Failed 2003 Setup

[Rolfe Spiegel]

Hello,
I have a working copy of Vista. I tried to install Windows2003 Server on top
of Vista, but failed when I didn't have the a 2003 driver for my storage
controller. Now, when I boot the computer, I get the "Windows Boot Manager"
screen with two options, "Microsoft Windows Vista" and "Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Standard Edition Setup". The option for 2003 Setup is the
default, with a 30 second selection delay. If I either choose this option, or
wait for 30 seconds to choose itself, I then get an error
"\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BIOSINFO.INF could not be loaded [new line] The error code is
14 [new line] Setup can not continue" and I have to reboot. The non-default
option for "Microsoft Windows Vista" works fine, and boots up correctly, but
since it's not the default, I have to select it every time. Remote restarts
are not possible because of the faulty (failed) 2003 default option.

Vista BCDEdit does not see the 2003 startup option. I think the Boot Manager
is left over from the failed 2003 install, but I don't know how to get rid of
it. I've tried things like rewriting the Vista MBR, but that didn't work
either.

How can I get rid of this old Boot Manager, and make my computer start up in
Vista automatically?

 

[Peter Foldes]

Correct me if I misunderstood. You installed Windows 2003 on top of Vista.This is a no win situation. Obviously you are getting issues. To correct this and go back to Vista the only option being is to reformat and do a clean install of Vista. Installing another OS on top of an existing OS is not very smart