Vista now needs CD to boot after installing XP on slave--suggestio

[tomjonesrocks]

For work I need a XP install to run a VPN client. I tried to do this using
Virtual PC in Vista--but the whole thing was just too slow.

So, I installed XP Professional on a slave hard drive. Afterwards, I
followed some directions I found to create a dual boot menu here:
http://windowssecrets.com/2008/02/14/01-Make-your-computer-dual-boot-Vista-and-XP

Everything works fine--but ONLY if I have the Vista install CD in my CD/DVD
drive. Otherwise I get a "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS
ENTER" error.

Any suggestions on how I can resolve this? Thanks!

 

[philo]

For work I need a XP install to run a VPN client. I tried to do this using
Virtual PC in Vista--but the whole thing was just too slow.

So, I installed XP Professional on a slave hard drive. Afterwards, I
followed some directions I found to create a dual boot menu here:
http://windowssecrets.com/2008/02/14/01-Make-your-computer-dual-boot-Vista-and-XP

Everything works fine--but ONLY if I have the Vista install CD in my CD/DVD
drive. Otherwise I get a "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS
ENTER" error.

Any suggestions on how I can resolve this? Thanks!

Check your bios settings, you somehow seem to have excluded the harddrive in
your boot options

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Get help starting Windows XP after you install Windows Vista in a dual-boot
configuration : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927817

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[John Barnes]

You need to check your boot priorities and boot file locations.

 

[AlexB]

An additional option for your. Maybe.

"How to make XP / Vista dual-boot Independently, Here's a guide using grldr
the almighty"

MSFN:

http://www.msfn.org/board/XP-Vista-dual-boot-Independently-t98982.html

 

[Andy]

Bios settings,
Hard Disk Boot Priority (Award) or Hard Disk Drives (AMI),
Move the second hard drive to the top.