I WAS just about to start the upgrade from Beta2 to RC1 .
I have VBPro on there now- will I have to reinstall it?
Also ... do I have to install the
Vista upgrade to RC1 32 before doing Vista RC1 64 ?
( the 32 bit before 64 bit order - does it matter in this case ?)
Thanks
Bobb
"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
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> It has nothing to do with drive letters. Download VistaBoot Pro and
> use it to add your XP boot back in. It uses a graphical interface so
> it is not all that painful.
>
> "dandrewk" <dandrewk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1D05A148-6328-43C8-9216-3C4E405C2A67@microsoft.com...
>>I have been running an XP/Vista dual boot for sometime, and today I
>>installed
>> the latest RC1 release.
>>
>> Install went ok, but when I rebooted it went straight to Vista - no
>> bootup
>> choices for XP. I have two physical drives - Drive 0 has two
>> partitions for
>> XP and Vista. Drive 1 is just for data. Prior to the RC1 update when
>> booting
>> to Vista, it correctly assigned letter C for the main drive, D for
>> the
>> (logical) XP drive, and G for the data drive.
>>
>> Now, however, it insists on assigning the data drive as drive D, and
>> apparently the dual boot manager only scans drives C and D to try and
>> find
>> Window versions. Thus, it never looks at the XP partition and
>> therefore boots
>> directly to Vista.
>>
>> I have tried to change the drive letter in Vista under disk
>> management, but
>> it won't let me reassign drive D as it calls it a "system" disk. If I
>> physically disconnect the data drive, everything works and I can get
>> the dual
>> boot options as usual.
>>
>> I have booted with the data drive disconnected, and then connected
>> the drive
>> when I get to the boot choice screen. Vista then assigns that data
>> drive as
>> drive G. But if I reboot, it's back to direct boot to Vista.
>>
>> Other things I have tried
>>
>> 1. Reinstalling Vista with the data drive disconnected. It works, but
>> once
>> the drive gets reconnected, same old problems.
>>
>> 2. Removing the bootmgr files from the data drive - doesn't work, I
>> get an
>> error message saying that Bootmgr file is missing.
>>
>> 3. Using Vista "repair start" option from the install disc fails to
>> even see
>> XP.
>>
>> Any solutions to this? Vista has an application called bcdedit, but
>> it won't
>> run from the command line. How do I get Vista to stop looking at the
>> data
>> drive as a system drive, or otherwise get the boot manager to
>> recognize the
>> presence of XP?
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> Andre ,
>
> Should I take that Nutrislim ad banner personally ?
>
> To confirm, to NOT wipe out my previous install, I'll start RC1 from
> x64 Vista Beta2 and then it will reboot.
> Can I then leave ( and have it finish on its own) or do I need to
> answer any questions ?
> I read :
> " my clean install of Vista took around 42 minutes (others have
> reported 20 to 30 mins), while the upgrade took a lot more, nearly 5
> hours. " ( for XP)
>
> Can I expect it to be 5 hours to go from Beta 2 to RC1 ( in which case
> I cannot put off yard work!) or if not what's typical for just this
> upgrade from Beta 2 - any feedback from those that have done it ?
>
> Thanks for the help
> Bobb
>
>
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Here is a Visual Tutorial:
>> http://activewin.com/articles/2006/16.shtml
>> --
>> Andre
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
>
>
>
>> "Larry Hodges" <2larry2@2maximizesoftware2.com> wrote in message
>> news:JrmdnQmjgd2iMJzYnZ2dnUVZ_rOdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>> Just an update...
>>>
>>> I upgraded from Beta2 x64 to RC1 x64 without issue. The upgrade has
>>> to be started from within Beta2, not from the CD. And your Beta2
>>> key will be needed, so don't forget to print out that email before
>>> you start! Like I didn't. Who keeps a hard copy anymore?
>>>
>>> Still no Adaptec 39320 RAID drivers, however. Also no DAT support
>>> in Backup.
>>>
>>> -Larry