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I'm trying to do dual boot Vista / 2k3, with Vista is the default. Here's the configuration:
C: drive (ATA 133) - 2 partitions, 2k3 is on the first partition
D: drive (SATA II 300) - 4 partitions, Vista is on the first partition
I install 2k3 first, then install XP on D: drive, partition 1. After that, from XP, I do a clean install of Vista.
My questions are:
- Have I made a mistake and overwritten the MBR of the C drive, partition 1 (2k3 boot record) ?
- Since the Vista bootloader is on C drive's MBR, what's the best way to make the 2k3 (which is also on C) boot?
- Is there an easy way to copy and test MBR from one drive to another? (i.e. copy the vista bootloader from C drive to D drive)
Thanks,
I'm trying to do dual boot Vista / 2k3, with Vista is the default. Here's the configuration:
C: drive (ATA 133) - 2 partitions, 2k3 is on the first partition
D: drive (SATA II 300) - 4 partitions, Vista is on the first partition
I install 2k3 first, then install XP on D: drive, partition 1. After that, from XP, I do a clean install of Vista.
Code:
Windows Boot Manager
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identifier {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}
device partition=C:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {7ea2e1ac-2e61-4728-aaa3-896d9d0a9f0e}
default {cc5d543c-23c6-11dc-8668-afdcb0ece1c5}
resumeobject {cc5d543d-23c6-11dc-8668-afdcb0ece1c5}
displayorder {cc5d543c-23c6-11dc-8668-afdcb0ece1c5}
{466f5a88-0af2-4f76-9038-095b170dc21c}
toolsdisplayorder {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf78-c548a880142d}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
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identifier {cc5d543c-23c6-11dc-8668-afdcb0ece1c5}
device partition=D:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
locale en-US
inherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7}
osdevice partition=D:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {cc5d543d-23c6-11dc-8668-afdcb0ece1c5}
nx OptIn
Windows Legacy OS Loader
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identifier {466f5a88-0af2-4f76-9038-095b170dc21c}
device partition=C:
path \ntldr
description Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
- Have I made a mistake and overwritten the MBR of the C drive, partition 1 (2k3 boot record) ?
- Since the Vista bootloader is on C drive's MBR, what's the best way to make the 2k3 (which is also on C) boot?
- Is there an easy way to copy and test MBR from one drive to another? (i.e. copy the vista bootloader from C drive to D drive)
Thanks,
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