In article <k667bwx8zist.dlg@xxxxxx>, Kris <a@xxxxxx> says...
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> On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:03:01 +0100, Jawade wrote:
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> > In article <1n2rejoyx13u$.dlg@xxxxxx>, Kris <a@xxxxxx> says... Quote:
> >> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:21:24 +0100, Jawade wrote:
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> >> Thanks for your help, but it's not the boot indicator that is causing me
> >> problems. The Vista BCD points to the XP partition for Windows boot
> >> manager and windows memory testor, and I know of no way to change those
> >> silly settings inside the BCD. I have 2 BCD editors and they only allow me
> >> to change the location of the boot loader. So no matter what I do, when I
> >> take the XP partition away, Vista can't boot.
> >
> > The reason is really that the bootindicator points to your old XP
> > partition. Believe it or not, if you change the bootindicator,
> > your ptoblem is over. The bootindicator sends 'him' to the
> > partition where he starts from. >
> Even when the partition is not there - erased? removed from the partition
> table? I think it, yes. Or the bootindicator wiil even removed.
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> In any case, I've played with it enough. I'm part way in to a full
> re-install. Thanks for your time.
Changing the bootindicator can help you, but do what you like.
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