Kaypee wrote:
> thanks - but neither any use
>
> Vista seems to have deleted 3 needed xp boot files. may have put them in
> windows.old but I deleted that at first boot so ...
>
> Oh well will try XP recovery and then Vista recovery and see.
>
> If that dont work then will just wipe all and start again.
>
> Disk 1 XP home
> Disk 2: XP Pro
> Disk 1: Vista
> hope it works this time
>
> Waste of a day :-(
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> VistaBootPro is the easiest way:
>> http://www.vistabootpro.org/
>>
>> Or you can use bcdedit from an elevated command prompt:
>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms791568.aspx
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Kaypee" <Kaypee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:21D74A4C-99E8-4CDF-926B-B2DDE80A23BF@microsoft.com...
>>> Had Dual boot XP Home and XP Pro. All fine
>>>
>>> Upgraded XP Home to Vista64 now now longer have dual boot. Only Vista
>>> available.
>>>
>>> How do I get Boot menu with XP Pro option back?
>>
visit the following site
http://www.vistabootpro.org/index-changelog.php
you may want to use their software
I set up a dual boot using XP 64 bit and Vista Ultimate 64 bit
a couple of months ago. It works fine.
Carl F