Vista - Winload.exe missing error in Dual Boot setup

Microsoft is heading for a well-earned disaster with this OS if they do not
fix the dual boot installation problem. What's the chance of this before the
January release date? Win XP has no problem installing on a second hard drive
and getting all the information and location of the boot loader correct but
Vista is a hit or miss fiasco-works for some but not for everybody. I get
this error and can find no solution that works. I have installed under WinXP,
installed from the DVD, changed the BIOS settings. I examine the Vista Boot
loader in VistaBoot Pro and it seems to point to the correct drive. I run the
repair function from the Vista DVD, it identifies the problem, says it fixed
it but of course it did not. Does anyone no of any clear troubleshooting for
this or is Vista just more Microsoft crippleware?

Hi,

Well, as Vista code is finalized, nothing more is going to change. I've not
run into any issues in creating dual boots with Vista setup, so you'll have
to be more specific as to what problem you are encountering. What
configuration do you have? Where is XP or other OS installed and where are
you trying to install Vista to? Which is the active (system) partition? What
order are you trying to load the OS's in?

By the by, dual-booters are not the norm, and it certainly will not be a
disaster if there is an issue with this scenario. It simply would mean
people would have to use a third party solution.No iteration of Windows and
its bootloader were ever designed for multiple booters, though each
subsequent release would at least recognize and allow booting of older
versions that were already installed.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0F0F14ED-78BF-4E9D-B5FB-215325F3897D@microsoft.com...
> Microsoft is heading for a well-earned disaster with this OS if they do
> not
> fix the dual boot installation problem. What's the chance of this before
> the
> January release date? Win XP has no problem installing on a second hard
> drive
> and getting all the information and location of the boot loader correct
> but
> Vista is a hit or miss fiasco-works for some but not for everybody. I get
> this error and can find no solution that works. I have installed under
> WinXP,
> installed from the DVD, changed the BIOS settings. I examine the Vista
> Boot
> loader in VistaBoot Pro and it seems to point to the correct drive. I run
> the
> repair function from the Vista DVD, it identifies the problem, says it
> fixed
> it but of course it did not. Does anyone no of any clear troubleshooting
> for
> this or is Vista just more Microsoft crippleware?

I'm getting the feeling you are trying to install XP after you have
installed Vista. If this is the case that would explain the problems.

Otherwise try and provide more info about the problem.

Colin T
"bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0F0F14ED-78BF-4E9D-B5FB-215325F3897D@microsoft.com...
> Microsoft is heading for a well-earned disaster with this OS if they do
> not
> fix the dual boot installation problem. What's the chance of this before
> the
> January release date? Win XP has no problem installing on a second hard
> drive
> and getting all the information and location of the boot loader correct
> but
> Vista is a hit or miss fiasco-works for some but not for everybody. I get
> this error and can find no solution that works. I have installed under
> WinXP,
> installed from the DVD, changed the BIOS settings. I examine the Vista
> Boot
> loader in VistaBoot Pro and it seems to point to the correct drive. I run
> the
> repair function from the Vista DVD, it identifies the problem, says it
> fixed
> it but of course it did not. Does anyone no of any clear troubleshooting
> for
> this or is Vista just more Microsoft crippleware?

If you have your first drive as first in boot priority, then when you
installed xp on the second drive the boot files were on the first drive. If
you then formatted the first drive when installing Vista, the XP boot files
would be gone. This would be the case if there were 1 partition per drive.
As the others have said, provide specific information. Which drive is first
in boot priority, what system you want to install on it. How many
partitions and which is active. Same for the second drive. How are you or
have you done any installations to date.

"bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0F0F14ED-78BF-4E9D-B5FB-215325F3897D@microsoft.com...
> Microsoft is heading for a well-earned disaster with this OS if they do
> not
> fix the dual boot installation problem. What's the chance of this before
> the
> January release date? Win XP has no problem installing on a second hard
> drive
> and getting all the information and location of the boot loader correct
> but
> Vista is a hit or miss fiasco-works for some but not for everybody. I get
> this error and can find no solution that works. I have installed under
> WinXP,
> installed from the DVD, changed the BIOS settings. I examine the Vista
> Boot
> loader in VistaBoot Pro and it seems to point to the correct drive. I run
> the
> repair function from the Vista DVD, it identifies the problem, says it
> fixed
> it but of course it did not. Does anyone no of any clear troubleshooting
> for
> this or is Vista just more Microsoft crippleware?

I have installed XP on many systems in multiboot configuration because some
piece of hardware or software required a prior version of Windows.
In this case I installed Vista (RC1 32 bit) to a separate SATA hard drive
from the drive XP is installed on. In this scenario XP has always installed
and dual booted as expected. Even XP64 installed (long ago totally deleted,
drives reformatted) on this particular machine in this configuration. As
Vista will not be universally supported by peripheral and software makers
this is the scenario many upgraders will face, and this is indeed Microsoft's
problem and not that of the user. Vista users should not have to reflag
drives as bootable, rewrite boot configuration files manually or resort to
third party multi-boot programs. This will make the Mactel look even more
attractive. I do not have exotic hardware on this machine: Nvidia chipset
supporting an AMD 64 dual core and SATA/EIDE hard drives. Is there a
solution?


"John Barnes" wrote:

> If you have your first drive as first in boot priority, then when you
> installed xp on the second drive the boot files were on the first drive. If
> you then formatted the first drive when installing Vista, the XP boot files
> would be gone. This would be the case if there were 1 partition per drive.
> As the others have said, provide specific information. Which drive is first
> in boot priority, what system you want to install on it. How many
> partitions and which is active. Same for the second drive. How are you or
> have you done any installations to date.
>
> "bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0F0F14ED-78BF-4E9D-B5FB-215325F3897D@microsoft.com...
> > Microsoft is heading for a well-earned disaster with this OS if they do
> > not
> > fix the dual boot installation problem. What's the chance of this before
> > the
> > January release date? Win XP has no problem installing on a second hard
> > drive
> > and getting all the information and location of the boot loader correct
> > but
> > Vista is a hit or miss fiasco-works for some but not for everybody. I get
> > this error and can find no solution that works. I have installed under
> > WinXP,
> > installed from the DVD, changed the BIOS settings. I examine the Vista
> > Boot
> > loader in VistaBoot Pro and it seems to point to the correct drive. I run
> > the
> > repair function from the Vista DVD, it identifies the problem, says it
> > fixed
> > it but of course it did not. Does anyone no of any clear troubleshooting
> > for
> > this or is Vista just more Microsoft crippleware?
>
>

I have quite happily had all various beta versions of Vista co existing with
XP and server, multi-booting using nothing other than what was on the
Vista/Longhorn and XP disks, I also have an Nvidia chipset, AMD 64 with
SATA/EIDE drives. If you'd like to explain what is actually happening and
post the output from BCDedit.exe and tell us what drive configurations you
have and what is on them it would be more use than a rant about Microsoft.
How can we tell you the solution when we don't know the problem?

Colin T
"bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C33792D9-5CE3-4EE4-9F56-81C3FFD7FF6C@microsoft.com...
>I have installed XP on many systems in multiboot configuration because some
> piece of hardware or software required a prior version of Windows.
> In this case I installed Vista (RC1 32 bit) to a separate SATA hard drive
> from the drive XP is installed on. In this scenario XP has always
> installed
> and dual booted as expected. Even XP64 installed (long ago totally
> deleted,
> drives reformatted) on this particular machine in this configuration. As
> Vista will not be universally supported by peripheral and software makers
> this is the scenario many upgraders will face, and this is indeed
> Microsoft's
> problem and not that of the user. Vista users should not have to reflag
> drives as bootable, rewrite boot configuration files manually or resort to
> third party multi-boot programs. This will make the Mactel look even more
> attractive. I do not have exotic hardware on this machine: Nvidia chipset
> supporting an AMD 64 dual core and SATA/EIDE hard drives. Is there a
> solution?
>
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>
>> If you have your first drive as first in boot priority, then when you
>> installed xp on the second drive the boot files were on the first drive.
>> If
>> you then formatted the first drive when installing Vista, the XP boot
>> files
>> would be gone. This would be the case if there were 1 partition per
>> drive.
>> As the others have said, provide specific information. Which drive is
>> first
>> in boot priority, what system you want to install on it. How many
>> partitions and which is active. Same for the second drive. How are you
>> or
>> have you done any installations to date.
>>
>> "bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0F0F14ED-78BF-4E9D-B5FB-215325F3897D@microsoft.com...
>> > Microsoft is heading for a well-earned disaster with this OS if they do
>> > not
>> > fix the dual boot installation problem. What's the chance of this
>> > before
>> > the
>> > January release date? Win XP has no problem installing on a second hard
>> > drive
>> > and getting all the information and location of the boot loader correct
>> > but
>> > Vista is a hit or miss fiasco-works for some but not for everybody. I
>> > get
>> > this error and can find no solution that works. I have installed under
>> > WinXP,
>> > installed from the DVD, changed the BIOS settings. I examine the Vista
>> > Boot
>> > loader in VistaBoot Pro and it seems to point to the correct drive. I
>> > run
>> > the
>> > repair function from the Vista DVD, it identifies the problem, says it
>> > fixed
>> > it but of course it did not. Does anyone no of any clear
>> > troubleshooting
>> > for
>> > this or is Vista just more Microsoft crippleware?
>>
>>

bcedit.exe is unusable under XP as the command prompt box opens and closes
instantly.
Here is the display from Vistaboot Pro:

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=C:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {ntldr}
displayorder {ntldr}
{9bc67a58-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
{cbd971bf-b7b8-4885-951a-fa03044f5d71}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 8

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {9bc67a58-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
device partition=G:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Microsoft Windows Vista
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
bootdebug No
osdevice partition=G:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {9bc67a59-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
nx OptIn
pae ForceDisable
detecthal Yes
nointegritychecks No
vga No
quietboot No
sos No
debug No
custom:47000005 301989892
3

Windows Setup
-------------
identifier {cbd971bf-b7b8-4885-951a-fa03044f5d71}
device partition=C:
path \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows Setup Rollback
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows
resumeobject {a342dd53-7d9c-11db-93b4-806e6f6e6963}
nx OptOut
detecthal Yes
winpe Yes
custom:47000005 301989892
1

Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier {9bc67a59-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
device partition=G:
path \Windows\system32\winresume.exe
description Windows Resume Application
locale en-US
inherit {resumeloadersettings}
filepath \hiberfil.sys

Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier {a342dd53-7d9c-11db-93b4-806e6f6e6963}
device partition=C:
path \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows\system32\winresume.exe
description Windows Setup
locale en-US
inherit {resumeloadersettings}
pae Yes
debugoptionenabled No

Windows Memory Tester
---------------------
identifier {memdiag}
device partition=C:
path \boot\memtest.exe
description Windows Memory Diagnostic
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
badmemoryaccess Yes
custom:47000005 301989892
2

Windows Legacy OS Loader
------------------------
identifier {ntldr}
device partition=C:
path \ntldr
description Windows XP Pro
custom:47000005 301989892
6

EMS Settings
------------
identifier {emssettings}
bootems Yes

Debugger Settings
-----------------
identifier {dbgsettings}
debugtype Serial
debugport 1
baudrate 115200

RAM Defects
-----------
identifier {badmemory}

Global Settings
---------------
identifier {globalsettings}
inherit {dbgsettings}
{emssettings}
{badmemory}

Boot Loader Settings
--------------------
identifier {bootloadersettings}
inherit {globalsettings}

Resume Loader Settings
----------------------
identifier {resumeloadersettings}
inherit {globalsettings}
Thank you.


"Colin Thompson" wrote:

> I have quite happily had all various beta versions of Vista co existing with
> XP and server, multi-booting using nothing other than what was on the
> Vista/Longhorn and XP disks, I also have an Nvidia chipset, AMD 64 with
> SATA/EIDE drives. If you'd like to explain what is actually happening and
> post the output from BCDedit.exe and tell us what drive configurations you
> have and what is on them it would be more use than a rant about Microsoft.
> How can we tell you the solution when we don't know the problem?
>
> Colin T
> "bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C33792D9-5CE3-4EE4-9F56-81C3FFD7FF6C@microsoft.com...
> >I have installed XP on many systems in multiboot configuration because some
> > piece of hardware or software required a prior version of Windows.
> > In this case I installed Vista (RC1 32 bit) to a separate SATA hard drive
> > from the drive XP is installed on. In this scenario XP has always
> > installed
> > and dual booted as expected. Even XP64 installed (long ago totally
> > deleted,
> > drives reformatted) on this particular machine in this configuration. As
> > Vista will not be universally supported by peripheral and software makers
> > this is the scenario many upgraders will face, and this is indeed
> > Microsoft's
> > problem and not that of the user. Vista users should not have to reflag
> > drives as bootable, rewrite boot configuration files manually or resort to
> > third party multi-boot programs. This will make the Mactel look even more
> > attractive. I do not have exotic hardware on this machine: Nvidia chipset
> > supporting an AMD 64 dual core and SATA/EIDE hard drives. Is there a
> > solution?
> >
> >
> > "John Barnes" wrote:
> >
> >> If you have your first drive as first in boot priority, then when you
> >> installed xp on the second drive the boot files were on the first drive.
> >> If
> >> you then formatted the first drive when installing Vista, the XP boot
> >> files
> >> would be gone. This would be the case if there were 1 partition per
> >> drive.
> >> As the others have said, provide specific information. Which drive is
> >> first
> >> in boot priority, what system you want to install on it. How many
> >> partitions and which is active. Same for the second drive. How are you
> >> or
> >> have you done any installations to date.
> >>
> >> "bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:0F0F14ED-78BF-4E9D-B5FB-215325F3897D@microsoft.com...
> >> > Microsoft is heading for a well-earned disaster with this OS if they do
> >> > not
> >> > fix the dual boot installation problem. What's the chance of this
> >> > before
> >> > the
> >> > January release date? Win XP has no problem installing on a second hard
> >> > drive
> >> > and getting all the information and location of the boot loader correct
> >> > but
> >> > Vista is a hit or miss fiasco-works for some but not for everybody. I
> >> > get
> >> > this error and can find no solution that works. I have installed under
> >> > WinXP,
> >> > installed from the DVD, changed the BIOS settings. I examine the Vista
> >> > Boot
> >> > loader in VistaBoot Pro and it seems to point to the correct drive. I
> >> > run
> >> > the
> >> > repair function from the Vista DVD, it identifies the problem, says it
> >> > fixed
> >> > it but of course it did not. Does anyone no of any clear
> >> > troubleshooting
> >> > for
> >> > this or is Vista just more Microsoft crippleware?
> >>
> >>
>

Does appear you are never going to give the information requested by
numerous people trying to help you. I give up, hopefully someone else will
persevere. Good luck.

"bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EA8C8ABF-A09E-4151-8392-E9DCE95E236E@microsoft.com...
> bcedit.exe is unusable under XP as the command prompt box opens and closes
> instantly.
> Here is the display from Vistaboot Pro:
>
> Windows Boot Manager
> --------------------
> identifier {bootmgr}
> device partition=C:
> description Windows Boot Manager
> locale en-US
> inherit {globalsettings}
> default {ntldr}
> displayorder {ntldr}
> {9bc67a58-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> {cbd971bf-b7b8-4885-951a-fa03044f5d71}
> toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
> timeout 8
>
> Windows Boot Loader
> -------------------
> identifier {9bc67a58-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> device partition=G:
> path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
> description Microsoft Windows Vista
> locale en-US
> inherit {bootloadersettings}
> bootdebug No
> osdevice partition=G:
> systemroot \Windows
> resumeobject {9bc67a59-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> nx OptIn
> pae ForceDisable
> detecthal Yes
> nointegritychecks No
> vga No
> quietboot No
> sos No
> debug No
> custom:47000005 301989892
> 3
>
> Windows Setup
> -------------
> identifier {cbd971bf-b7b8-4885-951a-fa03044f5d71}
> device partition=C:
> path \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows\system32\winload.exe
> description Windows Setup Rollback
> locale en-US
> inherit {bootloadersettings}
> osdevice partition=C:
> systemroot \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows
> resumeobject {a342dd53-7d9c-11db-93b4-806e6f6e6963}
> nx OptOut
> detecthal Yes
> winpe Yes
> custom:47000005 301989892
> 1
>
> Resume from Hibernate
> ---------------------
> identifier {9bc67a59-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> device partition=G:
> path \Windows\system32\winresume.exe
> description Windows Resume Application
> locale en-US
> inherit {resumeloadersettings}
> filepath \hiberfil.sys
>
> Resume from Hibernate
> ---------------------
> identifier {a342dd53-7d9c-11db-93b4-806e6f6e6963}
> device partition=C:
> path \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows\system32\winresume.exe
> description Windows Setup
> locale en-US
> inherit {resumeloadersettings}
> pae Yes
> debugoptionenabled No
>
> Windows Memory Tester
> ---------------------
> identifier {memdiag}
> device partition=C:
> path \boot\memtest.exe
> description Windows Memory Diagnostic
> locale en-US
> inherit {globalsettings}
> badmemoryaccess Yes
> custom:47000005 301989892
> 2
>
> Windows Legacy OS Loader
> ------------------------
> identifier {ntldr}
> device partition=C:
> path \ntldr
> description Windows XP Pro
> custom:47000005 301989892
> 6
>
> EMS Settings
> ------------
> identifier {emssettings}
> bootems Yes
>
> Debugger Settings
> -----------------
> identifier {dbgsettings}
> debugtype Serial
> debugport 1
> baudrate 115200
>
> RAM Defects
> -----------
> identifier {badmemory}
>
> Global Settings
> ---------------
> identifier {globalsettings}
> inherit {dbgsettings}
> {emssettings}
> {badmemory}
>
> Boot Loader Settings
> --------------------
> identifier {bootloadersettings}
> inherit {globalsettings}
>
> Resume Loader Settings
> ----------------------
> identifier {resumeloadersettings}
> inherit {globalsettings}
> Thank you.
>
>
> "Colin Thompson" wrote:
>
>> I have quite happily had all various beta versions of Vista co existing
>> with
>> XP and server, multi-booting using nothing other than what was on the
>> Vista/Longhorn and XP disks, I also have an Nvidia chipset, AMD 64 with
>> SATA/EIDE drives. If you'd like to explain what is actually happening and
>> post the output from BCDedit.exe and tell us what drive configurations
>> you
>> have and what is on them it would be more use than a rant about
>> Microsoft.
>> How can we tell you the solution when we don't know the problem?
>>
>> Colin T
>> "bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C33792D9-5CE3-4EE4-9F56-81C3FFD7FF6C@microsoft.com...
>> >I have installed XP on many systems in multiboot configuration because
>> >some
>> > piece of hardware or software required a prior version of Windows.
>> > In this case I installed Vista (RC1 32 bit) to a separate SATA hard
>> > drive
>> > from the drive XP is installed on. In this scenario XP has always
>> > installed
>> > and dual booted as expected. Even XP64 installed (long ago totally
>> > deleted,
>> > drives reformatted) on this particular machine in this configuration.
>> > As
>> > Vista will not be universally supported by peripheral and software
>> > makers
>> > this is the scenario many upgraders will face, and this is indeed
>> > Microsoft's
>> > problem and not that of the user. Vista users should not have to reflag
>> > drives as bootable, rewrite boot configuration files manually or resort
>> > to
>> > third party multi-boot programs. This will make the Mactel look even
>> > more
>> > attractive. I do not have exotic hardware on this machine: Nvidia
>> > chipset
>> > supporting an AMD 64 dual core and SATA/EIDE hard drives. Is there a
>> > solution?
>> >
>> >
>> > "John Barnes" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you have your first drive as first in boot priority, then when you
>> >> installed xp on the second drive the boot files were on the first
>> >> drive.
>> >> If
>> >> you then formatted the first drive when installing Vista, the XP boot
>> >> files
>> >> would be gone. This would be the case if there were 1 partition per
>> >> drive.
>> >> As the others have said, provide specific information. Which drive is
>> >> first
>> >> in boot priority, what system you want to install on it. How many
>> >> partitions and which is active. Same for the second drive. How are
>> >> you
>> >> or
>> >> have you done any installations to date.
>> >>
>> >> "bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:0F0F14ED-78BF-4E9D-B5FB-215325F3897D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Microsoft is heading for a well-earned disaster with this OS if they
>> >> > do
>> >> > not
>> >> > fix the dual boot installation problem. What's the chance of this
>> >> > before
>> >> > the
>> >> > January release date? Win XP has no problem installing on a second
>> >> > hard
>> >> > drive
>> >> > and getting all the information and location of the boot loader
>> >> > correct
>> >> > but
>> >> > Vista is a hit or miss fiasco-works for some but not for everybody.
>> >> > I
>> >> > get
>> >> > this error and can find no solution that works. I have installed
>> >> > under
>> >> > WinXP,
>> >> > installed from the DVD, changed the BIOS settings. I examine the
>> >> > Vista
>> >> > Boot
>> >> > loader in VistaBoot Pro and it seems to point to the correct drive.
>> >> > I
>> >> > run
>> >> > the
>> >> > repair function from the Vista DVD, it identifies the problem, says
>> >> > it
>> >> > fixed
>> >> > it but of course it did not. Does anyone no of any clear
>> >> > troubleshooting
>> >> > for
>> >> > this or is Vista just more Microsoft crippleware?
>> >>
>> >>
>>

Wow that looks like a bit of a mess :-)

Please correct me if I'm wrong about any of the below (I'm trying to get a
feel of what is happening)
After your system posts reading from the output below the Vista Bootmanager
has a timeout of 8 seconds, so you have obviously changed that from 30
seconds

When the Vista bootloader displays (if) it has an entry for previous
versions of windows, a Microsoft Vista option and a rollback option(did you
try an upgrade) and a Microsoft Vista option.

Now where and when do you get the missing winload.exe error?

Generally when installing dual boot at the reboot the vista bootloader
appears for a second and then continues the Vista installation, was this
when you received the error?

There is also a hibernation entry, which on my hardware (similar to yours)
didn't work until RTM, to the extent that even the reset button wasn't good
enough to get the thing going again, perhaps this is where the problem lies.
Did you leave the system while it installed Vista so that it could have
hibernated?


Colin T
"bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EA8C8ABF-A09E-4151-8392-E9DCE95E236E@microsoft.com...
> bcedit.exe is unusable under XP as the command prompt box opens and closes
> instantly.
> Here is the display from Vistaboot Pro:
>
> Windows Boot Manager
> --------------------
> identifier {bootmgr}
> device partition=C:
> description Windows Boot Manager
> locale en-US
> inherit {globalsettings}
> default {ntldr}
> displayorder {ntldr}
> {9bc67a58-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> {cbd971bf-b7b8-4885-951a-fa03044f5d71}
> toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
> timeout 8
>
> Windows Boot Loader
> -------------------
> identifier {9bc67a58-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> device partition=G:
> path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
> description Microsoft Windows Vista
> locale en-US
> inherit {bootloadersettings}
> bootdebug No
> osdevice partition=G:
> systemroot \Windows
> resumeobject {9bc67a59-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> nx OptIn
> pae ForceDisable
> detecthal Yes
> nointegritychecks No
> vga No
> quietboot No
> sos No
> debug No
> custom:47000005 301989892
> 3
>
> Windows Setup
> -------------
> identifier {cbd971bf-b7b8-4885-951a-fa03044f5d71}
> device partition=C:
> path \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows\system32\winload.exe
> description Windows Setup Rollback
> locale en-US
> inherit {bootloadersettings}
> osdevice partition=C:
> systemroot \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows
> resumeobject {a342dd53-7d9c-11db-93b4-806e6f6e6963}
> nx OptOut
> detecthal Yes
> winpe Yes
> custom:47000005 301989892
> 1
>
> Resume from Hibernate
> ---------------------
> identifier {9bc67a59-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> device partition=G:
> path \Windows\system32\winresume.exe
> description Windows Resume Application
> locale en-US
> inherit {resumeloadersettings}
> filepath \hiberfil.sys
>
> Resume from Hibernate
> ---------------------
> identifier {a342dd53-7d9c-11db-93b4-806e6f6e6963}
> device partition=C:
> path \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows\system32\winresume.exe
> description Windows Setup
> locale en-US
> inherit {resumeloadersettings}
> pae Yes
> debugoptionenabled No
>
> Windows Memory Tester
> ---------------------
> identifier {memdiag}
> device partition=C:
> path \boot\memtest.exe
> description Windows Memory Diagnostic
> locale en-US
> inherit {globalsettings}
> badmemoryaccess Yes
> custom:47000005 301989892
> 2
>
> Windows Legacy OS Loader
> ------------------------
> identifier {ntldr}
> device partition=C:
> path \ntldr
> description Windows XP Pro
> custom:47000005 301989892
> 6
>
> EMS Settings
> ------------
> identifier {emssettings}
> bootems Yes
>
> Debugger Settings
> -----------------
> identifier {dbgsettings}
> debugtype Serial
> debugport 1
> baudrate 115200
>
> RAM Defects
> -----------
> identifier {badmemory}
>
> Global Settings
> ---------------
> identifier {globalsettings}
> inherit {dbgsettings}
> {emssettings}
> {badmemory}
>
> Boot Loader Settings
> --------------------
> identifier {bootloadersettings}
> inherit {globalsettings}
>
> Resume Loader Settings
> ----------------------
> identifier {resumeloadersettings}
> inherit {globalsettings}
> Thank you.
>
>
> "Colin Thompson" wrote:
>
>> I have quite happily had all various beta versions of Vista co existing
>> with
>> XP and server, multi-booting using nothing other than what was on the
>> Vista/Longhorn and XP disks, I also have an Nvidia chipset, AMD 64 with
>> SATA/EIDE drives. If you'd like to explain what is actually happening and
>> post the output from BCDedit.exe and tell us what drive configurations
>> you
>> have and what is on them it would be more use than a rant about
>> Microsoft.
>> How can we tell you the solution when we don't know the problem?
>>
>> Colin T
>> "bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C33792D9-5CE3-4EE4-9F56-81C3FFD7FF6C@microsoft.com...
>> >I have installed XP on many systems in multiboot configuration because
>> >some
>> > piece of hardware or software required a prior version of Windows.
>> > In this case I installed Vista (RC1 32 bit) to a separate SATA hard
>> > drive
>> > from the drive XP is installed on. In this scenario XP has always
>> > installed
>> > and dual booted as expected. Even XP64 installed (long ago totally
>> > deleted,
>> > drives reformatted) on this particular machine in this configuration.
>> > As
>> > Vista will not be universally supported by peripheral and software
>> > makers
>> > this is the scenario many upgraders will face, and this is indeed
>> > Microsoft's
>> > problem and not that of the user. Vista users should not have to reflag
>> > drives as bootable, rewrite boot configuration files manually or resort
>> > to
>> > third party multi-boot programs. This will make the Mactel look even
>> > more
>> > attractive. I do not have exotic hardware on this machine: Nvidia
>> > chipset
>> > supporting an AMD 64 dual core and SATA/EIDE hard drives. Is there a
>> > solution?
>> >
>> >
>> > "John Barnes" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you have your first drive as first in boot priority, then when you
>> >> installed xp on the second drive the boot files were on the first
>> >> drive.
>> >> If
>> >> you then formatted the first drive when installing Vista, the XP boot
>> >> files
>> >> would be gone. This would be the case if there were 1 partition per
>> >> drive.
>> >> As the others have said, provide specific information. Which drive is
>> >> first
>> >> in boot priority, what system you want to install on it. How many
>> >> partitions and which is active. Same for the second drive. How are
>> >> you
>> >> or
>> >> have you done any installations to date.
>> >>
>> >> "bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:0F0F14ED-78BF-4E9D-B5FB-215325F3897D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Microsoft is heading for a well-earned disaster with this OS if they
>> >> > do
>> >> > not
>> >> > fix the dual boot installation problem. What's the chance of this
>> >> > before
>> >> > the
>> >> > January release date? Win XP has no problem installing on a second
>> >> > hard
>> >> > drive
>> >> > and getting all the information and location of the boot loader
>> >> > correct
>> >> > but
>> >> > Vista is a hit or miss fiasco-works for some but not for everybody.
>> >> > I
>> >> > get
>> >> > this error and can find no solution that works. I have installed
>> >> > under
>> >> > WinXP,
>> >> > installed from the DVD, changed the BIOS settings. I examine the
>> >> > Vista
>> >> > Boot
>> >> > loader in VistaBoot Pro and it seems to point to the correct drive.
>> >> > I
>> >> > run
>> >> > the
>> >> > repair function from the Vista DVD, it identifies the problem, says
>> >> > it
>> >> > fixed
>> >> > it but of course it did not. Does anyone no of any clear
>> >> > troubleshooting
>> >> > for
>> >> > this or is Vista just more Microsoft crippleware?
>> >>
>> >>
>>

The Vista installation appears to go smoothly. The system did not hibernate
and was not unattended at any point.
I modified the default menu time using Vistaboot Pro. I also set WinXP pro
as the default OS.
The Vista bootloader comes on as it should. If I try to boot to Vista I get
the fail to find winloader screen.
Vista is on the G drive as identified by WInXP; WinXP is on the C drive.
I presume the Vista bootloader is looking for the Vista files in the WinXP
installation rather than the Vista installation.


"Colin Thompson" wrote:

> Wow that looks like a bit of a mess :-)
>
> Please correct me if I'm wrong about any of the below (I'm trying to get a
> feel of what is happening)
> After your system posts reading from the output below the Vista Bootmanager
> has a timeout of 8 seconds, so you have obviously changed that from 30
> seconds
>
> When the Vista bootloader displays (if) it has an entry for previous
> versions of windows, a Microsoft Vista option and a rollback option(did you
> try an upgrade) and a Microsoft Vista option.
>
> Now where and when do you get the missing winload.exe error?
>
> Generally when installing dual boot at the reboot the vista bootloader
> appears for a second and then continues the Vista installation, was this
> when you received the error?
>
> There is also a hibernation entry, which on my hardware (similar to yours)
> didn't work until RTM, to the extent that even the reset button wasn't good
> enough to get the thing going again, perhaps this is where the problem lies.
> Did you leave the system while it installed Vista so that it could have
> hibernated?
>
>
> Colin T
> "bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA8C8ABF-A09E-4151-8392-E9DCE95E236E@microsoft.com...
> > bcedit.exe is unusable under XP as the command prompt box opens and closes
> > instantly.
> > Here is the display from Vistaboot Pro:
> >
> > Windows Boot Manager
> > --------------------
> > identifier {bootmgr}
> > device partition=C:
> > description Windows Boot Manager
> > locale en-US
> > inherit {globalsettings}
> > default {ntldr}
> > displayorder {ntldr}
> > {9bc67a58-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> > {cbd971bf-b7b8-4885-951a-fa03044f5d71}
> > toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
> > timeout 8
> >
> > Windows Boot Loader
> > -------------------
> > identifier {9bc67a58-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> > device partition=G:
> > path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
> > description Microsoft Windows Vista
> > locale en-US
> > inherit {bootloadersettings}
> > bootdebug No
> > osdevice partition=G:
> > systemroot \Windows
> > resumeobject {9bc67a59-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> > nx OptIn
> > pae ForceDisable
> > detecthal Yes
> > nointegritychecks No
> > vga No
> > quietboot No
> > sos No
> > debug No
> > custom:47000005 301989892
> > 3
> >
> > Windows Setup
> > -------------
> > identifier {cbd971bf-b7b8-4885-951a-fa03044f5d71}
> > device partition=C:
> > path \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows\system32\winload.exe
> > description Windows Setup Rollback
> > locale en-US
> > inherit {bootloadersettings}
> > osdevice partition=C:
> > systemroot \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows
> > resumeobject {a342dd53-7d9c-11db-93b4-806e6f6e6963}
> > nx OptOut
> > detecthal Yes
> > winpe Yes
> > custom:47000005 301989892
> > 1
> >
> > Resume from Hibernate
> > ---------------------
> > identifier {9bc67a59-7d9d-11db-93b4-e7f190d29836}
> > device partition=G:
> > path \Windows\system32\winresume.exe
> > description Windows Resume Application
> > locale en-US
> > inherit {resumeloadersettings}
> > filepath \hiberfil.sys
> >
> > Resume from Hibernate
> > ---------------------
> > identifier {a342dd53-7d9c-11db-93b4-806e6f6e6963}
> > device partition=C:
> > path \$WINDOWS.~BT\Windows\system32\winresume.exe
> > description Windows Setup
> > locale en-US
> > inherit {resumeloadersettings}
> > pae Yes
> > debugoptionenabled No
> >
> > Windows Memory Tester
> > ---------------------
> > identifier {memdiag}
> > device partition=C:
> > path \boot\memtest.exe
> > description Windows Memory Diagnostic
> > locale en-US
> > inherit {globalsettings}
> > badmemoryaccess Yes
> > custom:47000005 301989892
> > 2
> >
> > Windows Legacy OS Loader
> > ------------------------
> > identifier {ntldr}
> > device partition=C:
> > path \ntldr
> > description Windows XP Pro
> > custom:47000005 301989892
> > 6
> >
> > EMS Settings
> > ------------
> > identifier {emssettings}
> > bootems Yes
> >
> > Debugger Settings
> > -----------------
> > identifier {dbgsettings}
> > debugtype Serial
> > debugport 1
> > baudrate 115200
> >
> > RAM Defects
> > -----------
> > identifier {badmemory}
> >
> > Global Settings
> > ---------------
> > identifier {globalsettings}
> > inherit {dbgsettings}
> > {emssettings}
> > {badmemory}
> >
> > Boot Loader Settings
> > --------------------
> > identifier {bootloadersettings}
> > inherit {globalsettings}
> >
> > Resume Loader Settings
> > ----------------------
> > identifier {resumeloadersettings}
> > inherit {globalsettings}
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
> > "Colin Thompson" wrote:
> >
> >> I have quite happily had all various beta versions of Vista co existing
> >> with
> >> XP and server, multi-booting using nothing other than what was on the
> >> Vista/Longhorn and XP disks, I also have an Nvidia chipset, AMD 64 with
> >> SATA/EIDE drives. If you'd like to explain what is actually happening and
> >> post the output from BCDedit.exe and tell us what drive configurations
> >> you
> >> have and what is on them it would be more use than a rant about
> >> Microsoft.
> >> How can we tell you the solution when we don't know the problem?
> >>
> >> Colin T
> >> "bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:C33792D9-5CE3-4EE4-9F56-81C3FFD7FF6C@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have installed XP on many systems in multiboot configuration because
> >> >some
> >> > piece of hardware or software required a prior version of Windows.
> >> > In this case I installed Vista (RC1 32 bit) to a separate SATA hard
> >> > drive
> >> > from the drive XP is installed on. In this scenario XP has always
> >> > installed
> >> > and dual booted as expected. Even XP64 installed (long ago totally
> >> > deleted,
> >> > drives reformatted) on this particular machine in this configuration.
> >> > As
> >> > Vista will not be universally supported by peripheral and software
> >> > makers
> >> > this is the scenario many upgraders will face, and this is indeed
> >> > Microsoft's
> >> > problem and not that of the user. Vista users should not have to reflag
> >> > drives as bootable, rewrite boot configuration files manually or resort
> >> > to
> >> > third party multi-boot programs. This will make the Mactel look even
> >> > more
> >> > attractive. I do not have exotic hardware on this machine: Nvidia
> >> > chipset
> >> > supporting an AMD 64 dual core and SATA/EIDE hard drives. Is there a
> >> > solution?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "John Barnes" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If you have your first drive as first in boot priority, then when you
> >> >> installed xp on the second drive the boot files were on the first
> >> >> drive.
> >> >> If
> >> >> you then formatted the first drive when installing Vista, the XP boot
> >> >> files
> >> >> would be gone. This would be the case if there were 1 partition per
> >> >> drive.
> >> >> As the others have said, provide specific information. Which drive is
> >> >> first
> >> >> in boot priority, what system you want to install on it. How many
> >> >> partitions and which is active. Same for the second drive. How are
> >> >> you
> >> >> or
> >> >> have you done any installations to date.
> >> >>
> >> >> "bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:0F0F14ED-78BF-4E9D-B5FB-215325F3897D@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Microsoft is heading for a well-earned disaster with this OS if they
> >> >> > do
> >> >> > not
> >> >> > fix the dual boot installation problem. What's the chance of this
> >> >> > before
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > January release date? Win XP has no problem installing on a second
> >> >> > hard
> >> >> > drive
> >> >> > and getting all the information and location of the boot loader
> >> >> > correct
> >> >> > but
> >> >> > Vista is a hit or miss fiasco-works for some but not for everybody.
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > get
> >> >> > this error and can find no solution that works. I have installed
> >> >> > under
> >> >> > WinXP,
> >> >> > installed from the DVD, changed the BIOS settings. I examine the
> >> >> > Vista
> >> >> > Boot
> >> >> > loader in VistaBoot Pro and it seems to point to the correct drive.
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > run
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > repair function from the Vista DVD, it identifies the problem, says
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > fixed
> >> >> > it but of course it did not. Does anyone no of any clear
> >> >> > troubleshooting
> >> >> > for
> >> >> > this or is Vista just more Microsoft crippleware?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
>