Can't boot XP on an XP-7 dual-boot configuration.

[endoplasmic reticulum]

Ok, lets start from the beginning...

 

My laptop came with Windows 7 (Ultimate) and I have noticed that older applications (including games, and command prompt) were unable to run in fullscreen mode. I knew this was probably because I was running them in Windows 7, and I decided to install Windows XP to run all my old games and applications. I installed Windows XP successfully on a separate partition, and installed all of the required drivers, and the old programs worked! One problem: Windows XP boot-loader had overwritten the Windows 7 one, and I couldn't boot Windows 7, it would go straight into XP. I fixed that problem: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529. But now, the OS choices menu won't show up, and the computer boots directly into Windows 7. It still shows up in the command bootcfg /query though.

 

C:\Users>bootcfg /query

Boot Loader Settings
--------------------
timeout:30
default:multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOWS

Boot Entries
------------
Boot entry ID:	1
OS Friendly Name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Path:			 multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOWS
OS Load Options:  /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Boot entry ID:	2
OS Friendly Name: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Path:			 multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(0)\WINDOWS
OS Load Options:  /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

C:\Users>

 

But it does not show up here:

 

Any ideas? I would rather avoid re-installing Windows XP or 7 (especially 7) if it could be avoided.

 

BTW, the boot.ini is located on disk 0 partition 3. The drive is called System.

Edited March 9, 2010 by endoplasmic reticulum

[ken_cinder]

Have you looked at the boot.ini directly? BootCFG will only show you user based selections, post INI read (You can setup different Boot time options per-user for instance).

It may be in said user cfg, but no longer in the actual boot.ini. So you won't get your normal options for OS selection. If it's not available from it's root source, it won't be available per user.

[Jitway]

I could explain it to you but I hate having to type a long list. So here is a site with it already. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-...ndows-7-xp.html

 

You will need EasyBCD 1.7.2 and you can get it from here http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 you will also need Net Frameworks to run EasyBCD if you have not installed it on XP get it and install it.

 

 

You should be able to use just EasyBCD to correct the problem.