XP will not boot from Vista boot menu.

[Guest]

I installed Vista b2 (public) as an upgrade from XP, but can't get back into
XP and need to. When I select "Earlier Version of Windows" and hit enter -
the screen goes to black and nothing happens. Any ideas?

 

[Charlie Drake]

I installed Vista b2 (public) as an upgrade from XP, but can't get back into
XP and need to. When I select "Earlier Version of Windows" and hit enter -
the screen goes to black and nothing happens. Any ideas?

Did you install Vista as an upgrade to XP or a clean install to a new
partition.


Charlie

 

[Guest]

Installed as upgrade.

Did you install Vista as an upgrade to XP or a clean install to a new
partition.


Charlie

 

[Joe727]

Then you overwrote XP with Vista.

Joe

Installed as upgrade.

 

[Guest]

Ouch. That'll leave a mark. Thanks all.

Then you overwrote XP with Vista.

Joe

 

[Charlie Drake]

Installed as upgrade.

Then you reformat your drive, then use the XP backup image you made
before installing Vista to restore XP, or you unplug the HDD you
installed Vista on and plug your original XP HDD back in.

Sorry but it is not possible to undo Vista without reformatting and
re-installing XP, says so on the tin and in numerous posts throughout
this NG, the Windows Vista Download site does say

"DO NOT INSTALL ON A PRODUCTION PC"

Hope you made backups.

Charlie

 

[Conor]

Installed as upgrade.

HAHA. Tough shit moron. Perhqaps you should have bothered reading the
BIG **** OFF WARNING SCREEN that came up telling you that you can't
roll back to XP.

Better get those XP installation CDs out and startbacking up your data.