Multi-boot/Dual-Boot Windows XP on Windows 7

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  1. Posts : 225
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       #211

    gregrocker said:
    Did it find installation to repair?

    Did it offer up front to run startup repair (won't work first time)
    Yeah, it automatically detect it first, then I did it manually after.
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       #212

    Not it just seems to fail and fail. :|
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  3.    #213

    Once you have tried it until it says it has nothing else to repair, I will give you commands to run.
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       #214

    gregrocker said:
    Once you have tried it until it says it has nothing else to repair, I will give you commands to run.
    It just keeps repeating over and over, Startup repair cannot repair this computer automatically. Then if I wish to send to Microsoft.
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       #215

    Well I'm going to have to go to sleep. Tomorrow, if your here, I'll keep this going.

    I tried system restore but it said select an operating system or something... and that message sort of freaked me out. O.O
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  6.    #216

    We need to mark the XP partition inactive and the Win7 partition inactive.

    The thing to remember when doing this is that you must determine without question which partition listed is the Win7 and which is the XP. Do not proceed otherwise.

    Boot into the Win7 Repair console, open a Command Line and type:

    DISKPART
    LIST DISK
    SELECT DISK # (for hard disk)
    LIST PARTITION
    select partition # (for XP partition ONLY, be sure by size and position)
    inactive
    exit

    Reopen Command Line and type:

    DISKPART
    LIST DISK
    SELECT DISK # (for hard disk)
    LIST PARTITION
    select partition # (for Win7 partition ONLY, be sure by size and position)
    active
    exit

    Now try running Startup Repair 3 times.

    If this fails, boot back into Repair Command Line and type

    Bootrec.exe /fixboot
    bootrec.exe /fixmbr

    now reboot, if Win7 doesn't start, run Startup Repair again 3 times

    if this fails, boot back into Win7 Repair command line and type:

    Bootsect.exe /nt60 all /force

    reboot, if Win7 doesn't start run Startup Repair repeatedly.
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  7. Posts : 225
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       #217

    gregrocker said:
    We need to mark the XP partition inactive and the Win7 partition inactive.

    The thing to remember when doing this is that you must determine without question which partition listed is the Win7 and which is the XP. Do not proceed otherwise.

    Boot into the Win7 Repair console, open a Command Line and type:

    DISKPART
    LIST DISK
    SELECT DISK # (for hard disk)
    LIST PARTITION
    select partition # (for XP partition ONLY, be sure by size and position)
    inactive
    exit

    Reopen Command Line and type:

    DISKPART
    LIST DISK
    SELECT DISK # (for hard disk)
    LIST PARTITION
    select partition # (for Win7 partition ONLY, be sure by size and position)
    active
    exit

    Now try running Startup Repair 3 times. There are more commands if it doesn't work.
    How do I check for that information?
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  8.    #218

    XboxOmac said:
    How do I check for that information?


    After you type LIST PARTITION

    determine which is which by the size of the partition and its position.
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  9. Posts : 225
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       #219

    When I do the first two lines, it says Disk 0 Online, 232 GB 0 B
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  10.    #220

    Good. Now,

    SELECT DISK 0
    LIST PARTITION
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