can't boot into XP after attempted Vista install
- From: okravetz2@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: 29 Jun 2006 20:26:38 -0700
So I ordered the Vista Beta 2 DVD from M$. I have a spare HDD, so I
figured my info was safe.
Upon trying to install Vista, it decides that none of my 3 HDDs are
good enough for it to install itself on. So I figure...OK, let's go
back to XP and see how I can fix this. But now it won't boot into XP.
The computer can't find any boot record on any HDD other than the DVD
drive.
So, first I try fixmbr from the XP CD Recovery Console. But that was
useless.
Next, I tried fixboot. It seemed to do something, but it still
couldn't boot.
Then, I found out that Vista messes with your boot.ini file. So after
finding instructions on what to do, I try to delete the existing
boot.ini in order to rebuild it, but it doesn't exist.
So I figure, I might as well run bootcfg /rebuild. It finds my XP
installation, and I enter all the appropriate info ("Windows XP
Professional SP2", "/fastdetect /noexecute=OptIn")
but then it gives me the error:
"Failed to add the selected boot entry to the boot list"
So, figuring I typed something in wrong, i try to run bootcfg /rebuild
again, but as soon as I select 'yes', I get a BSOD! From the XP CD!
The stop error I get is 0x8E: SPCMDCON.SYS
I'm entirely lost. Is there anything I can do short of reinstalling
XP? Or should I do a repair install?
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