EasyBCD won't run
- Thread starter oggie
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You shouldn't need to use the Vista repair disk at all, oggie.
If EasyBCD is now working (and it should be), just launch EasyBCD on XP on the machine you want a dual-boot on.
Go to Bootloader Setup -> Write MBR
Add New Entry -> Windows XP -> Add
Then reboot to use.
If EasyBCD is now working (and it should be), just launch EasyBCD on XP on the machine you want a dual-boot on.
Go to Bootloader Setup -> Write MBR
Add New Entry -> Windows XP -> Add
Then reboot to use.
oggie
Active Member
Afraid not...now I Can run EasyBCD and it is set up for XP and Vista but it just boots XP...boot menu never appears....want a screenshot of EasyBCD ?
Addendum:
Before I re-installed XP, it had XP on drive C: and Vista on D: and on boot I was asked which to boot, XP being default. When I installed XP it was a straightforwards install on C:....now it simply boots XP - no options.
Addendum:
Before I re-installed XP, it had XP on drive C: and Vista on D: and on boot I was asked which to boot, XP being default. When I installed XP it was a straightforwards install on C:....now it simply boots XP - no options.
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OK, sounds like you formatted C: during the setup of XP.
You'll need to boot from the Vista Recovery CD to fix things.
The pen drive you made earlier will work, but you'll need to do something first:
cmd:
Where bootsect is the letter of the pen drive.
You'll need to boot from the Vista Recovery CD to fix things.
The pen drive you made earlier will work, but you'll need to do something first:
cmd:
Code:
cd "c:\program files\NeoSmart Technologies\easybcd\bin"
bootsect.exe /nt60 x: /force
bootsect.exe /nt60 x: /mbr /forceWhere bootsect is the letter of the pen drive.
Did you extract all the files that were in the ISO to the root of the pen drive? and is it a FAT32 or NTFS partition? Did the two bootsect.exe commands execute OK?
If it's not any more difficult to use a CD and you have some spare CDRs lying around, that's the most reliable way: Burning ISO Images with ImgBurn - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki - but you shouldn't need to, the pen drive trick should work!
If it's not any more difficult to use a CD and you have some spare CDRs lying around, that's the most reliable way: Burning ISO Images with ImgBurn - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki - but you shouldn't need to, the pen drive trick should work!
