Hallo,
I read several threads but unfortunately could not find a solution. So I ask here.
I have a disk with 3 partitions, 1 with windows xp installed (first install), 1 with windows 8 installed and 1 for data. I installed easybcd2.2 and got a dual boot screen at startup. So I could start xp or win8, but when starting xp, it sometimes restarted during boot. Therefore I uninstalled easybcd to see what happened. After uninstallation, I could not start neither win xp nor win 8. So I tried to start win xp with the windows xp CD, but that failed because after reading the CD, the automatic reboot of the system stopped at appearance of the windows logo.
When trying to boot to win 8, I got the message: "Boot configuration data is missing". This time, I could repair the installation with the windows 8 DVD and boot into windows 8. I then reinstalled easybcd2.2, but got a boot screen only with win 8. So I added win xp manually in easybcd . Win xp showed up in easybcd. But when starting the PC, it automatically boots to win 8, without prior showing of a boot screen. No chance to boot into win xp.
I suppose, that something like a boot record is damaged. Could that be? What can I do?
Thank you for your help.
Best wishes
putput
I read several threads but unfortunately could not find a solution. So I ask here.
I have a disk with 3 partitions, 1 with windows xp installed (first install), 1 with windows 8 installed and 1 for data. I installed easybcd2.2 and got a dual boot screen at startup. So I could start xp or win8, but when starting xp, it sometimes restarted during boot. Therefore I uninstalled easybcd to see what happened. After uninstallation, I could not start neither win xp nor win 8. So I tried to start win xp with the windows xp CD, but that failed because after reading the CD, the automatic reboot of the system stopped at appearance of the windows logo.
When trying to boot to win 8, I got the message: "Boot configuration data is missing". This time, I could repair the installation with the windows 8 DVD and boot into windows 8. I then reinstalled easybcd2.2, but got a boot screen only with win 8. So I added win xp manually in easybcd . Win xp showed up in easybcd. But when starting the PC, it automatically boots to win 8, without prior showing of a boot screen. No chance to boot into win xp.
I suppose, that something like a boot record is damaged. Could that be? What can I do?
Thank you for your help.
Best wishes
putput