Dual Booting

[Guest]

Hi, I have three partitions, XP Pro on the first, Vista on the second and my
data on the third. The problem I am having is accessing the data from either
OP. If I change ownership in one and then the other I cannot open files from
the first and have to take ownership again.

I have had this system running OK for months but have had to reinstall when
the motherboard blew and cannot get it running for the life of me.

I hope somebody can help, thanks in advanced.

Colin.

 

[Ron Martell]

Hi, I have three partitions, XP Pro on the first, Vista on the second and my
data on the third. The problem I am having is accessing the data from either
OP. If I change ownership in one and then the other I cannot open files from
the first and have to take ownership again.

I have had this system running OK for months but have had to reinstall when
the motherboard blew and cannot get it running for the life of me.

I hope somebody can help, thanks in advanced.

Colin.

For dual boot situations involvling XP and Vista I always recommend
that a third party Boot Manager program such as BootIt Next Generation
(www.bootitng.com) be used and that it be configured so that the
non-booting operating system partitions are hidden.

This is generally a good idea with all Windows multi-boot situations
but it is especially important with Windows XP and Vista as Windows XP
will destroy the System Restore information on the Windows Vista
partition if it is allowed to access it.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Gerry]

Colin

I am also a BootIt NG fan. It's the right tool for your situation.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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