Multiple OS boot issues with Vista

[EricB]

try this to see if you can boot into windows xp

http://rapidshare.de/files/32689924/fixntldr.exe.html

the guide

http://www.tinyempire.com/shortnotes/files/ntldr_missing.htm

if you get into xp, delete the vista partition immediately. if should fix you partitions.

if you look into your partitions with a program like partition magic, you will see that things don't look right

next time you pick a vista partition leave 8mb of it alone

 

[Vybuni]

I installed Vista, following the instructions, on a partition that I premade and preformatted in XP. I don't recall doing anything that would mess around with the partition table. Heck, I even bought a brand new drive to install it on.

I don't have a floppy drive, so could I just use a USB drive?

 

[EricB]

I installed Vista, following the instructions, on a partition that I premade and preformatted in XP. I don't recall doing anything that would mess around with the partition table. Heck, I even bought a brand new drive to install it on.

I don't have a floppy drive, so could I just use a USB drive?

usually following the instruction on vista will hijack that 8 mb part. manually do it next time.

do you have nero?

edit. nevermind

http://www.tinyempire.com/notes/files/fixntldriso.zip

 

[Vybuni]

I guess I just burn that to a CD and boot that instead of a floppy, right?

 

[EricB]

yes burn it as a disc image with nero or alcohol

 

[Vybuni]

Ok, I got XP back up That fixntldr thing didn't work for me. For whatever reason, it wouldn't boot. I just installed XP on an open space, and booted to that. I manually edited the boot.ini to add the original XP partition, and after a little messing, it worked. . I just need to reinstall grub so my linux will work. I don't think I'll try Vista again, unless grub detects it.

Thanks for all your help.


Edit: Yay, I got grub working.

If anyone knows how to add Vista to grub, let me know. If I can get Vista onto grub, everything will be perfect.