-=PCTechTalk=- Re: [Fwd: Partitioning]
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:34:24 -0400
Don said, "I can always used my slipstreamed install disks and reinstall
everything, but I would like to figure this out if for no other reason than
to figure it out."
Respect to you for that, my friend!
Here's where your maverick skillz come into play. I am not, nor have I
ever, run a system with EasyBCD since I've never dual booted between XP &
Vista. That means I will be of extremely limited help to you on this one.
Hit up Google and see what you can find. If the info you get is too
confusing, paste it here and we'll see if we can figure it out together.
As an aside, I cannot see any reason for this problem to appear in the first
place. It may just be a fluke without a fix, but don't let that stop you
from looking into it.
Peace,
Gman
http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don" <dswabc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:06 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- [Fwd: Partitioning]
> Additional Information
>
> I rebooted to XP and when the installer dialog box appeared I clicked on
> Cancel. It cancelled and then went into flashing and blinking mode again.
>
> Is there a way to actually read the boot file to find out what is
> happening? EasyBCD will show me the boot.ini file but nothing else.
> I've tried to reboot into XP Safe mode, but that appears to be
> impossible. As soon as you tell the boot menu to boot to XP it is too
> late to tell it Safe mode.
>
> If I tell it to reboot to Vista, and go into EasyBCD and tell it to
> uninstall the Vista Bootloader (use to restore XP) I wonder what will
> happen. If that allows a boot into XP, I can install EasyBCD in XP and
> maybe get it to rewrite the Vista Bootloader and that will fix the
> problem. However, what will happen if it does *not* allow a proper boot
> to XP? How would I get Vista back?
>
> I can always used my slipstreamed install disks and reinstall
> everything, but I would like to figure this out if for no other reason
> than to figure it out.
>
> Don
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