Dual boot: XP Pro and Server 2003

[MiataRed]

I have a Dell with 2 HD running XP Pro. (I have an 8MB non partionned
area on both drive)

I have installed a 3rd HD (on the same IDE line as my DVD), to install
Windows Server 2003 on that 3rd drive.

I have booted from the 2003 Server CD and have installed it.

How do I get to pick which OS to run ?

Many thanks.


Denis

 

[Rich Barry]

Do you mean that you have two separate hard drives running WinXP Pro on
both and then added a third drive and installed
Win2003 Server on it. If you had all the drives connected the Server
install should have seen the other two XP's and added
them to the boot.ini file which gives you the Menu of what OS you want.

 

[Buck Rogers]

I have a Dell with 2 HD running XP Pro. (I have an 8MB non partionned
area on both drive)

I have installed a 3rd HD (on the same IDE line as my DVD), to install
Windows Server 2003 on that 3rd drive.

I have booted from the 2003 Server CD and have installed it.

How do I get to pick which OS to run ?

Many thanks.


Denis

Hello,

Here is a copy of my boot.ini file located in the root directory.

[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for
Small Business Server" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOWS="WinXP" /fastdetect


SBS is on the first partition. XP is on the 4th.

I'm also running some Linux OS's.

HTH

Buck

 

[Rich Barry]

Before you added the drive, where you using Lilo or Grub as the
bootloader?