Tried booting off the DVD to for startup repair. This tool doesnt even see windows XP, only Vista on D: but it says it cannot repair as its incompatible. This is crazy as it's the exact same disk I used to install Vista. XP still boots after I restart the compter.
Tried using EasyBCD's Power Console as you described. Didn't get any messages saying if it worked or not. Restarted PC but still no luck.
Tried using easyBCD to reinstall the Vista boot loader again. Still just boots into XP.
Coolname007, I installed XP first, then vista (dual booting worked at this point). But I had to reinstall XP and now cant get vista to boot up. I dont even get a menu to chose the OS so I'm guessing the vista boot loader doesnt get used at all.
Alright, I guessed as much.
When I installed Vista on D: did it put some files for booting on the C: ? C: got reformatted when I reinstalled XP so could this be the reason it's not working? Still don't understand why easyBCD can't reinstall the vista bootloader. It's going wrong somewhere. I could reinstall everything yet again, would it have been better to put Vista in partition 1?
Yes, Vista put its "bootmgr" and "/Boot/BCD" boot files on C, your XP partition, because it was the "active" partition, and that is why it is "system".
Addendum:
Just noticed from easyBCD debug mode... I dont have any "\bootmgr" on C: but I do have the NTLDR file on C:
You need to go into your Folder Options in the Control Panel, and the View tab there, you need to select the options called "Show hidden files and folders", and "Unhide protected system files".

Then you will be able to see your "bootmgr" file, along with the /Boot folder. Ok, so I now know what the problem is. Go into the Power Console again, and run the following command:
Code:
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu yes
This will unhide the boot menu if its hidden.
You can also change the default OS to be booted in the "Change Settings" section of EasyBCD from XP to Vista if you want. Now reboot, and you should see the boot menu.
Cheers,
Jake