"gecko" <alpha@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:nk3i84t9vu9qpc95m6qcq0pqbao436qb13@xxxxxx
Quote:
>I am having trouble creating a dual boot with Vista Ultimate as
> primary boot and XP as secondary.
> That is, I have Vista Ultimate on c drive and XP PRO SP2 on D drive.
>
> I used VistaBoot Pro V3.2 (probably a demo) in Vista to create the
> following:
>
> There is currently 2 OS(s) installed on your system.
> The current boot timeout is: 30
>
> Default OS: VISTA
>
> Entry 1
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Name: VISTA
> BCD ID: {current}
> Boot Drive: C:
> Windows Drive: C:
> System Bootloader: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
> Windows Directory: \Windows
>
> Entry 2
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Name: XP
> BCD ID: {ntldr}
> Boot Drive: D:
> System Bootloader: \ntldr
>
> When I boot up, I get a menu asking me to choose between 'VISTA' and
> 'XP', which I deem to be correct.
> The default is Vista. If I choose the Vista option, or choose it by
> default, Vista comes up fine, with the XP drive as d drive.
> If I choose the XP option, I get an error saying:
>
> Invalid boot.ini file
> Booting from c:\windows
>
> AND IT JUST HANGS AT THAT POINT WITH A BLACK SCREEN!
>
>
> On d drive (in XP), I have the boot.ini (which I believe was created
> when XP was installed in the first place):
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP"
> /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
>
> I am getting frustrated, trying to get this dual boot to work. I hope
> I have explained things carefully and correctly.
>
> Can anyone advise? I am hoping some minor correction of an oversight
> will make things go. Yes, I have read many of the blogs on this
> subject, both via Google and these news groups. I am ready to quit.
>
> Thanks
>
> -GECKO
Copies of the following XP files should also be in the root of your Vista
boot drive (C
: boot.ini, ntldr, ndetect.com. I assume C: and D: are two
partitions on the same hard drive. If they are separate HDs, rdisk should
be (1) and partition should be (0) in both lines of boot.ini.