Success!!!
You're advise was perfect!!!
The link to the drivers on the HP site was critical to the success.
Once I had the drivers I used nLite and the instructions at the following sight to create a new install CD with the drivers slipstreamed.
maxEasyGuide: A) Slipstreaming SATA driver into WinXp boot cd using nLite
Thanks again!!!
Jim
Excellent tutorial! !
I installed win7 pro in a new HDD and have ended up with a dual boot capability. Couple of surprises at least to me.. in my BIOS I have the drive with XP pro as the first boot drive, and I get the dual boot option screen. It goes by really fast. Is there a way to make it last longer? Funny to me is that I don't have the win7 drive as second choice.
Hello KJ.,
This can help show you how to change how long the Windows Boot Manager waits for you to select a OS at boot.
Operating System to Start - Change Display List Time
If you do not have Windows 7 listed and only XP, then you can install only EasyBCD (step 7 Method Two) or EasyBCD 2.0 Beta Builds (preferred) to add Windows 7 the same way to the boot list.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
works smoothly now, thanks for the help, you guys rock!!!
I followed the tutorial but now when the pc starts it only boots in windows xp.
If i open BCD, at first it shows the message ' No valid entries found', then the program opens up just fine but when i go to Add/Remove Entries, it doesn't see Windows 7 in the upper right part.
What should i do ??
I tried a dual boot Windows 7 to Xp (Windows 7 install first) and now it starts with Windows Xp but it doesn't see windows 7 at all. I opened the boot.ini of Windows 7.
There is a line :
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional"/noexecute=optin /fastdetect
What can i write so it will see Windows 7 in the boot ini file ???
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Hello BootC, and welcome to Seven Forums.
While still in XP, try step 7 in METHOD TWO to add Windows 7 to the boot list.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
I did try this step but it doesn't see Windows 7.
And when i restart my pc, there's this black screen and the message :
File:\Boot\Bcd
That's why i thought of the boot.ini solution.
It starts in Windows Xo but there's no choice for windows 7 as well. I tries the recovering .....tutorial too but it doesn't work.
Ahhh what do you guys suggest ???
Also when i tried adding Windows 7 to the entry list, it wrote " No valid entry "
Boot from your Windows 7 installation disc, and see if doing a startup repair may be able to add Windows 7 back for you.I did try this step but it doesn't see Windows 7.
And when i restart my pc, there's this black screen and the message :
File:\Boot\Bcd
That's why i thought of the boot.ini solution.
It starts in Windows Xo but there's no choice for windows 7 as well. I tries the recovering .....tutorial too but it doesn't work.
Ahhh what do you guys suggest ???
Also when i tried adding Windows 7 to the entry list, it wrote " No valid entry "
i tried to install xp on a different partition but after i installed it there was an error. i think it was disk read error or something. it won't boot to win7 after that. i just repaired it using the installer and after that it worked and i don't know what happen to the installation of xp
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