i have xp and vista but only vista works
- Thread starter basman24
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Hello basman24, welcome to NST
Grab build 61 of EasyBCD 2.0 Beta. Go to add/remove entries and add a new XP entry under the Windows tab. When it asks to autoconfigure boot.ini click yes.
Grab build 61 of EasyBCD 2.0 Beta. Go to add/remove entries and add a new XP entry under the Windows tab. When it asks to autoconfigure boot.ini click yes.
ok kairozamorro i will try it and thanks
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it didn't work
i downloaded the NTDETECT + ntldr files from Neosmart and pasted them in D: (which is where XP is Installed)
when i try to enter XP i get a msg (NTDETECT failed)
and then i copied the same files from my XP Installation CD and when i click on XP the computer just restarts
and i tried without these files, it asked me to repair windows but in order to repair i need to enter administrator password, which i do not know what it is because i didnt create admin username or password!!!!!!!?
Addendum:
it didn't work
i downloaded the NTDETECT + ntldr files from Neosmart and pasted them in D: (which is where XP is Installed)
when i try to enter XP i get a msg (NTDETECT failed)
and then i copied the same files from my XP Installation CD and when i click on XP the computer just restarts
and i tried without these files, it asked me to repair windows but in order to repair i need to enter administrator password, which i do not know what it is because i didnt create admin username or password!!!!!!!?
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Please read the instructions more carefully. Have a read of the sticky thread.(points 3-5)
Those files are XP files.
They already exist on XP.
You must copy them from XP into the root of your "system" partition. This is probably Vista, but you must check for yourself (point 3)
Those files are XP files.
They already exist on XP.
You must copy them from XP into the root of your "system" partition. This is probably Vista, but you must check for yourself (point 3)
ok thanks i'll try
i read the instructions carefully and saw the screenshots:
in this screen: The NeoSmart Forums
XP drive is active & system
but in my pc , vista drive is Active,System & Boot
while xp drive is only active
and they are not on the same Harddisk but both are on primary Partitions
is this wrong?
how do i change them?
i read the instructions carefully and saw the screenshots:
in this screen: The NeoSmart Forums
XP drive is active & system
but in my pc , vista drive is Active,System & Boot
while xp drive is only active
and they are not on the same Harddisk but both are on primary Partitions
is this wrong?
how do i change them?
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Coolname007
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The one that is the physical boot drive in the BIOS is the one that contains the "active" partition which is actually being used by the primary bootloader. In your case, I suspect your Vista drive is the primary boot device in the BIOS, so the boot files of both systems will need to be placed into the root of the "active" partition (i.e. Vista's partition) of that hard drive.