Windows XP Pro and Windows 2000 Pro

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I have a machine with Windows XP installed on the C drive.
I installed Windows 2000 on the D partition. When I boot
the machine, I get the menu asking which operating system
I want to boot, but if I select XP, I get an error stating
that Windows 2000 could not start because \Windows\system32
\config\system is missing (which is valid since XP doesn't
have that file). Can XP and 2000 not co-exist?

Is there any way I can recover the XP system?
Thanks
 
I think I may have found the answer in the knowledge
database (315233). I have to get ntldr and ntdetect.com
back to the XP versions.
 
HOW TO: Create a Multiple-Boot System in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306559&Product=winxp

How do I install Windows 2000 after I've installed Windows XP?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_2k.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I have a machine with Windows XP installed on the C drive.
| I installed Windows 2000 on the D partition. When I boot
| the machine, I get the menu asking which operating system
| I want to boot, but if I select XP, I get an error stating
| that Windows 2000 could not start because \Windows\system32
| \config\system is missing (which is valid since XP doesn't
| have that file). Can XP and 2000 not co-exist?
|
| Is there any way I can recover the XP system?
| Thanks
 
Windows XP Does Not Start on a Computer That Is Configured for Dual Booting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];315233

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


|I have a machine with Windows XP installed on the C drive.
| I installed Windows 2000 on the D partition. When I boot
| the machine, I get the menu asking which operating system
| I want to boot, but if I select XP, I get an error stating
| that Windows 2000 could not start because \Windows\system32
| \config\system is missing (which is valid since XP doesn't
| have that file). Can XP and 2000 not co-exist?
|
| Is there any way I can recover the XP system?
| Thanks
 
Cannot Start Windows XP After You Install Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;283433

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


|I have a machine with Windows XP installed on the C drive.
| I installed Windows 2000 on the D partition. When I boot
| the machine, I get the menu asking which operating system
| I want to boot, but if I select XP, I get an error stating
| that Windows 2000 could not start because \Windows\system32
| \config\system is missing (which is valid since XP doesn't
| have that file). Can XP and 2000 not co-exist?
|
| Is there any way I can recover the XP system?
| Thanks
 
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