[Download] Vista Hide 'n Seek BETA - Page 34

saphire 199 · #**496** June 11th, 2009, 02:08 AM

Yup, that worked. Thank you very much.

Saphire199

kairozamorro · #**497** June 11th, 2009, 02:16 AM

Great. You should be able to change the timeout in EasyBCD now as well if you want to increase it.

saphire 199 · #**498** June 11th, 2009, 12:00 PM

Yeah, I just followed Terry's advice. Using Vista HnS, removed XP entry from EasyBCD, set timeout to 0 and I'm good to go. Thanks again.

Saphire199

Cyzal · #**499** October 24th, 2009, 07:25 PM

Love the app its great work but a couple of questions if i may. I have just installed windows 7 on what was formerly an xp/vista dual boot system, beforehand i uninstalled vista hns cleaned up a little with bcd 1.7.2 and clean installed windows 7 pro 64 bit on vistas former partition. All my boot files appear to be on C: (XP) as usual.

So what id like to know is can i use this app to hide windows 7 from xp?
Can i do so without having vista on my machine?

Terry60 · #**500** October 24th, 2009, 09:02 PM

Hi Cy, welcome to NST.
Yes, W7 is just Vista II, to all intents and purposes.
Same bootmanager and loader, same problem with XP and system restore.
Just use HnS and mark W7 partition(s) as Vista.

Cyzal · #**501** October 30th, 2009, 11:46 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome.
HNS worked perfectly with W7 and the new BCD worked great. Time to chip in

la-dee-da-dee · #**502** November 1st, 2009, 12:42 AM

I recently installed BCD and HnS on an HP Laptop so that I could have a dual operating system; Windows Vista & Windows XP.

Everything was working fine until the root C:// drive (vista) security settings began blocking me from making any changes to the root directory, all the icons in windows xp locked, and the internet connection in XP stopped working. After trying to fix these problems manually for awhile I decieded to uninstall HnS. But the drives were still hidden, how do I unhide the drives while operating in XP after running HnS. Have you heard of the desktop icons and internet connection on the xp opperating system locking yet?

Terry60 · #**503** November 1st, 2009, 01:26 AM

Hi La, welcome to NST.
Don't quite understand your problem.
What is C: ? Vista or XP.
You seem to be saying that Vista is C: and you can't alter it from XP ?
That's what HnS is for.
It stops XP touching Vista.
You must make Vista changes from Vista.
If you've removed HnS while in XP, of course Vista is hidden.
The unhide happens when you boot Vista.
You should have booted Vista then removed HnS whilst everything was unhidden.
If you can't get back into Vista now, you'll need a 3rd party partition manager to flip the "hidden" bit on the Vista partition (you can pick Gparted up free online if you don't own one)

la-dee-da-dee · #**504** November 2nd, 2009, 11:02 PM

After installing HnS on my my drive with Vista I began having problems with the XP drive and opperating system. For instance the internet connections stopped working and all of the files on the XP drive are now locked. I can not drag and drop them into new locations, and the copy and paste commands are no longer working. Now I am thinking I should reinstall windows XP.... any suggestions on the best way to do this. Should I uninstall HnS before reinstalling xp?

Coolname007 · #**505** November 2nd, 2009, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by la-dee-da-dee

After installing HnS on my my drive with Vista I began having problems with the XP drive and opperating system. For instance the internet connections stopped working and all of the files on the XP drive are now locked. I can not drag and drop them into new locations, and the copy and paste commands are no longer working. Now I am thinking I should reinstall windows XP.... any suggestions on the best way to do this. Should I uninstall HnS before reinstalling xp?

Sounds like you got some kind of virus...
If you want to reinstall, probably best to uninstall HnS first, yeah. And then, install XP, reboot, and boot from the Vista DVD, access Startup Repair (from the options offered after selecting "Repair My Computer"), and run it 2-3 times to get your Vista boot working again. Then just install HnS again, and hide Vista from XP.

Cheers.

Jake

la-dee-da-dee · #**506** November 2nd, 2009, 11:52 PM

Ok when uninstall HnS, the drives are still hidden.... having trouble downloading Gparted as well. Are there any othe programs out there?

Addendum:

Once HnS has been uninstalled I receive an access denied error when trying to edit any of the files in the root directory of my vista drive. I get an access denied alert box. When try to boot into the XP drive it says I am missing a boot.ini file? Any suggestions?

Coolname007 · #**507** November 3rd, 2009, 12:02 AM

Which OS did you uninstall HnS from?
I assumed you would have done it from Vista, since your XP was messing up.
Uninstalling it from XP means Vista is still hidden...

Why are you trying to edit files in your Vista partition?

la-dee-da-dee · #**508** November 3rd, 2009, 07:34 PM

I uninstalled HnS from Vista and I was trying to edit files on my vista partition because I enjoy tinkering. (LoL) Is HnS designed to lock down the the files in Vista root directory?

Thanks for trying to help.... I am now in the process of re-formatting and reinstalling both vista and xp on my computer and debating if I want to install HnS again.......
Pros: Creating seperate restore points for each operating system (Never made use of this)
Cons: Can't access the vista drive for information when working in XP. (Really Annoying)

When I did have HnS installed I never restored anything so maybe Im better off just creating a backup image of the dual partitioned drives at different points in time... anyone know the best way to do that?

I would have enjoyed finding this forum without google, Thanks
La-Dee

Terry60 · #**509** November 3rd, 2009, 08:10 PM

HnS only has one function. It protects Vista/W7 restore points.
If you don't use system restore, you don't need it.
(Having said that - Parkinson's law dictates that the moment you lose your restore points will be the exact time where you wish you still had them to avoid the otherwise inevitable reinstall)
You don't use system restore as such.
It's like your house or car insurance.
You pay for it in the supreme hope that you will never use it.
Removing HnS is like letting your insurance policy lapse, probably not a problem, possibly a disaster.
It's a matter of personal philosophy.

la-dee-da-dee · #**510** November 3rd, 2009, 10:58 PM

Speaking in analogy, If I can take enough pictures of the house, keep my valuables somewhere else, and have the time and resources to rebuild I'm thinking that makes more sense?

Any ideas on programs that take an image of the hard drive to be restored at a later date? I realize this is off this thread's subject but now that there are 34 pages of information regarding one way to do things, I'm just exploring alternatives.