Tri-Boot:XP-Vista-Win7 - How to use HnS

[PC eye]

I haven't had a chance to work with it on 7 quite yet since 7 is on the same drive as XP on a second primary here. Vista still remains on the first sata. But EasyBCD is automatically downloaded when first going to use the HnS tool. Once EasyBCD is on you need to see the Neosmart boot loader installed or you will run into the errors posted on the HnS thread for reference there.

The NeoGrub form of G4Dos installs into the mbr on the drive where the 7 boot files are placed by the installer. HnS would then bring up the list of drives/partitions it detects where you see one click to mark the Vista partition as Vista. One click only since two clicks on the button then changes that to XP. A third changes it back to the default blank.

With the 7 entry made default in the NeoGrub options you set that to 0 seconds display time until later the beta expires in August if you keep it on that long. The entries for Vista and XP are still made with EasyBCD for the second screen to come up and stay on long enough to select which version will be booted into there. You can actually skip EasyBCD however by leaving NeoGrub set to display longer and manually entering the entries there to while still seeing Vista hidden from XP.

You would have to mark 7 as Vista to see if that will hide 7 from XP at all. When I test it here I'll first have to unplug the VIsta drive in order to install the NeoGrub on the second drive seeing XP and 7 for a run. If it hides 7 from XP you'll be all set to hide either or both from XP. CG would have to answer if he has already tested HnS on 7 until I get back on that here.

Not good with XP on first primary seeing 7 custom installed to the second. XP is the one hidden from 7 instead. That would also see XP already hidden on the drive there since it is on the first as well. Vista will be seen simply from being on the second primary being assigned a drive letter while XP is considered 7's "boot".

[Terry60]

Yes Mak. I'm using it.
Just tell HnS that W7 is Vista, and it hides it from XP along with the Vista drives.
mentioned how back in post #24. (It needs a 2 stage boot, just like a multi-Vista PC would)