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Old September 20th 09, 02:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
BoomDriver
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Default Windows XP Pro launch problem

I have a home built system with a 500 GB hard drive divided up into two
roughly equal partitions. I installed Windows XP Pro on the first partition
when I bought the hard drive over a year ago, and recently installed Windows
Vista Ultimate 64-bit on the second partition.

I can not get Windows XP Pro to boot now, no matter which option I select
(nomally, safe mode, etc.). Whenever I try, my computer restarts after a few
seconds. There are no error messages. However, Windows Vista boots normally.

When I look at my hard drive in Windows Explorer, it shows what Vista has
appropriated the "C:" letter for itself, though I installed it on the second
partition.

How can I get Windows XP Pro to boot without completely wiping my hard drive
and starting from scratch?
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Old September 20th 09, 02:52 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
JS
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Default Windows XP Pro launch problem



"BoomDriver" wrote in message
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I have a home built system with a 500 GB hard drive divided up into two
roughly equal partitions. I installed Windows XP Pro on the first
partition
when I bought the hard drive over a year ago, and recently installed
Windows
Vista Ultimate 64-bit on the second partition.

I can not get Windows XP Pro to boot now, no matter which option I select
(nomally, safe mode, etc.). Whenever I try, my computer restarts after a
few
seconds. There are no error messages. However, Windows Vista boots
normally.

When I look at my hard drive in Windows Explorer, it shows what Vista has
appropriated the "C:" letter for itself, though I installed it on the
second
partition.

How can I get Windows XP Pro to boot without completely wiping my hard
drive
and starting from scratch?


Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...dows-7-xp.html

EasyBCD:
http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1

The above should work for Vista and XP also.

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