I have an HP 110-a04 desktop computer with Windows 8.1 and two USB hard drives taken from former computers.
First USB drive: SATA 1 terrabyte with three partitions: F: contains a corupt version of XP that I am going to get repaired later. G. and H. contain data.
Second USB drive: SATA 320 (+/-) gigabyte with two partitions: I: contains windows Vista Business.
J: is 6.1 GB former recovery partion now containing data.
I currently have it configured with EasyBCD for a dual boot, the default is Windows 8.1 and I: Vista as the sectond option. Vista will not load, I get the standard Windows failed to start etc. File: \Windows System32\winload.exe. etc. Status:0x000359 etc.
I don't think Windows 8.1 has Fast Start. I cannot find any reference to it in Power Options. Cold boot and Restart both take over 1 minute to boot . Windows Vista worked fine in the old computer and seems to be still in order. Winload.exe appears to be in order on partion I: Can't figure out the problem!
Also If I attempt to reload or repair XP on a separate computer will it load the present F: as C: without touching the data in present G: and H:? I can't afford to lose this.
First USB drive: SATA 1 terrabyte with three partitions: F: contains a corupt version of XP that I am going to get repaired later. G. and H. contain data.
Second USB drive: SATA 320 (+/-) gigabyte with two partitions: I: contains windows Vista Business.
J: is 6.1 GB former recovery partion now containing data.
I currently have it configured with EasyBCD for a dual boot, the default is Windows 8.1 and I: Vista as the sectond option. Vista will not load, I get the standard Windows failed to start etc. File: \Windows System32\winload.exe. etc. Status:0x000359 etc.
I don't think Windows 8.1 has Fast Start. I cannot find any reference to it in Power Options. Cold boot and Restart both take over 1 minute to boot . Windows Vista worked fine in the old computer and seems to be still in order. Winload.exe appears to be in order on partion I: Can't figure out the problem!
Also If I attempt to reload or repair XP on a separate computer will it load the present F: as C: without touching the data in present G: and H:? I can't afford to lose this.