Re: No option for Vista at start up

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mq15 wrote:
I was using Windows Vista on my laptop. Then I installed WindowsXp on a
separate drive. I expected my system to be a dual boot system but it
shows no option for Windows Vista at start up. Please guide me.
Regards




Normally, the older OS must be installed first unless you wish to acquire and use some 3rd-party partition and boot management utility. (In which case you have to follow the instructions provided by whatever 3rd party solution you select.) However, this KB Article (not for the faint of heart or technically-challenged) explains how to repair the Vista boot process after installing WinXP:

Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529

MS-MVP John Barnett's Guide is considerably more user-friendly:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/install_windows_xp_on_machine_running_vista.htm



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