XP/Vista dual boot XP doesn`t start

[Guest]

Partitioned HDD: volume 1: Vista Home Basic(C70Gb ; volume 2: Windows
XP(D 30Gb


When I am booting up Vista Boot Manager presents with "Vista" and "Earlier
Windows"(XP) options but if I
select XP option I am geting an error message: "File: \ntldr The
selected entry couldn`t be loaded because the application is missing".
So, basically I am getting a ntldr missing message when I choose "Earlier
Windows" option and I can`t load XP only Vista. Selecting Vista works
smoothly.

Can sy give me a followable solution for this without using any 2nd 3rd
party(VistaBootPro and EasyBCD) programs?I am not keen of those,but if there
is no other option obviosly I will try.

 

[mikeyhsd]

might download and install into vista
easybcd
seem to remember one of its features is to repair xp boot manager.

(e-mail address removed)@sport.rr.com

Partitioned HDD: volume 1: Vista Home Basic(C70Gb ; volume 2: Windows
XP(D 30Gb


When I am booting up Vista Boot Manager presents with "Vista" and "Earlier
Windows"(XP) options but if I
select XP option I am geting an error message: "File: \ntldr The
selected entry couldn`t be loaded because the application is missing".
So, basically I am getting a ntldr missing message when I choose "Earlier
Windows" option and I can`t load XP only Vista. Selecting Vista works
smoothly.

Can sy give me a followable solution for this without using any 2nd 3rd
party(VistaBootPro and EasyBCD) programs?I am not keen of those,but if there
is no other option obviosly I will try.

 

[Ron Sommer]

I think this mentioned copying the XP boot files to the Vista partition.
This is for installing XP after Vista.
http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88231

--
Ronald Sommer


: Partitioned HDD: volume 1: Vista Home Basic(C70Gb ; volume 2:
Windows
: XP(D 30Gb
:
:
: When I am booting up Vista Boot Manager presents with "Vista" and "Earlier
: Windows"(XP) options but if I
: select XP option I am geting an error message: "File: \ntldr The
: selected entry couldn`t be loaded because the application is missing".
: So, basically I am getting a ntldr missing message when I choose "Earlier
: Windows" option and I can`t load XP only Vista. Selecting Vista works
: smoothly.
:
: Can sy give me a followable solution for this without using any 2nd 3rd
: party(VistaBootPro and EasyBCD) programs?I am not keen of those,but if
there
: is no other option obviosly I will try.
:
:

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Normally XP would be on the first partition, and Vista
would be on the second partition. How did you manage to
get that reversed? Are the XP boot files in the root of C:?