Re-installing XP (which as you point out was running prior to installing
Vista, so is on the C: drive) will erase the Vista boot loader, so you won't
have any access to Windows Vista; you will only be able to boot into XP. You
can work around this by downloading Vistabootpro (
www.vistabootpro.org).
This is a free application.
Install Vistabootpro on Windows XP and then launch the program. Click on the
'system boot loader option and then look in the 'system boot loader install
options' section. Click the radio button next to the 'specific drive' option
and set the drive for C: Vistabootpro will now install the Vista boot
loader. Next click on the 'Manage OS Entries' button and select 'add new OS
entry' right at the bottom of the window. fill in the relevant information,
I.e., operating system name, OS type and then select the drive which has
Vista installed. Finally close down Vistabootpro. When you reboot you should
have your dual boot menu back with both XP and Vista options available.
If you need to set a XP as the default operating system you can do this by
reopening VistaBootpro, going to 'manage OD entries', clicking on the
operating system you want as default on the boot menu and then selecting the
'set as default' option.
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Windows - Shell/User
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