copy NTLDR.sys, NTDETECT.COM and Boot.ini from the XP installation to C:\ (the Seven installation)
Edit the boot.ini and change the partition(1) to partition (2) to reflect the physical partition location of XP on the extended volume.
The boot data has to be on a primary system partition, which is currently the partition Seven is installed on.
am using easyBCD 2.0 beta and added a new entry of xp but when i rebooted and choose
Microsoft XP this appears--->
my OS choose list was like:
Earlier version of Windows
Windows 7
Last edited by Brink; 22 Mar 2010 at 22:14. Reason: removed dupe posts
Hello again, escape!
Would you help me understand something here? I noticed your D partition is 129GB in size, correct? Is that where you have installed XP? Partition D has only 11GB of free space left, that means there is 118GB of data stores there? A new XP install only takes up 5 or 6GB, so which OS, XP or 7 was installed first? What happened to break the boot menu?
Thanks!
Robert
Hello again Robert!
just woke up. Yes its 129, the HDD was like 150+ GBs in total though not showing 160Gb exactly. Yes partition D: is XP-- at first I installed XP then i created 2 partitions
C: and F: i putted XP on F: which is D: now its in 140 Gbs something then later I installed windows 7 on C: 20 GBs making it default OS of my CPU
its working
Choose a version of windows:
Earlier version of windows
Windows 7
It was like this lately
but when I reinstalled my W7 on C:
my XP was missing on boot OS choose list
i tried the repair thing
but not the cmd-
repair does not show up today? when i F8 W7? the disc is in
yet i never tried cmd editing while repairing
etc and BCD's
Windows 7--
OK, thanks, that clears up a lot for me. I think what has happened is the XP boot code was in the Windows 7 partition and when you reinstalled 7, you erased the boot code.
This link explains exactly how to find the three files (boot.ini, NTLDR, and NTDETECT.COM) and put them in your Windows 7 partition. One difference is you do not have the 100MB "System Reserved" partition. This is OK. Just ignore those parts and find the three files, put them in your Windows 7 partition as shown, and use the command prompt to manually create the XP entry in you current menu.
https://www.sevenforums.com/installat...ndows-7-a.html
Cheers!
Robert
Those files are found in XP's root directory. (D:\)
They are hidden system files but should already be visible. If not, Tools> Folder Options > View , Tick Show hidden files and folders and untick Hide protected operating system files
To edit, just use notepad.
If there is any way you can do it, reinstall and always install the older OS 1st, on the C: Partition. You should have no problems that way. Then install Easy BCD on Windows 7 and rename Earlier Versions of windows to Windows XP Professional/Home and make the boot time about 10 seconds. I`ve done this about a dozen times with no complaints yet.
Last edited by Zomby88; 22 Mar 2010 at 22:11.
The tool to use is EasyBCD 2.0. Add XP on Add/Remove tab, accept boot files offered, Save, Reboot.
Can you post back a screenshot of your full Disk Mgmt drive map, using Snipping Tool in Start menu, attaching file using paper clip in Reply Box?
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