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re: Dual Booting Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 9:14 am Posted by Cam (4178 messages posted) XP OPERATING SYSTEM Take a look at the boot.ini file, maybe you could post it here so we can all take a look. OK, so how did you get your copy of Vista? I even signed up for the Beta test program. (Feel like bombing Seattle.) :) Mac RELATIVITY: TIME IS DIVISIBLE BY THE NUMBER OF IDIOTS YOU HAVE TO SHARE IT WITH [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Dual Booting Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 11:16 am Posted by Jason (3 messages posted) I got my copy of vista through a friend who has connections ;). Here's my boot.ini file: [boot loader] timeout=10 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /FASTDETECT multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows Longhorn" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT /USENEWLOADER On Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 9:14 am, Mac wrote: >XP OPERATING SYSTEM >Take a look at the boot.ini file, maybe you could post it here so we can all take >a look. > >OK, so how did you get your copy of Vista? > >I even signed up for the Beta test program. > >(Feel like bombing Seattle.) :) > Mac > >RELATIVITY: TIME IS DIVISIBLE BY THE NUMBER OF IDIOTS YOU HAVE TO SHARE IT WITH [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Dual Booting Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 11:31 am Posted by Cam (4178 messages posted) XP OPERATING SYSTEM Check to see if the (usually hidden) NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM files are on the C: drive - and - the D: drive. Compare the sizes/versions of the ntldr & ntdetect.com files. I suspect that you need to make a copy of the ntldr on the C: drive and keep it safe, then replace it with the new ntldr from the Longhorn installation, given the /USENEWLOADER parameter. Just a hunch really, Don't alter the boot.ini file as yet. Mac TIME IS DIVISIBLE BY THE NUMBER OF IDIOTS YOU HAVE TO SHARE IT WITH On Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 11:16 am, Jason wrote: I got my copy of vista through a friend who has connections ;). Here's my boot.ini file: [boot loader] timeout=10 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /FASTDETECT multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows Longhorn" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT /USENEWLOADER I'll have to look for someone around here who has a connection! (Envy!) ;-) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Dual Booting Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 12:55 pm Posted by Dave (1 messages posted) In order to get rid of the extra screen you need to edit the boot.ini file to use the /usenewloader at the end of the xp line. Then there are 2 files wininit and winload that have to be copied from vista's system32 folder to the same in xp. That should allow you to still dual boot and be able to get rid of that screen appearing twice. Also as a note to MAC you can always get a copy of Vista by getting a MSDN subscription and just downloading it, or knowing a freind with connections i suppose. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Dual Booting Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 1:40 pm Posted by Cam (4178 messages posted) XP INFO Just as soon as the government hands over the $12.5 million they have owed me for the last five years. And I don't expect to have to kiss anyone's butt to get it either. Mac TIME IS DIVISIBLE BY THE NUMBER OF IDIOTS YOU HAVE TO SHARE IT WITH [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Vista Discussion Forum