Installing XP after VISTA in DUAL BOOT

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shantanu

shantanu

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Hello To all ,

i was just thinking that many users are trying to install XP after they installed Vista,but both OS dont detect each other in dual boot,

so here is a Tutorial to do so,

Conditions: you have installed Vista and now you want Xp in the second boot, and when you do so , your Vista isnt detected anymore, so now you either format your Drives and install again, or you repair Vista and thats ok,

But you can run both in Dual boot without formatting,

As vista is installed, you install Windows Xp in X:> (X is the drive of your Choice) (may be D: , E: etc)

now your comp. restarts in XP without showing Vista, dont worry just restart your COmp. and boot from VIsta CD/DVD whatever you have, repair your installation and now your VISTA boots up, without Showing Xp, but nothing to worry,

Just Place your Vista DVD/CD int he drive in VISTA and now go to start menu, all programs , accessories , right click on command prompt

and click on run as administrator

now type these commands :

Use Bootsect.exe to restore the Windows Vista MBR and the boot code that transfers control to the Windows Boot Manager program. To do this, type the following command at a command prompt:
Drive:\boot\ Bootsect.exe –NT60 All

In this command, Drive is the drive where the Windows Vista installation media is located.
Use Bcdedit.exe to manually create an entry in the BCD Boot.ini file for the earlier version of the Windows operating system. To do this, type the following commands at a command prompt.

Note In these commands, Drive is the drive where Windows Vista is installed.

Drive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit –create {ntldr} –d “Description for earlier Windows version”

Note In this command, Description for earlier Windows version can be any text that you want. For example, Description for earlier Windows version can be "Windows XP” or “Windows Server 2003." Drive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit –set {ntldr} device partition=x:

Note In this command, x: is the drive letter for the active partition.
Drive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit –set {ntldr} path \ntldrDrive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit –displayorder {ntldr} –addlast

Restart the computer.


and you are done...

source : Technet forums
 
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shantanu

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@MAV3 i cant understand why you asked that, your link is not in digit forum itself, cant understand your question, do you want to say that i should not have posted here .... coz on that site the method exists, .... i think that site is not a part of thinkdigit forum :D,
 
iMav

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shantanu_webmaster said:
@MAV3 i cant understand why you asked that, your link is not in digit forum itself, cant understand your question, do you want to say that i should not have posted here .... coz on that site the method exists, .... i think that site is not a part of thinkdigit forum
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i was asking coz i have been wanting to install vista but havent had the time ... i searched for the ways and i came the link i posted some days back .... and then u posted ur tut so i wanted to ask which is less complicated and or which is more stable .... thats alll ... y r u worried that i wanted to sabotage u or ur method :confused:
 
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shantanu

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sorry !! buddy if you got hurt by that, but have seen many members do so, thats why !!! but you can try this method, it works for me, :D
 
almighty

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shantanu said:
Hello To all ,

i was just thinking that many users are trying to install XP after they installed Vista,but both OS dont detect each other in dual boot,

so here is a Tutorial to do so,

Conditions: you have installed Vista and now you want Xp in the second boot, and when you do so , your Vista isnt detected anymore, so now you either format your Drives and install again, or you repair Vista and thats ok,

But you can run both in Dual boot without formatting,

As vista is installed, you install Windows Xp in X:> (X is the drive of your Choice) (may be D: , E: etc)

now your comp. restarts in XP without showing Vista, dont worry just restart your COmp. and boot from VIsta CD/DVD whatever you have, repair your installation and now your VISTA boots up, without Showing Xp, but nothing to worry,

Just Place your Vista DVD/CD int he drive in VISTA and now go to start menu, all programs , accessories , right click on command prompt

and click on run as administrator

now type these commands :

Use Bootsect.exe to restore the Windows Vista MBR and the boot code that transfers control to the Windows Boot Manager program. To do this, type the following command at a command prompt:
Drive:\boot\ Bootsect.exe –NT60 All

In this command, Drive is the drive where the Windows Vista installation media is located.
Use Bcdedit.exe to manually create an entry in the BCD Boot.ini file for the earlier version of the Windows operating system. To do this, type the following commands at a command prompt.

Note In these commands, Drive is the drive where Windows Vista is installed.

Drive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit –create {ntldr} –d “Description for earlier Windows version”

Note In this command, Description for earlier Windows version can be any text that you want. For example, Description for earlier Windows version can be "Windows XP” or “Windows Server 2003." Drive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit –set {ntldr} device partition=x:

Note In this command, x: is the drive letter for the active partition.
Drive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit –set {ntldr} path \ntldrDrive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit –displayorder {ntldr} –addlast

Restart the computer.


and you are done...

source : Technet forums
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hi
can u plz tell what is X here
what is active partion
i am having xp on c and vista on d
what to do next?
 
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shantanu

shantanu

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@almighty

x is the drive in which your windows XP is installed, so you will put x=c: ;
 
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soham

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Hey Shantanu, do you really have a rig as mention in your signature. Must be one helluva monster.
 
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chillnow

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I got windows vista pre installed in my hp v6000 laptop, i dont have the dvd.. is there anyway i can have both winxp and vista?
 
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shantanu

shantanu

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yeah narang is right.. and for your system HP must have provided a recovery DVD.. you can use that.. :)
 
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beanstalk_230

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have a look at this

they helped me out to dual boot successfully (Vista hom pre. n XP)on my HP Pav. Dv 9339us laptop

*www.pronetworks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88231
 
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