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

[XboxOmac]

You never told me if there is a repair console on there tapping F8 at bootup.

Without the Windows 7, no.

 

[gregrocker]

Which download link did you use?

 

[XboxOmac]

Which download link did you use?

The first alternative link. Zshare i think. I only saw the thing about Vista when I was about to write ISO to flash. Everything else says Windows 7

Ok, so the flash is ready. What do I do now?

 

[gregrocker]

You never told me if there is a repair console on there tapping F8 at bootup.

Without the Windows 7, no.

It would be there either way. Was it ever there? It would be at the top of the F8 menu.

All those 32 bit download links are for Repair disk

 

[XboxOmac]

You never told me if there is a repair console on there tapping F8 at bootup.

Without the Windows 7, no.

It would be there either way. Was it ever there? It would be at the top of the F8 menu.

All those 32 bit download links are for Repair disk

Well I'm ready. I boot up the computer with flash?

 

[gregrocker]

Which download link did you use?

The first alternative link. Zshare i think. I only saw the thing about Vista when I was about to write ISO to flash. Everything else says Windows 7

Ok, so the flash is ready. What do I do now?

Reboot the computer, see if flash will boot.

Select Startup Repair and run 3 separate times.

If not, tap f8 and LOOK FOR REPAIR MY COMPUTER.

 

[XboxOmac]

Which download link did you use?

The first alternative link. Zshare i think. I only saw the thing about Vista when I was about to write ISO to flash. Everything else says Windows 7

Ok, so the flash is ready. What do I do now?

Reboot the computer, see if flash will boot.

Select Startup Repair and run 3 separate times.

If not, tap f8 and LOOK FOR REPAIR MY COMPUTER.

It did boot.

 

[gregrocker]

ultraISO not too modern for that

which it was for xp.

RUN startup repair 3 separate times, rebooting each time until Win7 starts up.

There are multiple issues to fix. First runs dozen or so tests. Then tries repairing (bootrec) commands, then final step Rewrite's (bootsect) MBR.

 

[XboxOmac]

ultraISO not too modern for that

which it was for xp.

RUN startup repair 3 separate times, rebooting each time until Win7 starts up.

Ok, first run at Start-up repair.

First - I think it failed.

 

[gregrocker]

Did it find installation to repair?

Did it offer up front to run startup repair (won't work first time)

 

[XboxOmac]

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.

 

[XboxOmac]

Not it just seems to fail and fail. :|

 

[gregrocker]

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

 

[XboxOmac]

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.

 

[XboxOmac]

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

 

[gregrocker]

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.

 

[XboxOmac]

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?

 

[gregrocker]

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.

 

[XboxOmac]

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

 

[gregrocker]

Good. Now,

SELECT DISK 0
LIST PARTITION