thund3rsh0ck
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Hello, i followed this guide PC Hardware: How to... Add XP to a Vista machine - ComputerAndVideoGames.com exactly step by step and after, everything went well, except for the fact that when i try to boot from XP, it just restarts my computer automatically. I can boot into vista though.
I also tried to use Installing XP After Vista - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki after reformatting the XP partition. I reinstalled XP, and followed it until the step where you install EasyBCD in win XP when you try to get vista back, because i had EasyBCD installed in vista and already had the boot menu, same thing, my computer still restarts when i select XP in the boot menu.
Some facts that may help you help me..

I also tried to use Installing XP After Vista - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki after reformatting the XP partition. I reinstalled XP, and followed it until the step where you install EasyBCD in win XP when you try to get vista back, because i had EasyBCD installed in vista and already had the boot menu, same thing, my computer still restarts when i select XP in the boot menu.
Some facts that may help you help me..
- I can boot into XP with a bootable win XP cd in the cd drive.
- My XP partition is located on Drive 0, partition 2.
- here is my boot.ini file:
Code:[boot loader timeout = 30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
- I am using EasyBCD 1.7.2
- My windows XP does not have .net Framework Version 2.0 yet, does that matter?
- Have you tried to boot from the second drive and boot XP normally that way? yes, does not work, boot files are located on C:/ (drive where vista is located), if i boot from H:/ (where xp is located), there are no boot files
- Was XP installed after Vista or before? XP waws installed after Vista
- Did you verify that ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini were at the root of the partition for which you referenced when you added the XP entry? Yes, they are in drive C:/ which i am trying to boot from
- Did you check boot.ini to make sure the default/OS entry for XP is pointing to the correct disk and partition? Yes, its pointing to Partition 2 of drive 0, which should be correct.
- I checked and i saw no boot.ini file on the XP partition, but they are there on the Vista partition, which is the drive I'm booting from. The boot.ini file from above is from the Vista partition, drive C://
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