dual boot xp prof and window server 2003

G

Guest

Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my window xp machine. I
have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000 proferssional is on my drive
c; and window xp prof on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional"

Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003 in it? will my
window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible to have dual booting with xp
prof and window server 2003? thank for any help.
 
P

Pegasus \(MVP\)

bing said:
Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my window xp machine. I
have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000 proferssional is on my drive
c; and window xp prof on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional"

Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003 in it? will my
window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible to have dual booting with xp
prof and window server 2003? thank for any help.
Click to expand...

This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
in case you need them:
c:\boot.ini
c:\ntldr
c:\ntdetect.com
 
R

Ron Sommer

:
: : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my window xp
machine.
: I
: > have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000 proferssional is on my
: drive
: > c; and window xp prof on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > [boot loader]
: > timeout=3
: > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > [operating systems]
: > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
: > Professional"
: > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
: > Professional"
: >
: > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003 in it? will my
: > window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible to have dual booting with
: xp
: > prof and window server 2003? thank for any help.
: >
: >
:
: This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: in case you need them:
: c:\boot.ini
: c:\ntldr
: c:\ntdetect.com
:
:
After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until you add
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.

You don't have any switches on either system entry?
 
T

Timothy Daniels

"Ron Sommer" added:
"Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
:
: "bing" asked:
: > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
: > window xp machine.
: > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
: > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
: >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > [boot loader]
: > timeout=3
: > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > [operating systems]
: > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
: > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
: > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
: >
: > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
: > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible
: > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
:
: This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: in case you need them:
: c:\boot.ini
: c:\ntldr
: c:\ntdetect.com
:
:
After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
"Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.

You don't have any switches on either system entry?
Click to expand...


Currently, partition 2 is marked "active", and that is why
booting is controlled by the boot.ini file in partition 2.
Presumably, Windows Server 2003 will be installed in partition 1
and that partition will be marked "active" and the installer will see
WinXP and thus include it for dual-booting in the boot.ini file of
partition 1. Why won't the boot.ini file in partition 1 be accessed
and why won't that boot.ini file have the entry for WinXP that is
in partition 2?

*TimDaniels*
 
R

Ron Sommer

: "Ron Sommer" added:
: >
: > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
: > :
: > : "bing" asked:
: > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
: > : > window xp machine.
: > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
: > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
: > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > : > [boot loader]
: > : > timeout=3
: > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > : > [operating systems]
: > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
: > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
: > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
: > : >
: > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
: > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible
: > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
: > :
: > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: > : in case you need them:
: > : c:\boot.ini
: > : c:\ntldr
: > : c:\ntdetect.com
: > :
: > :
: > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
: > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
: >
: > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
:
:
: Currently, partition 2 is marked "active", and that is why
: booting is controlled by the boot.ini file in partition 2.
: Presumably, Windows Server 2003 will be installed in partition 1
: and that partition will be marked "active" and the installer will see
: WinXP and thus include it for dual-booting in the boot.ini file of
: partition 1. Why won't the boot.ini file in partition 1 be accessed
: and why won't that boot.ini file have the entry for WinXP that is
: in partition 2?
:
: *TimDaniels*

bing didn't say the boot.ini file was on partition 2.
Bing's information seems to indicate that he installed XP after 2000 and had
a dual boot.
Partition 1 would be active.
Bing was going to format partition 1, then install Server 2003.
 
T

Timothy Daniels

"Ron Sommer" corrected:
:
: "Ron Sommer" added:
: >
: > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
: > :
: > : "bing" asked:
: > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
: > : > window xp machine.
: > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
: > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
: > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > : > [boot loader]
: > : > timeout=3
: > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > : > [operating systems]
: > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
: > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
: > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
: > : >
: > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
: > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible
: > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
: > :
: > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: > : in case you need them:
: > : c:\boot.ini
: > : c:\ntldr
: > : c:\ntdetect.com
: > :
: > :
: > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
: > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
: >
: > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
:
:
: Currently, partition 2 is marked "active", and that is why
: booting is controlled by the boot.ini file in partition 2.
: Presumably, Windows Server 2003 will be installed in partition 1
: and that partition will be marked "active" and the installer will see
: WinXP and thus include it for dual-booting in the boot.ini file of
: partition 1. Why won't the boot.ini file in partition 1 be accessed
: and why won't that boot.ini file have the entry for WinXP that is
: in partition 2?
:
: *TimDaniels*

bing didn't say the boot.ini file was on partition 2.
Bing's information seems to indicate that he installed XP after
2000 and had a dual boot. Partition 1 would be active.
Bing was going to format partition 1, then install Server 2003.
Click to expand...


Then you imply that the partition of the last OS that is installed
will not get the dual-boot form of the boot.ini file, but that the
boot.ini file of the partition that is currently marked "active" will
have its boot.ini file ammended with the extra entry to make it
specify a dual-boot, and that its partition will remain as the "active"
partition. Thus, when the WinXP was added in partition 2 to the
existing Win2K in partition 1, the boot.ini file in partition 1 was
changed to the dual-boot form and partition 1 remained "active",
and what 'Bing' lists in his posting is taken from his partition 1
which is his "active" partition. Is that what you're saying?

*TimDaniels*
 
R

Ron Sommer

:
: "Ron Sommer" corrected:
: >
: > "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
: > : "Ron Sommer" added:
: > : >
: > : > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
: > : > :
: > : > : "bing" asked:
: > : > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
: > : > : > window xp machine.
: > : > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
: > : > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
: > : > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > : > : > [boot loader]
: > : > : > timeout=3
: > : > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > : > : > [operating systems]
: > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
: > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
: > : > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
: > : > : >
: > : > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
: > : > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible
: > : > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
: > : > :
: > : > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: > : > : in case you need them:
: > : > : c:\boot.ini
: > : > : c:\ntldr
: > : > : c:\ntdetect.com
: > : > :
: > : > :
: > : > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
: > : > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
: > : >
: > : > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
: > :
: > :
: > : Currently, partition 2 is marked "active", and that is why
: > : booting is controlled by the boot.ini file in partition 2.
: > : Presumably, Windows Server 2003 will be installed in partition 1
: > : and that partition will be marked "active" and the installer will see
: > : WinXP and thus include it for dual-booting in the boot.ini file of
: > : partition 1. Why won't the boot.ini file in partition 1 be accessed
: > : and why won't that boot.ini file have the entry for WinXP that is
: > : in partition 2?
: > :
: > : *TimDaniels*
: >
: > bing didn't say the boot.ini file was on partition 2.
: > Bing's information seems to indicate that he installed XP after
: > 2000 and had a dual boot. Partition 1 would be active.
: > Bing was going to format partition 1, then install Server 2003.
: > --
: > Ronald Sommer
:
:
: Then you imply that the partition of the last OS that is installed
: will not get the dual-boot form of the boot.ini file, but that the
: boot.ini file of the partition that is currently marked "active" will
: have its boot.ini file ammended with the extra entry to make it
: specify a dual-boot, and that its partition will remain as the "active"
: partition. Thus, when the WinXP was added in partition 2 to the
: existing Win2K in partition 1, the boot.ini file in partition 1 was
: changed to the dual-boot form and partition 1 remained "active",
: and what 'Bing' lists in his posting is taken from his partition 1
: which is his "active" partition. Is that what you're saying?
:
: *TimDaniels*

That is almost what I am saying.
If the installed OS has a boot.ini on partition 1, then yes, the boot.ini
will be altered to create a dual boot.
If the installed OS had been Win 98, there would not have been a boot.ini to
alter.
XP puts boot.ini, ntldr, ntdetect.com on the active partition.
The ntdetect from XP replaces the Win2000 ntdetect.

Bing's boot.ini is from partition 1.
 
G

Guest

Thank you Ronald! So you mean to say that I can format my c: drive and
install window server 2003 without affecting my window xp prof partition. If
supposing after installing Window server 2003 on my c: drive and Window Xp
prof will not boot can I just run repair my window xp OS?

Ron Sommer said:
:
: "Ron Sommer" corrected:
: >
: > "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
: > : "Ron Sommer" added:
: > : >
: > : > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
: > : > :
: > : > : "bing" asked:
: > : > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
: > : > : > window xp machine.
: > : > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
: > : > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
: > : > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > : > : > [boot loader]
: > : > : > timeout=3
: > : > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > : > : > [operating systems]
: > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
: > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
: > : > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
: > : > : >
: > : > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
: > : > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible
: > : > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
: > : > :
: > : > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: > : > : in case you need them:
: > : > : c:\boot.ini
: > : > : c:\ntldr
: > : > : c:\ntdetect.com
: > : > :
: > : > :
: > : > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
: > : > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
: > : >
: > : > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
: > :
: > :
: > : Currently, partition 2 is marked "active", and that is why
: > : booting is controlled by the boot.ini file in partition 2.
: > : Presumably, Windows Server 2003 will be installed in partition 1
: > : and that partition will be marked "active" and the installer will see
: > : WinXP and thus include it for dual-booting in the boot.ini file of
: > : partition 1. Why won't the boot.ini file in partition 1 be accessed
: > : and why won't that boot.ini file have the entry for WinXP that is
: > : in partition 2?
: > :
: > : *TimDaniels*
: >
: > bing didn't say the boot.ini file was on partition 2.
: > Bing's information seems to indicate that he installed XP after
: > 2000 and had a dual boot. Partition 1 would be active.
: > Bing was going to format partition 1, then install Server 2003.
: > --
: > Ronald Sommer
:
:
: Then you imply that the partition of the last OS that is installed
: will not get the dual-boot form of the boot.ini file, but that the
: boot.ini file of the partition that is currently marked "active" will
: have its boot.ini file ammended with the extra entry to make it
: specify a dual-boot, and that its partition will remain as the "active"
: partition. Thus, when the WinXP was added in partition 2 to the
: existing Win2K in partition 1, the boot.ini file in partition 1 was
: changed to the dual-boot form and partition 1 remained "active",
: and what 'Bing' lists in his posting is taken from his partition 1
: which is his "active" partition. Is that what you're saying?
:
: *TimDaniels*

That is almost what I am saying.
If the installed OS has a boot.ini on partition 1, then yes, the boot.ini
will be altered to create a dual boot.
If the installed OS had been Win 98, there would not have been a boot.ini to
alter.
XP puts boot.ini, ntldr, ntdetect.com on the active partition.
The ntdetect from XP replaces the Win2000 ntdetect.

Bing's boot.ini is from partition 1.
Click to expand...
 
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Ron Sommer

Formatting partition 1 and installing 2003 Server will not affect the XP
partition.
You will not be able to start XP, because the
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS= "Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" line will not be in boot.ini. You will have to add the line
to C:\boot.ini .

Do not Repair install XP.
--
Ronald Sommer

: Thank you Ronald! So you mean to say that I can format my c: drive and
: install window server 2003 without affecting my window xp prof partition.
If
: supposing after installing Window server 2003 on my c: drive and Window Xp
: prof will not boot can I just run repair my window xp OS?
:
: "Ron Sommer" wrote:
:
: >
: > : > :
: > : "Ron Sommer" corrected:
: > : >
: > : > "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
: > : > : "Ron Sommer" added:
: > : > : >
: > : > : > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : "bing" asked:
: > : > : > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
: > : > : > : > window xp machine.
: > : > : > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
: > : > : > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
: > : > : > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > : > : > : > [boot loader]
: > : > : > : > timeout=3
: > : > : > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > : > : > : > [operating systems]
: > : > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
: > : > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
: > : > : > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
: > : > : > : >
: > : > : > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
: > : > : > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it
posible
: > : > : > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: > : > : > : in case you need them:
: > : > : > : c:\boot.ini
: > : > : > : c:\ntldr
: > : > : > : c:\ntdetect.com
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
: > : > : > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
: > : > : >
: > : > : > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
: > : > :
: > : > :
: > : > : snipped
 
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Timothy Daniels

Bing:

You say your WinXP is on D: drive (presumably
partition 2).

1) Which partition contains the boot.ini file that you listed
in your original post?

2) Which partition is marked "active" (rt-clk My Computer/
clk Manage/clk Disk Management)?

3) Did you install WinXP after Win2K had been installed?

*TimDaniels*
 
G

Guest

hi! timothy,
thank you for your contributions. My drive c: says its healthy(System) doest
say Active and my D; drive it says healthy(boot) and the orther two
partitions says its a page file. Yup what I remember is I installed windows
2000 prof and then install my window xp in d; drive. thanks a lot.
 
G

Guest

Hi! Ron,
Can u give me the website that will guide me how to add
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.


Ron Sommer said:
Formatting partition 1 and installing 2003 Server will not affect the XP
partition.
You will not be able to start XP, because the
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS= "Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" line will not be in boot.ini. You will have to add the line
to C:\boot.ini .

Do not Repair install XP.
--
Ronald Sommer

: Thank you Ronald! So you mean to say that I can format my c: drive and
: install window server 2003 without affecting my window xp prof partition.
If
: supposing after installing Window server 2003 on my c: drive and Window Xp
: prof will not boot can I just run repair my window xp OS?
:
: "Ron Sommer" wrote:
:
: >
: > : > :
: > : "Ron Sommer" corrected:
: > : >
: > : > "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
: > : > : "Ron Sommer" added:
: > : > : >
: > : > : > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : "bing" asked:
: > : > : > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
: > : > : > : > window xp machine.
: > : > : > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
: > : > : > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
: > : > : > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > : > : > : > [boot loader]
: > : > : > : > timeout=3
: > : > : > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > : > : > : > [operating systems]
: > : > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
: > : > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
: > : > : > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
: > : > : > : >
: > : > : > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
: > : > : > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it
posible
: > : > : > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: > : > : > : in case you need them:
: > : > : > : c:\boot.ini
: > : > : > : c:\ntldr
: > : > : > : c:\ntdetect.com
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
: > : > : > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
: > : > : >
: > : > : > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
: > : > :
: > : > :
: > : > : snipped
Click to expand...
 
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Timothy Daniels

You don't say which OS is running when you observe that,
but since your D: drive is the "boot" drive, that is the partition
where the running OS is, and since your C: drive is the
"system" drive, that is where the boot files are (including
boot.ini) and it should be the one that is "active". So Ron
is right - the installer modifies the boot.ini file in the "active"
partition when it installs the 2nd OS, which is the WinXP
in your case - and it leaves the "active" partition marked
"active".

Since you want to re-format and install WinServer in partition 1,
you'll wipe out the boot files there along with everything else.
You might as well check that it is still the "active" partition after
you re-format so that partition 1 will continue to be the one with
the boot files (i.e. it will be the "system" partition) when WinServer
is installed. If it's not "active", you can rt-clk the graphic represen-
tation of it in Disk Management and select "Mark partition 'active'".

After WinServer is installed in partition 1, Ron says to make its
boot.ini file specify dual-booting by adding another entry under the
line "[operating systems]" with "partition(1)" changed to "partition(2)",
and something reasonable in the quotes such as "Windows XP Pro".
Also change the timeout value to some decent decision time, such
as 5 seconds. You can do this with Notepad quite easily, or you
can use Run/msconfig/BOOT.INI tab/ Check all boot paths.
(The latter is supposed to work, but I've never used it since I know
what's supposed to be in the boot.ini file.) I suspect, though, that
the WinServer installer will set up the boot.ini file in partition 1 for
dual-booting automatically for you, just as the WinXP installer had
set up the dual-boot boot.ini for you in partition 1 when you installed
it in partition 2 after Win2K had been installed. Please post what it
does.

*TimDaniels*
 
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Ron Sommer

1) Click Start > Run, Type "Cmd" and then press <Enter>.

2) Type "Cd\" and then press <Enter>

3) Type "Attrib C:\Boot.ini -h -r -s" and then press <Enter>

4) Click Start > Run, Type "Notepad c:\boot.ini" and then press <Enter>

5) Edit the file to add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
"Microsoft Windows XP Professional", save it, and then exit Notepad.

6) Type "Attrib C:\Boot.ini +h +r +s" and then press <Enter>

7) Close the command console.
--
Ronald Sommer


: Hi! Ron,
: Can u give me the website that will guide me how to add
: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
:: > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
:
:
: "Ron Sommer" wrote:
:
: > Formatting partition 1 and installing 2003 Server will not affect the XP
: > partition.
: > You will not be able to start XP, because the
: > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS= "Microsoft Windows XP
: > Professional" line will not be in boot.ini. You will have to add the
line
: > to C:\boot.ini .
: >
: > Do not Repair install XP.
: > --
: > Ronald Sommer
: >
: > : > : Thank you Ronald! So you mean to say that I can format my c: drive and
: > : install window server 2003 without affecting my window xp prof
partition.
: > If
: > : supposing after installing Window server 2003 on my c: drive and
Window Xp
: > : prof will not boot can I just run repair my window xp OS?
: > :
: > : "Ron Sommer" wrote:
: > :
: > : >
: > : > : > : > :
: > : > : "Ron Sommer" corrected:
: > : > : >
: > : > : > "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
: > : > : > : "Ron Sommer" added:
: > : > : > : >
: > : > : > : > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
: > : > : > : > :
: > : > : > : > : "bing" asked:
: > : > : > : > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
: > : > : > : > : > window xp machine.
: > : > : > : > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
: > : > : > : > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
: > : > : > : > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > : > : > : > : > [boot loader]
: > : > : > : > : > timeout=3
: > : > : > : > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > : > : > : > : > [operating systems]
: > : > : > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
: > : > : > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
: > : > : > : > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
: > : > : > : > : >
: > : > : > : > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
: > : > : > : > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it
: > posible
: > : > : > : > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server
2003?
: > : > : > : > :
: > : > : > : > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive
D:,
: > : > : > : > : in case you need them:
: > : > : > : > : c:\boot.ini
: > : > : > : > : c:\ntldr
: > : > : > : > : c:\ntdetect.com
: > : > : > : > :
: > : > : > : > :
: > : > : > : > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
: > : > : > : > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
: > : > : > : >
: > : > : > : > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : snipped
: >
: >
 
G

Guest

hi! timothy,
Window xp is running when it say My drive c: healthy(System) doest
say Active and my D; drive it says healthy(boot) and the orther two
partitions says its a page file.
 
J

John

bing said:
hi! timothy,
thank you for your contributions. My drive c: says its healthy(System) doest
say Active and my D; drive it says healthy(boot) and the orther two
partitions says its a page file. Yup what I remember is I installed windows
2000 prof and then install my window xp in d; drive. thanks a lot.
Click to expand...


If your C: drive is 'system' then that is the active partition. Just
install server to C: and it should add XP as an alternate bootable
operating system automagically. But for your protection just copy the
line in your current boot.ini that points to your XP install and save
the line in a backup text file in a partition that won't be overwritten
with the new install. If for some reason server doesn't pick up the XP
install its a simple matter of adding that text to the new boot.ini file
that server will create. The only real complication is that Boot.ini is
a read only file. Someone else has already noted how to get around that.

John
 

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