Hi, I have searched your forums and google and could not find a reference for my issue.
I have 2 separate hard drives, all instructions refer to partitions so i have assumed the same goes for partitions on separate physical hard drives. I have Windows 8.1 on the first hard drive (C
which was installed fresh to a single partition on the hard drive, and updated. So i shut the pc down. I then put the second hard drive (D into the desktop and install windows xp from the disc, using boot order selector to select cd, and onto, again just one partition on the drive. After all updates I then installed EasyBCD onto the machine that now only boots xp, which is inline with the article I have been following:
Installing XP as a second OS
I reference: "If you’re installing Windows XP to a SATA drive, make sure you hit F6 to load the SATA drives."
I tried pressing F6 but it said it couldn't find anything so i continued with installation and had no problems, I assumed sata drivers were loaded as both drives are sata drives and i have windows xp running on one of those sata drives. So i go to BCD deployment, in the drop down it shows both partitions, so with C: (Windows 8.1) selected i click "Install the Windows Vista/7 bootloader to the MBR" and get this message:
"this option is only available on Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8" - yet this is my Windows 8.1 install drive and i can view the files on it within the file manager window. I even tried it on the Xp partition and got the same message as expected. So for some reason EasyBCD is not seeing my initial Windows 8.1.
So I am stopped in my tracks, please help. Even a method that involves a re-install on win8.1 would be ok as I have no personal data on that drive yet. or even all of it if there is a better method, it makes no difference to me which way round they are installed.
Thanks in advance
Fred
---------- Post added at 11:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:10 AM ----------
OK I couldn't work this out so I installed Win8.1 again, then installed EasyBCD to it and added the WinXp entry and hey presto!
I have 2 separate hard drives, all instructions refer to partitions so i have assumed the same goes for partitions on separate physical hard drives. I have Windows 8.1 on the first hard drive (C
which was installed fresh to a single partition on the hard drive, and updated. So i shut the pc down. I then put the second hard drive (D into the desktop and install windows xp from the disc, using boot order selector to select cd, and onto, again just one partition on the drive. After all updates I then installed EasyBCD onto the machine that now only boots xp, which is inline with the article I have been following:Installing XP as a second OS
I reference: "If you’re installing Windows XP to a SATA drive, make sure you hit F6 to load the SATA drives."
I tried pressing F6 but it said it couldn't find anything so i continued with installation and had no problems, I assumed sata drivers were loaded as both drives are sata drives and i have windows xp running on one of those sata drives. So i go to BCD deployment, in the drop down it shows both partitions, so with C: (Windows 8.1) selected i click "Install the Windows Vista/7 bootloader to the MBR" and get this message:
"this option is only available on Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8" - yet this is my Windows 8.1 install drive and i can view the files on it within the file manager window. I even tried it on the Xp partition and got the same message as expected. So for some reason EasyBCD is not seeing my initial Windows 8.1.
So I am stopped in my tracks, please help. Even a method that involves a re-install on win8.1 would be ok as I have no personal data on that drive yet. or even all of it if there is a better method, it makes no difference to me which way round they are installed.
Thanks in advance
Fred
---------- Post added at 11:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:10 AM ----------
OK I couldn't work this out so I installed Win8.1 again, then installed EasyBCD to it and added the WinXp entry and hey presto!
Hi, I have searched your forums and google and could not find a reference for my issue.
I have 2 separate hard drives, all instructions refer to partitions so i have assumed the same goes for partitions on separate physical hard drives. I have Windows 8.1 on the first hard drive (C
Installing XP as a second OS
I reference: "If you’re installing Windows XP to a SATA drive, make sure you hit F6 to load the SATA drives."
I tried pressing F6 but it said it couldn't find anything so i continued with installation and had no problems, I assumed sata drivers were loaded as both drives are sata drives and i have windows xp running on one of those sata drives. So i go to BCD deployment, in the drop down it shows both partitions, so with C: (Windows 8.1) selected i click "Install the Windows Vista/7 bootloader to the MBR" and get this message:
"this option is only available on Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8" - yet this is my Windows 8.1 install drive and i can view the files on it within the file manager window. I even tried it on the Xp partition and got the same message as expected. So for some reason EasyBCD is not seeing my initial Windows 8.1.
So I am stopped in my tracks, please help. Even a method that involves a re-install on win8.1 would be ok as I have no personal data on that drive yet. or even all of it if there is a better method, it makes no difference to me which way round they are installed.
Thanks in advance
Fred
