After Installing XP Cant Boot to Win7 or Vista


  1. Sands2
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    7232 090610-1900
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    After Installing XP Cant Boot to Win7 or Vista


    Hi

    I needed a 32 bit OS for an app.

    I had been running a dual boot system with Vista 64 and Win7 64.

    I used to get a boot screen asking which system I wanted to boot to, now that I loaded XP I get no options and it boots straight to XP.

    Is there a way to create a Boot Loader or force boot to C: or D: which are Vista and Win7 respectively?

    Is this issue because I loaded the oldest OS last?

    Thanks for any tips to get original two OS's back!
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  3. septprince
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    Window 7 build 7600, Xp pro(VM)
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    Boot from your windows 7 Dvd.
    Then try to perform a startup recovery.
    Hopefully that will fix it..
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  4. Sands2
    Posts : 32
    7232 090610-1900
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    Thank you

    Will Easy BCD fix this?

    Or Maybe I can load a WIN7 32 and that will find the others OS in a boot manager?
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  6. septprince
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    Window 7 build 7600, Xp pro(VM)
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    Why do you want to go for such time consuming methords??
    Just Run start up recovery and it will do the trick....Simple
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  7. myzr7
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    Windows 7 Ulti. x64
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    try reading this tut, it tell how to fix your problem with easy bcd
    Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP
    about halfway down the page it gives details on how to finish off a xp install. Good luck to you!
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  8. Sands2
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    septprince and myzr7

    Thank you both for replying with ideas on recovery methods.

    I used septprince's method and used the OS dvd's recovery tools.

    Was really easy!


    Thanks septprince!
    First time a recovery tool from the OS install disk has ever worked for me!

    Win 7 and the forum rock~!
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  10. septprince
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    Window 7 build 7600, Xp pro(VM)
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    I am glad that your problem was fixed..:)
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