Vista - XP will not load from Vista boot menu

I installed Vista b2 (public) from XP as an upgrade. I need to get back into
XP and can't -- when I highlight "Earlier Version of Windows" and hit enter
at startup, the screen just goes black and nothing happens. Any suggestions?

If you did an upgrade to XP then the only OS you have is Vista regardless of
the entry on the boot options screen. Only if you installed Vista to a new
partition would XP still be intact.

"BCCO1239" <bcco1239@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4E9BAEC8-7624-4C1A-A196-33403C01E410@microsoft.com...
>I installed Vista b2 (public) from XP as an upgrade. I need to get back
>into
> XP and can't -- when I highlight "Earlier Version of Windows" and hit
> enter
> at startup, the screen just goes black and nothing happens. Any
> suggestions?

Too stupid for a beta OS.

When you help someone like this they will just be back in a few more
days with more stupid question.

This group is being flooded with moronic questions:
How do I get a product key
Where do I get a driver for xyz hardware
Won't install on my lapotop
Won't install on my computer circa 1968
My crappy video card won't run aero glass (the sky is falling)
My crappy sound card doesn't work
Can't figure out how to activate
Will my 16 bit program from 1992 run on Vista
How long can I use Vista Beta
How do I dual boot
I NEED STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO GET XP BACK
cannot delete windows.old file

Ignore them, children should only listen to adult conversations, not
be incouraged to join in.


On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:00:01 -0700, BCCO1239
<bcco1239@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I installed Vista b2 (public) from XP as an upgrade. I need to get back into
>XP and can't -- when I highlight "Earlier Version of Windows" and hit enter
>at startup, the screen just goes black and nothing happens. Any suggestions?