Hi all ,

I have windows vista 2009 version running in my c: . recently I
installed windows xp sp3 in separate partition d: . Now when I
boot my pc it always starts with windows xp .
How can I configure my system to show both vista and xp at
startup and opt which one to boot with.

"Geobird" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c250669c-20f8-44f3-afad-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all ,
>
> I have windows vista 2009 version running in my c: . recently I
> installed windows xp sp3 in separate partition d: . Now when I
> boot my pc it always starts with windows xp .
> How can I configure my system to show both vista and xp at
> startup and opt which one to boot with.

You need to restore the Vista boot environment. Best to ask a Vista
newsgroup.

On 03/18/2009 11:39 PM, Geobird sent:
> Hi all ,
>
> I have windows vista 2009 version running in my c: . recently I
> installed windows xp sp3 in separate partition d: . Now when I
> boot my pc it always starts with windows xp .
> How can I configure my system to show both vista and xp at
> startup and opt which one to boot with.

Changes need to be made to boot.ini as well as some others:

<http://neosmart.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2509>

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"Geobird" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c250669c-20f8-44f3-afad-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all ,
>
> I have windows vista 2009 version running in my c: . recently I
> installed windows xp sp3 in separate partition d: . Now when I
> boot my pc it always starts with windows xp .
> How can I configure my system to show both vista and xp at
> startup and opt which one to boot with.


Download and install this program in your XP installation.

VistaBootPRO 3.3
http://www.vistabootpro.org/

Launch the program and click on System Bootloader.
Select Windows Vista Bootloader.
Select All Drives under the Install Options.
Hit the Install Bootloader button.
Note: You can also click on Manage OS Entries to set the order in which the
two operating systems are listed on the boot menu and which one is the
default.
Close the program and restart your computer.
You should now be see a screen with the option of which OS you want to boot
into.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Geobird wrote:
> Hi all ,
>
> I have windows vista 2009 version running in my c: . recently I
> installed windows xp sp3 in separate partition d: . Now when I
> boot my pc it always starts with windows xp .
> How can I configure my system to show both vista and xp at
> startup and opt which one to boot with.


In the course of installing WinXP, you destroyed Vista's boot
management. You'll need to fix that.

This KB Article (not for the faint of heart or
technically-challenged) explains how to repair the Vista boot process
after installing WinXP:

Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of
the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529

MS-MVP John Barnett's Guide is considerably more user-friendly:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/install...ning_vista.htm



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