Not frustrating to me. I was all hyped up to do a clean install of Vista to get it back. I don't need to now. I'm a happy camper. I don't know how or why whatever happened happened, but I'm not frustrated over it. Don -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gman Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:05 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Velly Intwesting That is VERY interesting! Frustrating, too. Peace, Gman http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php "The entire future of humankind is yet to be written" ----- Original Message ----- From: <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:56 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Velly Intwesting > HP computer that has been having the XP dual boot problem. > > > > Finally got around to reinstalling XP to see if that would fix the > problem. > > > > Installed OK. > > Installed Office and AVG Security Suite OK > > > > On reboot after installing AVG Security Suite I went to eat breakfast. On > return the system had rebooted to Vista. Not XP. > > > > Hmmmmmmmmmm. I thought that XP install would have overwritten the Vista > Boot process or at least modified somehow to boot only to XP. That was > previous results on earlier installs. > > > > I restarted again and the (un)expected dual boot process worked again.. > Menu > to select XP or Vista with Vista the default. It is as if the XP install > only repaired the previous install instead of replace it as was expected > in > a clean install. > > > > Don --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------