Re: Setting up multiboot configuration (XP-H, XP-P x64, Vista Ult.
Re: Setting up multiboot configuration (XP-H, XP-P x64, Vista Ult.
Looks like they either weren't deleted or have restored themselves. I have XP
Home installed on a PATA drive (250GB, partitioned into approx 120 and 130GB)
and I can still boot Pro x64 from the existing SATA drive.
However, now I have another problem. The PATA drive is a Maxtor and I used
their Maxblast software to partition it and format both partitions in NTFS.
The problem is I can't get either version of XP to see the second partition
on the PATA drive (though it sees the first partition just fine). My Computer
says "J:\ is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted and
unreadable."
Disk Management is even less helpful. It lets me delete and recreate a
partition and logical drive in the second half of the disk, but when I try to
format it I get an error stating that "The path cannot be used for creating a
drive path likely because the folder does not exist or is already a drive
path to some other volume.". It then follows with a message that the format
did not complete successfully.
Even stranger, if I attempt to right click -> Properties on any of the disks
in the Disk Management console it says "The operation was cancelled due to an
internal error".
Finally, there is a 128MB partition that shows in My Computer. I can
successfully format this but it does not show up on Disk Management.
It's all a bit weird really. How I long for the days of fdisk!!!
Any ideas?
Thanks
G
"John Barnes" wrote:
> Should be fine. Been a long time, you may have to add the second entry
> pointing to the X64 to the boot.ini manually.
>
> "geraintwd" <geraintwd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8644BA84-D705-4021-BBC1-7526C518B252@microsoft.com...
> > That sounds easier - will put them on a USB stick for safe keeping!
> >
> > Thanks
> > G
> >
> > "John Barnes" wrote:
> >
> >> That would be one way. The other is to make a copy of the ntldr and
> >> ntdetect.com files in a new folder and after the XP Home install, you
> >> will
> >> have to copy them back.
> >>
> >> "geraintwd" <geraintwd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:0EB37963-6E98-47A8-9FCC-B895E6336BD4@microsoft.com...
> >> > OK thanks, just wanted to check - do I have to install XP Home, then
> >> > reinstall XP Pro 64 (as it is newer)? Or can I get away without having
> >> > to
> >> > reinstall XP Pro x64?
> >> >
> >> > I know I have to install Vista last no matter what.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "John Barnes" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Just to clarify, on the boot.ini menu you choose between the two
> >> >> installations of XP
> >> >>
> >> >> "geraintwd" <geraintwd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:A0C25943-3ABE-4ED2-8360-B2DB718A23FC@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have a PC currently running XP Pro x64. As there are some programs
> >> >> > that
> >> >> > will not run or install on this platform, I want to set up a dual
> >> >> > boot
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > Windows XP Home. I also have Windows Vista Ultimate and would like
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > set
> >> >> > this up as well.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have 3 separate hard drives and I know that I need to install
> >> >> > Vista
> >> >> > last,
> >> >> > but can I install XP Home on another drive and have it dual boot
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > Pro
> >> >> > 64,
> >> >> > or do I have to uninstall Pro 64 first before installing Home?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any tips you can offer would be gratefully received.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >> > G
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
so that seemed to fix the problem, looks like an