hi,
i have installed xp twice on my system now i can log in new
installation but i can not boot with older installation of XP pro. Is there
any way that i can get to the desktop of older installation by using the new
installation of xp. When i search on C drive of the new XP intallation i can
not find older version windows directory or desktop.

thanks

On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 19:38:00 -0800
Mizan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> hi,
> i have installed xp twice on my system now i can log in new
> installation but i can not boot with older installation of XP pro. Is
> there any way that i can get to the desktop of older installation by
> using the new installation of xp. When i search on C drive of the new
> XP intallation i can not find older version windows directory or
> desktop.
>
> thanks

The two options you see are because your boot sector was modified. You
most likely over wrote your previous installation.

--
Live & let live, or leave.
:-)

Mizan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>hi,
> i have installed xp twice on my system now i can log in new
>installation but i can not boot with older installation of XP pro. Is there
>any way that i can get to the desktop of older installation by using the new
>installation of xp. When i search on C drive of the new XP intallation i can
>not find older version windows directory or desktop.

And why do you think you should be able to find the older version????

cuz i have some important files on the older installation xp desktop. I wanna
get those files

"PD43" wrote:

> Mizan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >hi,
> > i have installed xp twice on my system now i can log in new
> >installation but i can not boot with older installation of XP pro. Is there
> >any way that i can get to the desktop of older installation by using the new
> >installation of xp. When i search on C drive of the new XP intallation i can
> >not find older version windows directory or desktop.
>
> And why do you think you should be able to find the older version????
>

when i start shows me the to choose which xp i wanna boot with. so its mean
it still there.
"PD43" wrote:

> Mizan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >hi,
> > i have installed xp twice on my system now i can log in new
> >installation but i can not boot with older installation of XP pro. Is there
> >any way that i can get to the desktop of older installation by using the new
> >installation of xp. When i search on C drive of the new XP intallation i can
> >not find older version windows directory or desktop.
>
> And why do you think you should be able to find the older version????
>

The entry in the boot options menu is still there. But that may be all.
Why can't you just restore from your file backups?

"Mizan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C7E9CDB5-7239-4D67-98E8-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> when i start shows me the to choose which xp i wanna boot with. so its
> mean
> it still there.
> "PD43" wrote:
>
>> Mizan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >hi,
>> > i have installed xp twice on my system now i can log in new
>> >installation but i can not boot with older installation of XP pro. Is
>> >there
>> >any way that i can get to the desktop of older installation by using the
>> >new
>> >installation of xp. When i search on C drive of the new XP intallation i
>> >can
>> >not find older version windows directory or desktop.
>>
>> And why do you think you should be able to find the older version????
>>

"Mizan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:BB7D43BB-9A27-4F6B-980F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> cuz i have some important files on the older installation xp desktop. I
> wanna
> get those files
>

One very good reason for NOT keeping data on the desktop!

"Colin Barnhorst" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6B8E3863-648A-4CB6-BD34-(E-Mail Removed)...
> The entry in the boot options menu is still there. But that may be all.
> Why can't you just restore from your file backups?
>

<snigger>!

"Colin Barnhorst" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6B8E3863-648A-4CB6-BD34-(E-Mail Removed)...
> The entry in the boot options menu is still there. But that may be all.
> Why can't you just restore from your file backups?
>

Now you know the answer to *that* question just as well as I do.

> "Mizan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:C7E9CDB5-7239-4D67-98E8-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> when i start shows me the to choose which xp i wanna boot with. so its
>> mean
>> it still there.
>> "PD43" wrote:
>>
>>> Mizan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>> >hi,
>>> > i have installed xp twice on my system now i can log in new
>>> >installation but i can not boot with older installation of XP pro. Is
>>> >there
>>> >any way that i can get to the desktop of older installation by using
>>> >the new
>>> >installation of xp. When i search on C drive of the new XP intallation
>>> >i can
>>> >not find older version windows directory or desktop.
>>>
>>> And why do you think you should be able to find the older version????
>>>
>

"PD43" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Mizan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>hi,
>> i have installed xp twice on my system now i can log in new
>>installation but i can not boot with older installation of XP pro. Is
>>there
>>any way that i can get to the desktop of older installation by using the
>>new
>>installation of xp. When i search on C drive of the new XP intallation i
>>can
>>not find older version windows directory or desktop.
>
> And why do you think you should be able to find the older version????

If it had been installed to a different partition, the older version would
have still been there and be bootable into.