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help ...dual boot vista and xp

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/help-dual-boot-vista-and-xp.112515/

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maverick5678 Original post #1
Apr 9, 2009 at 12:12 AM
hello everyone ...
i was using xp and vista on my pc .....(xp wainstalled previously on c drive and then i installed vista on d drive) ..everything was working fine ...i used to get the option to choose from xp or vista on system startup....but yesterday xp was giving some trouble and was dead slow ..therefore i reinstalled xp on c drive ...now the problem is that i have stopped getting the option from xp or vista at startup....xp automatically boots .....please help me enabling the dual boot again ....thanks in advance
aswin1
aswin1 #2
Apr 10, 2009 at 12:19 AM
Download Vista Boot Pro [Google for it] and install in XP. Correct boot option through it.
Gowt1ham
Apr 10, 2009 at 1:09 AM
DOwnload a boot manager like^ and u can boot into vista or Xp. Ur XP partition is marked active so ur are booting directlt into Xp.
G
Apr 11, 2009 at 8:23 PM
if vista is already installed

visit the following link for step-by-step guide

*apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm