Laptop: Lenovo Y550P. Single 500gb HDD.
I want to install (if possible) XP x64, Win7 x64, Ubuntu 10.10, and OSX 10.6.3 (the retail disc i currently have)
I've tried everything. cant get it to work. the main issue is OSX needing GPT, and windows needing MBR.
If i format using the Mac installation disc like this (using GUID partition table)
1. fat32 (winXP)
2. fat32 (win7)
3. fat32 (ubuntu)
4. os journled (mac osx)
I can install XP on partition 1, formatting is NTFS from the XP install menu. itll install. if i format the OS partition BEFORE the windows partitions, it wont even format NTFS, itll say it needs to be MBR.
ok, so i got XP formatted, when XP installer reboots to complete the installation, i get a black screen with an error:
Windows coul not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<wubdiws root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe.
Please reinstall a copy of the above file.
I've tried running a chkdsk, etc.. no go. i think its because when i formatted with the mac disc, it created a 200mb EFI partition before my other 4 partitions. If i install XP on its own, as a single boot like you would normally, it works, so i know my disc isnt bad. I just booted into gparted, and it has all my partitions listed as i did above (the 4 above) and the 200mb EFI partition has a "boot" flag on it.
I guess the first thing i need to know is what order i should format in, using what utility, and how i should go about doing that.
Computer guru, i've read alot of your posts on similar threads, but i figured i'd make my own thread. hopefully you can help me out lol
EDIT: i have a feeling its a bootloader issue that the EFI partition is messing up, but i dont have an OS to boot to, to open EasyBCD to edit the bootloader with.
I can install win7 and boot to that, but i've tried editing the bootloader and no matter what i try, i cannot get the XP install to complete.
EDIT2: Ok so this is where im currently at as of now:
XP partition formatted NTFS via XP install wizard
Win7 partition formatted and installed, and bootable.
ill download the latest version EasyBCD and install it in windows 7 and post what my current boot file looks like.
Addendum:
I want to install (if possible) XP x64, Win7 x64, Ubuntu 10.10, and OSX 10.6.3 (the retail disc i currently have)
I've tried everything. cant get it to work. the main issue is OSX needing GPT, and windows needing MBR.
If i format using the Mac installation disc like this (using GUID partition table)
1. fat32 (winXP)
2. fat32 (win7)
3. fat32 (ubuntu)
4. os journled (mac osx)
I can install XP on partition 1, formatting is NTFS from the XP install menu. itll install. if i format the OS partition BEFORE the windows partitions, it wont even format NTFS, itll say it needs to be MBR.
ok, so i got XP formatted, when XP installer reboots to complete the installation, i get a black screen with an error:
Windows coul not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<wubdiws root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe.
Please reinstall a copy of the above file.
I've tried running a chkdsk, etc.. no go. i think its because when i formatted with the mac disc, it created a 200mb EFI partition before my other 4 partitions. If i install XP on its own, as a single boot like you would normally, it works, so i know my disc isnt bad. I just booted into gparted, and it has all my partitions listed as i did above (the 4 above) and the 200mb EFI partition has a "boot" flag on it.
I guess the first thing i need to know is what order i should format in, using what utility, and how i should go about doing that.
Computer guru, i've read alot of your posts on similar threads, but i figured i'd make my own thread. hopefully you can help me out lol
EDIT: i have a feeling its a bootloader issue that the EFI partition is messing up, but i dont have an OS to boot to, to open EasyBCD to edit the bootloader with.
I can install win7 and boot to that, but i've tried editing the bootloader and no matter what i try, i cannot get the XP install to complete.
EDIT2: Ok so this is where im currently at as of now:
XP partition formatted NTFS via XP install wizard
Win7 partition formatted and installed, and bootable.
ill download the latest version EasyBCD and install it in windows 7 and post what my current boot file looks like.
Addendum:


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