-xp/ > > EasyBCD can be downloaded for free from http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 > NeoGrub [...] [...] > system restore bug entirely. > > These are the detailed step-by-step instructions: > http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-v…ition-from-xp/ > > EasyBCD can be downloaded for free from http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 > NeoGrub [...]

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]]> By: Hide Vista partition(s) from Windows XP - Fix for System Restore Point Corruption! - Vista x64 Forums http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-20516 Hide Vista partition(s) from Windows XP - Fix for System Restore Point Corruption! - Vista x64 Forums Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:13:40 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-20516 [...] circumventing the system restore bug entirely. These are the detailed step-by-step instructions: http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-v...ition-from-xp/ EasyBCD can be downloaded for free from http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 NeoGrub Documentation [...] [...] circumventing the system restore bug entirely. These are the detailed step-by-step instructions: http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-v…ition-from-xp/ EasyBCD can be downloaded for free from http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 NeoGrub Documentation [...]

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]]> By: Hide Vista partition(s) from Windows XP - Fix for System Restore Point Corruption! - Setup and Install http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-20031 Hide Vista partition(s) from Windows XP - Fix for System Restore Point Corruption! - Setup and Install Sat, 09 Jun 2007 22:00:32 +0000 http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/#comment-20031 [...] circumventing the system restore bug entirely. These are the detailed step-by-step instructions: http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-v...ition-from-xp/ EasyBCD can be downloaded for free from http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 NeoGrub Documentation [...] [...] circumventing the system restore bug entirely. These are the detailed step-by-step instructions: http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-v…ition-from-xp/ EasyBCD can be downloaded for free from http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 NeoGrub Documentation [...]

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