Vista Tutorial - Dual boot problems

Hello, i have a Windows Xp and Windows Vista installed on two diffrent hard
disk. Windows Vista installem "Primary Master" while Windows Xp is installed
on "Secondary Master". Whatever i installt last i am able to boot only to the
last installed windows. I had xp, i installed vista, then the dual boot
window didnot show up and automatically got booted in vista. the i formatted
the secondary master and installed fresh copy of xp and now it boots directly
into XP.

I needed to use start up fix problems(recovery options) in windows vista
dvd. then i was able to access vista only. then i used FIXBOOT in xp cdrom
and now i am able to boot only to windows xp. PLease help me. i am a novice
with boot management but otherwise know lil bit of windows.

PLease Help!!

"Raghav" <Raghav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, i have a Windows Xp and Windows Vista installed on two diffrent
> hard
> disk. Windows Vista installem "Primary Master" while Windows Xp is
> installed
> on "Secondary Master". Whatever i installt last i am able to boot only to
> the
> last installed windows. I had xp, i installed vista, then the dual boot
> window didnot show up and automatically got booted in vista. the i
> formatted
> the secondary master and installed fresh copy of xp and now it boots
> directly
> into XP.
>
> I needed to use start up fix problems(recovery options) in windows vista
> dvd. then i was able to access vista only. then i used FIXBOOT in xp cdrom
> and now i am able to boot only to windows xp. PLease help me. i am a
> novice
> with boot management but otherwise know lil bit of windows.
>
> PLease Help!

Try punching F8 when your computer starts booting up and see if it will stop
on a boot menu.

It will, but they will be boot options like safe mode.

"Boomer" <Boomerlake@aol.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Raghav" <Raghav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:03A3C47E-3AB7-4C4B-9E0A-8EC68E1C6596@microsoft.com...
>> Hello, i have a Windows Xp and Windows Vista installed on two diffrent
>> hard
>> disk. Windows Vista installem "Primary Master" while Windows Xp is
>> installed
>> on "Secondary Master". Whatever i installt last i am able to boot only to
>> the
>> last installed windows. I had xp, i installed vista, then the dual boot
>> window didnot show up and automatically got booted in vista. the i
>> formatted
>> the secondary master and installed fresh copy of xp and now it boots
>> directly
>> into XP.
>>
>> I needed to use start up fix problems(recovery options) in windows vista
>> dvd. then i was able to access vista only. then i used FIXBOOT in xp
>> cdrom
>> and now i am able to boot only to windows xp. PLease help me. i am a
>> novice
>> with boot management but otherwise know lil bit of windows.
>>
>> PLease Help!
>
> Try punching F8 when your computer starts booting up and see if it will
> stop on a boot menu.
>

Do you have your BIOS set up to consider each hard drive separately when
booting?


"Raghav" <Raghav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hello, i have a Windows Xp and Windows Vista installed on two diffrent hard
disk. Windows Vista installem "Primary Master" while Windows Xp is installed
on "Secondary Master". Whatever i installt last i am able to boot only to
the
last installed windows. I had xp, i installed vista, then the dual boot
window didnot show up and automatically got booted in vista. the i formatted
the secondary master and installed fresh copy of xp and now it boots
directly
into XP.

I needed to use start up fix problems(recovery options) in windows vista
dvd. then i was able to access vista only. then i used FIXBOOT in xp cdrom
and now i am able to boot only to windows xp. PLease help me. i am a novice
with boot management but otherwise know lil bit of windows.

PLease Help!!

If you have each windows on a different (phisical) hard disk you can choose
the one to boot from your BIOS. Don't you have Vista on the primary master
and xp on the sec master? well, by chooosing the booting drive it should
boots from the one you choose.

I have a problem like yours, i used start up fix problems from the vista cd,
and now it boots automatically windows vista (located in my c: drive) and i
can not boot my xp version (on the d: drive) Each one is on a different
logical partition but the hard disk is the same, i'm using my laptop pc,
maybe if I reisntall vista it will re-configure the multiboot option, but the
64-bit version i'm using took a lot of time for the installation and i have
already installed programs and stuff on my vista version.
Any suggestions??? From the msconfig, on the boot tab i can only see the c:
drive and i can't add another os to boot manually. Can anyone help me??

"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

> Do you have your BIOS set up to consider each hard drive separately when
> booting?
>
>
> "Raghav" <Raghav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:03A3C47E-3AB7-4C4B-9E0A-8EC68E1C6596@microsoft.com...
> Hello, i have a Windows Xp and Windows Vista installed on two diffrent hard
> disk. Windows Vista installem "Primary Master" while Windows Xp is installed
> on "Secondary Master". Whatever i installt last i am able to boot only to
> the
> last installed windows. I had xp, i installed vista, then the dual boot
> window didnot show up and automatically got booted in vista. the i formatted
> the secondary master and installed fresh copy of xp and now it boots
> directly
> into XP.
>
> I needed to use start up fix problems(recovery options) in windows vista
> dvd. then i was able to access vista only. then i used FIXBOOT in xp cdrom
> and now i am able to boot only to windows xp. PLease help me. i am a novice
> with boot management but otherwise know lil bit of windows.
>
> PLease Help!!
>

If you have each windows on a different (phisical) hard disk you can choose
the one to boot from your BIOS. Don't you have Vista on the primary master
and xp on the sec master? well, by chooosing the booting drive it should
boots from the one you choose.

I have a problem like yours, i used start up fix problems from the vista cd,
and now it boots automatically windows vista (located in my c: drive) and i
can not boot my xp version (on the d: drive) Each one is on a different
logical partition but the hard disk is the same, i'm using my laptop pc,
maybe if I reisntall vista it will re-configure the multiboot option, but the
64-bit version i'm using took a lot of time for the installation and i have
already installed programs and stuff on my vista version.
Any suggestions??? From the msconfig, on the boot tab i can only see the c:
drive and i can't add another os to boot manually. Can anyone help me??

"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

> Do you have your BIOS set up to consider each hard drive separately when
> booting?
>
>
> "Raghav" <Raghav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:03A3C47E-3AB7-4C4B-9E0A-8EC68E1C6596@microsoft.com...
> Hello, i have a Windows Xp and Windows Vista installed on two diffrent hard
> disk. Windows Vista installem "Primary Master" while Windows Xp is installed
> on "Secondary Master". Whatever i installt last i am able to boot only to
> the
> last installed windows. I had xp, i installed vista, then the dual boot
> window didnot show up and automatically got booted in vista. the i formatted
> the secondary master and installed fresh copy of xp and now it boots
> directly
> into XP.
>
> I needed to use start up fix problems(recovery options) in windows vista
> dvd. then i was able to access vista only. then i used FIXBOOT in xp cdrom
> and now i am able to boot only to windows xp. PLease help me. i am a novice
> with boot management but otherwise know lil bit of windows.
>
> PLease Help!!
>

If you have each windows on a different (phisical) hard disk you can choose
the one to boot from your BIOS. Don't you have Vista on the primary master
and xp on the sec master? well, by chooosing the booting drive it should
boots from the one you choose.

I have a problem like yours, i used start up fix problems from the vista cd,
and now it boots automatically windows vista (located in my c: drive) and i
can not boot my xp version (on the d: drive) Each one is on a different
logical partition but the hard disk is the same, i'm using my laptop pc,
maybe if I reisntall vista it will re-configure the multiboot option, but the
64-bit version i'm using took a lot of time for the installation and i have
already installed programs and stuff on my vista version.
Any suggestions??? From the msconfig, on the boot tab i can only see the c:
drive and i can't add another os to boot manually. Can anyone help me??

Rafa
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

> Do you have your BIOS set up to consider each hard drive separately when
> booting?
>
>
> "Raghav" <Raghav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:03A3C47E-3AB7-4C4B-9E0A-8EC68E1C6596@microsoft.com...
> Hello, i have a Windows Xp and Windows Vista installed on two diffrent hard
> disk. Windows Vista installem "Primary Master" while Windows Xp is installed
> on "Secondary Master". Whatever i installt last i am able to boot only to
> the
> last installed windows. I had xp, i installed vista, then the dual boot
> window didnot show up and automatically got booted in vista. the i formatted
> the secondary master and installed fresh copy of xp and now it boots
> directly
> into XP.
>
> I needed to use start up fix problems(recovery options) in windows vista
> dvd. then i was able to access vista only. then i used FIXBOOT in xp cdrom
> and now i am able to boot only to windows xp. PLease help me. i am a novice
> with boot management but otherwise know lil bit of windows.
>
> PLease Help!!
>