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Windows 7: Dual Booting 7 with XP problem
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27 Jun 2009
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Windows XP Pro x86 | Windows Vista Ultimate x86 385 posts Massachusetts |
Dual Booting 7 with XP problem
I was dual booting Windows 7 build 7201 x64 with XP but recently felt like formatting my drive with 7 on it and did a clean install of build 7232 x64. I tried adding an entry for XP with EasyBCD but when I try to boot up XP I get a "missing system32/hall.dll" error and tells me to install it. Windows 7 is on my C drive, XP is on my second hard drive.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Started out as an AST180
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Windows XP Pro x86 | Windows Vista Ultimate x86
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200 2.7 GHz
Motherboard Acer EM61SM/EM61PM
Memory 3G RAM
Graphics Card ATI HD Radeon 4670
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Microsoft Media Pro 3000
Mouse Logitech MX310
PSU Corsair 450VX 450W
Hard Drives Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache, 160 GB Seagate
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27 Jun 2009
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7 Pro Build 7600.16385x64 [2.0 WEI] 227 posts Los Angeles, CA |
when you add XP using EasyBCD make sure you change the drive letter to correspond with the one XP is on, and you may need to copy the NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM files to the root of your XP. these files are generally found on your XP disc in the i386 folder of your XP install disc. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number eMachines W3503
OS 7 Pro Build 7600.16385x64 [2.0 WEI]
CPU Intel(R) Celeron(R) D CPU 3.33GHz
Memory 2.00 GB RAM (1.87 GB usable)
Graphics Card ATI Radeon™ X300 based integrated graphics
Sound Card 6-channel (5.1) ATI High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays eMachines® 17" LCD Flat Panel Monitor (17F3)
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 @ 85Hz
Hard Drives 160GB HDD (7200rpm, 2MB cache)
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27 Jun 2009
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XP, Seven, 2008R2 1,557 posts |
Quote: Originally Posted by Nikolay  XP is on my second hard drive. Lets see your boot.ini. You might have to change the rdisk and/or partition value. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to list.
OS XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard Various
Memory Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung
Keyboard qwerty
Hard Drives Maxtor, Western Digital
Internet Speed 22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
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27 Jun 2009
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7 Pro Build 7600.16385x64 [2.0 WEI] 227 posts Los Angeles, CA |
Quote: Originally Posted by sup3rsprt Lets see your boot.ini. You might have to change the rdisk and/or partition value. they would be using the vista bootloader to add XP, so why would boot.ini matter? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number eMachines W3503
OS 7 Pro Build 7600.16385x64 [2.0 WEI]
CPU Intel(R) Celeron(R) D CPU 3.33GHz
Memory 2.00 GB RAM (1.87 GB usable)
Graphics Card ATI Radeon™ X300 based integrated graphics
Sound Card 6-channel (5.1) ATI High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays eMachines® 17" LCD Flat Panel Monitor (17F3)
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 @ 85Hz
Hard Drives 160GB HDD (7200rpm, 2MB cache)
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27 Jun 2009
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XP, Seven, 2008R2 1,557 posts |
yes you can add an entry to the Vista/7 boot manager, but the boot.ini is still used. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to list.
OS XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard Various
Memory Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung
Keyboard qwerty
Hard Drives Maxtor, Western Digital
Internet Speed 22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
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27 Jun 2009
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Windows XP Pro x86 | Windows Vista Ultimate x86 385 posts Massachusetts |
I have ntldr, ntdetect, and msdia80.dll on both drives | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Started out as an AST180
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Windows XP Pro x86 | Windows Vista Ultimate x86
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200 2.7 GHz
Motherboard Acer EM61SM/EM61PM
Memory 3G RAM
Graphics Card ATI HD Radeon 4670
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Microsoft Media Pro 3000
Mouse Logitech MX310
PSU Corsair 450VX 450W
Hard Drives Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache, 160 GB Seagate
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27 Jun 2009
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XP, Seven, 2008R2 1,557 posts |
what about boot.ini ?
If the boot.ini is incorrect you can get this exact error.
Quote: Originally Posted by Nikolay when I try to boot up XP I get a "missing system32/hall.dll" error and tells me to install it. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to list.
OS XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard Various
Memory Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung
Keyboard qwerty
Hard Drives Maxtor, Western Digital
Internet Speed 22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
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27 Jun 2009
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Windows XP Pro x86 | Windows Vista Ultimate x86 385 posts Massachusetts |
I don't have boot.ini in either drive | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Started out as an AST180
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Windows XP Pro x86 | Windows Vista Ultimate x86
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200 2.7 GHz
Motherboard Acer EM61SM/EM61PM
Memory 3G RAM
Graphics Card ATI HD Radeon 4670
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Microsoft Media Pro 3000
Mouse Logitech MX310
PSU Corsair 450VX 450W
Hard Drives Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache, 160 GB Seagate
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27 Jun 2009
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XP, Seven, 2008R2 1,557 posts |
are you sure? it will be a hidden file.
If you dont have one, create it. Here is mine: Code: ;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
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[boot loader]
timeout=4
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /FASTDETECT /NoExecute=OptIn P.S. - rdisk is the hard disk number and partition is obviously the partition number. You may have to tweak those values to get it right on your system. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to list.
OS XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard Various
Memory Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung
Keyboard qwerty
Hard Drives Maxtor, Western Digital
Internet Speed 22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
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27 Jun 2009
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Windows XP Pro x86 | Windows Vista Ultimate x86 385 posts Massachusetts |
If it's hidden then I probably do have it. Nothing has changed to my XP drive prior to formatting my drive with 7 so I'm guessing something is wrong with the C drive. Here are screenshots of my setup with Easybcd. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Started out as an AST180
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Windows XP Pro x86 | Windows Vista Ultimate x86
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200 2.7 GHz
Motherboard Acer EM61SM/EM61PM
Memory 3G RAM
Graphics Card ATI HD Radeon 4670
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Microsoft Media Pro 3000
Mouse Logitech MX310
PSU Corsair 450VX 450W
Hard Drives Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache, 160 GB Seagate
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