Re: Dual-Boot Vista64 XP Pro 32 XP won't load

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"GMiTD" <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:81e248b61f6f20c0c9d3b3a7ff0ff212@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I have been searching for the answer. So far, according to all the
answers I have read I should not have a problem.

Partitioned Drive to C: and D:
C: has Vista 64 installed
D: partition has XP Pro SP3 installed clean from Windows XP SP3 disc

Bootloader operates normally, gives these choices

Vista
XP Professional

VISTA loads just fine
XP begins to load and says something about /ntldr not working correctly

I have the BOOT.INI on drive C: so it will boot (along with
NTDetect.com and ntldr)

BOOT.INI text is as follows:
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT


I tried changing the partition value to (1) but then XP starts (shows
the XP logo and begins to load) then bonks out and says something about
toskernel (pardon, going from memory on that one)

EasyBCD shows this on the View Settings box

There are a total of 2 entries listed in the Vista Bootloader.
Bootloader Timeout: 20 seconds.
Default OS: Microsoft Windows Vista
Entry #1
Name: Microsoft Windows Vista
BCD ID: {current}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Windows Directory: \Windows
Entry #2
Name: Microsoft Windows XP
BCD ID: {ntldr}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \ntldr

What am I missing?

I keep reading something about "Pointing the boot.ini file to the XP
partition" but I think it is already there?

Right click on computer, manage, disk management shows the drives as
such:
( C: )
688.87 GB NTFS
Healthy (System, Boot, Page File, Active, Crash Dump, Primary
Partition)
Microsoft Windows XP ( D: )
9.77 GB NTFS
Healthy (Primary Partition)

Any help would be grand.


--
GMiTD

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