Ok, I have a big problem. I had Windows 7 installed on my computer, then
decided to install XP Pro after as a dual-boot. The problem is that the XP
bootloader overwrote the 7 bootloader, and I can't figure out how to add the
Windows 7 option back in. I have boot.ini open in notepad, and I see the new
XP option, but I don't know how to add the option. I know that the disk with
7 on it is disk number 1, and it is on partition 1. Could someone please give
me the code for booting to the 7 hard drive that I can add to the boot.ini
file? I really want to be able to boot to windows 7 along with xp.
--
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

Try this link, it deals with RC 7
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...nstall/threads

"BearsOMG" wrote:

> Ok, I have a big problem. I had Windows 7 installed on my computer, then
> decided to install XP Pro after as a dual-boot. The problem is that the XP
> bootloader overwrote the 7 bootloader, and I can't figure out how to add the
> Windows 7 option back in. I have boot.ini open in notepad, and I see the new
> XP option, but I don't know how to add the option. I know that the disk with
> 7 on it is disk number 1, and it is on partition 1. Could someone please give
> me the code for booting to the 7 hard drive that I can add to the boot.ini
> file? I really want to be able to boot to windows 7 along with xp.
> --
> Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

Windows 7 does not use a boot.ini file.
It has it's own small bootloader partition in addition
to the full size Windows 7 partition.

Try EasyBCD, it may fix your problem.
http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
ScreenShots:
http://neosmart.net/gallery/v/neosmart/EasyBCD/1_70/
Documentation:
http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBC...CDD31911C14133

--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com



"BearsOMG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news797E240-35B5-4ACE-B165-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ok, I have a big problem. I had Windows 7 installed on my computer, then
> decided to install XP Pro after as a dual-boot. The problem is that the XP
> bootloader overwrote the 7 bootloader, and I can't figure out how to add
> the
> Windows 7 option back in. I have boot.ini open in notepad, and I see the
> new
> XP option, but I don't know how to add the option. I know that the disk
> with
> 7 on it is disk number 1, and it is on partition 1. Could someone please
> give
> me the code for booting to the 7 hard drive that I can add to the boot.ini
> file? I really want to be able to boot to windows 7 along with xp.
> --
> Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

Windows 7 Beta Support Forum (technical)
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...egory/w7itpro/

Getting Ready for Win7 Forum (less technical)
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...ndows7/threads

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

BearsOMG wrote:
> Ok, I have a big problem. I had Windows 7 installed on my computer, then
> decided to install XP Pro after as a dual-boot. The problem is that the XP
> bootloader overwrote the 7 bootloader, and I can't figure out how to add
> the
> Windows 7 option back in. I have boot.ini open in notepad, and I see the
> new
> XP option, but I don't know how to add the option. I know that the disk
> with
> 7 on it is disk number 1, and it is on partition 1. Could someone please
> give me the code for booting to the 7 hard drive that I can add to the
> boot.ini file? I really want to be able to boot to windows 7 along with
> xp.

EasyBCD found the previous bootloader, with just the windows 7 option, told
me it was c:\boot.ini, but that file had the current bootloader settings. (C
is the 7 drive) it is the primary drive 1 according to the bios.
--
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?


"JS" wrote:

> Windows 7 does not use a boot.ini file.
> It has it's own small bootloader partition in addition
> to the full size Windows 7 partition.
>
> Try EasyBCD, it may fix your problem.
> http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
> ScreenShots:
> http://neosmart.net/gallery/v/neosmart/EasyBCD/1_70/
> Documentation:
> http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBC...CDD31911C14133
>
> --
> JS
> http://www.pagestart.com
>
>
>
> "BearsOMG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news797E240-35B5-4ACE-B165-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Ok, I have a big problem. I had Windows 7 installed on my computer, then
> > decided to install XP Pro after as a dual-boot. The problem is that the XP
> > bootloader overwrote the 7 bootloader, and I can't figure out how to add
> > the
> > Windows 7 option back in. I have boot.ini open in notepad, and I see the
> > new
> > XP option, but I don't know how to add the option. I know that the disk
> > with
> > 7 on it is disk number 1, and it is on partition 1. Could someone please
> > give
> > me the code for booting to the 7 hard drive that I can add to the boot.ini
> > file? I really want to be able to boot to windows 7 along with xp.
> > --
> > Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
>
>
>

If you don't find a solution on any of the forums
that PA_BEAR posted then as a last resort you
could try a Windows 7 Repair Install:
http://www.pagestart.com/windows7repairinstall.html

--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com



"BearsOMG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:39269702-2C15-4DFB-A7CD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> EasyBCD found the previous bootloader, with just the windows 7 option,
> told
> me it was c:\boot.ini, but that file had the current bootloader settings.
> (C
> is the 7 drive) it is the primary drive 1 according to the bios.
> --
> Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
>
>
> "JS" wrote:
>
>> Windows 7 does not use a boot.ini file.
>> It has it's own small bootloader partition in addition
>> to the full size Windows 7 partition.
>>
>> Try EasyBCD, it may fix your problem.
>> http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
>> ScreenShots:
>> http://neosmart.net/gallery/v/neosmart/EasyBCD/1_70/
>> Documentation:
>> http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBC...CDD31911C14133
>>
>> --
>> JS
>> http://www.pagestart.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "BearsOMG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news797E240-35B5-4ACE-B165-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Ok, I have a big problem. I had Windows 7 installed on my computer,
>> > then
>> > decided to install XP Pro after as a dual-boot. The problem is that the
>> > XP
>> > bootloader overwrote the 7 bootloader, and I can't figure out how to
>> > add
>> > the
>> > Windows 7 option back in. I have boot.ini open in notepad, and I see
>> > the
>> > new
>> > XP option, but I don't know how to add the option. I know that the disk
>> > with
>> > 7 on it is disk number 1, and it is on partition 1. Could someone
>> > please
>> > give
>> > me the code for booting to the 7 hard drive that I can add to the
>> > boot.ini
>> > file? I really want to be able to boot to windows 7 along with xp.
>> > --
>> > Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
>>
>>
>>