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**Gil80** · 10-30-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by pooch

Quote: Originally Posted by Gil80

Hi there.
I'm encountering a dual-boot issue and I hope I got into the right forum.

First I'll start to describe what I have done and then where I am standing at the moment.

I installed Vista 32 on my comp. and later on I have read the article in this link how to make a dual-boot with Vista and XP.

A week ago I have formatted my HD and installed Vista 64. Of course the boot sectors were wiped out but I still have my XP installed on the other HD. So I have installed Vista Boot Pro and I now have the option to dual-boot again, however I get the error message that the 'ntldr' is not found. This issue is addressed in the article.

I have copied the ntldr and the ntdetect.com to the root drive of my XP HD as it stated to do, however I still get the same error.

My question is: Do you think I should copy these files to the root drive of my Vista HD?
Since these files refer to a 32 bit operation system, I'm afraid they might screwup the Vista 64 boot and I'll have to reinstall.

Thanks in advance.

Gil

Hey Gil,
I would suggest installing xp again over the old one so as not to lose anything and then settining up dual boot again just as you did the first time.

Should I boot the XP installation and choose repair? Won't it screw up the boot for Vista?

10-30-2008	#10 (permalink)
Gil80 Vista Ultimate x64 49 posts	Re: Install Windows XP on your Pre-Installed Windows Vista Quote: Originally Posted by pooch Quote: Originally Posted by Gil80 Hi there. I'm encountering a dual-boot issue and I hope I got into the right forum. First I'll start to describe what I have done and then where I am standing at the moment. I installed Vista 32 on my comp. and later on I have read the article in this link how to make a dual-boot with Vista and XP. A week ago I have formatted my HD and installed Vista 64. Of course the boot sectors were wiped out but I still have my XP installed on the other HD. So I have installed Vista Boot Pro and I now have the option to dual-boot again, however I get the error message that the 'ntldr' is not found. This issue is addressed in the article. I have copied the ntldr and the ntdetect.com to the root drive of my XP HD as it stated to do, however I still get the same error. My question is: Do you think I should copy these files to the root drive of my Vista HD? Since these files refer to a 32 bit operation system, I'm afraid they might screwup the Vista 64 boot and I'll have to reinstall. Thanks in advance. Gil Hey Gil, I would suggest installing xp again over the old one so as not to lose anything and then settining up dual boot again just as you did the first time. Should I boot the XP installation and choose repair? Won't it screw up the boot for Vista?
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