....after removing Vista......

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doda

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Installed XP Pro and Vista on separate partitions, hoping to update through Vista to Win 7. Changed strategy and deleted Vista, repartitioned HD.

Now I still get a window at startup that defaults to Vista but gives me options to start XP.

Would like to get rid of that Vista default so I don't have to hawk each reboot.:geek:
Any ideas?
 

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hello
check in "disk management" whatever drive vista is on make it non active, right click on the drive in question and should have the option... (or format that drive if needed)...good luck

Start > r click "computer > disk management" (left side)

***EDIT*** never mind you are using XP....sorry don't have an answer
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    acer aspire 6930
    Memory
    3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    onboard
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Hard Drives
    320GB
Thanks .
I did not format the Vista drive before repartitioning the HD. There is no visible Drive that displays in My Computer since repartitioning. I don't think that there is anything to format to change the Vista Drive partition.
I thinking that there is 1. a Windows file in System 32 that has Vista information or 2. a Registry entry that defaults to Vista as a choice.
dd
 

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hello
But it's now "XP" correct? (I am probably the only person on the planet that is not familiar with XP)..... good luck
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    acer aspire 6930
    Memory
    3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    onboard
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Hard Drives
    320GB
Lol . Put the Vista dvd in the drive. From XP select the Run command type:

dvddriveletter:\boot\bootsect /nt52 sys

then OK.

Looks a bit different in XP - but you get the idea.

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Did it run successfully?

Try:

dvddriveletter:\boot\bootsect /nt52 all /force

obviously use your actual dvddriveletter e.g. E:
 
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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
It did not run, just disappeared from the screen (twice).

Here is my boot.ini from XP:

[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 Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
 

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In that case, EITHER boot the Vista dvd , windows loading files- select language and keyboard, Next - you get a screen saying "Install Now"- at the bottom of that screen , select "Repair my computer". It searches for installations - click Next, click command prompt, type:

dvdriveletter:\boot\bootsect /nt52 all

then press enter.

Close cmd prompt, restart.


OR , use the /force switch from within XP.

Put the Vista dvd in the drive. From XP select the Run command type:

dvddriveletter:\boot\bootsect /nt52 all /force
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
When using the Vista process, I do not get a "Repair" option - it goes directly to copying files.
With the XP force process, then is a momentary flash with a screen showing some lines of text that show so quickly that they are not readable.
Reboot still shows Vista a the default choice, but it of course does not load. I do get a follow-up screen; I'll screen shot that and send next.
 

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Hi,

Boot into your XP Install Disk and click Repair your Computer. This will get you into the Recovery Console. Type "fixmbr" without the quotes. Turn off your computer and your problem should be fixed. This will restore your XP boot manager instead of the Vista one. Tell me if this does not work. It should restore your computer so XP is the only option and it therfore does not ask you!

Richard
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300)
    Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0

    1 x 1Tb (SATA 600)
    Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms
    Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
niemiro: Thanks for the suggestion.
Unfortunately, I was "Billy'd" with this computer. It came with a Vista CD, but XP was already installed and I do not have a boot disk.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300)
    Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0

    1 x 1Tb (SATA 600)
    Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms
    Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
And now a word of warning for the computer-support dependent OR and now the rest of the story!!
The explanation for the delay in response to the last post is as follows.
I am very grateful for the support form the Vista and the XP community.:geek: I had an issue that bugged me but did not impair function of the OS or any software.
I could get none of the fixes to fix. I ended up using a system restore CD; all this did was reinstall Windows which, of course, would require reinstalling all drivers and other software. Stupid me-----System Restore means fix repair, restore, not re-install to me. One major eye-ball opener was that re-installation of Outlook 2007 did not work - I could not use the *.pst file. I had to run the Driver CD more than once to get the network card drivers found and installed.
So I am back to the original Windows installation and my usual system functions.
Thanks a lot for the help; I'll stay tuned, but you can bet that this support-dependent sole will not be fixin' any PIA in the near future!!:geek:
 

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