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Problem with Dual Boot Win 7 & XP

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furious_gamer
furious_gamer Original post #1
Nov 9, 2009 at 9:52 PM
After installing the Windows 7 after XP, the ntldr and ntdetect.com files of XP seems to be missing. Tried copying it from Windows XP CD using Recovery Console, but still i am unable to enter into XP.

Also installed the EasyBCD and tried all possible solutions, and still problem persists. Tell me guys what should be the closest solution to this....:cry:
puneetgarg
puneetgarg #2
Nov 9, 2009 at 10:04 PM
well i installed the same a week ago but without any problems
i dont think its a general problem...
furious_gamer
furious_gamer #3
Nov 10, 2009 at 1:09 AM
puneetgarg said:
well i installed the same a week ago but without any problems
i dont think its a general problem...
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Well even i installed it previously w/o any problem. This only happens when i re-installed my Win 7 over the existing one(as of some system32 files corrupted). So i guess the update cause some problems to XP's boot file. I tried all the way (even a fixboot cmd in recovery console) still no use.
puneetgarg
puneetgarg #4
Nov 10, 2009 at 1:13 AM
when then u could probably re-install them....
aswin1
aswin1 #5
Nov 10, 2009 at 1:15 AM
Try repair option from windows XP cd to repair winXP then repair win7 using vistabootpro.
puneetgarg
puneetgarg #7
Nov 10, 2009 at 1:25 AM
rajkumar_pb said:
:cry:

Well try to re-install XP if there is no sign of solutions for this..



Dude, i've already tried this.
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common bro dont be sad....
its just a matter of 1 hr....:D
furious_gamer
furious_gamer #8
Nov 10, 2009 at 1:29 AM
puneetgarg said:
common bro dont be sad....
its just a matter of 1 hr....:D
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installing the OS doesnt take more than 20 mins but installing the reqd s/w seems to be the pain in the a$$. Even forgot to take the image backup, which in this case help to restore to an earlier point w/o any hassle...:sad:
puneetgarg
puneetgarg #9
Nov 10, 2009 at 1:34 AM
well i meant including the softwares... coz i keep them really organised :D
furious_gamer
furious_gamer #10
Nov 10, 2009 at 1:45 AM
I am a Marketing manager cum Web Developer. So think of number of softwares i need to install....:-| Its around 50 of them like Photoshop/Dreamweaver CS3, XAMPP,WebLogic,VS2008 etc.
puneetgarg
puneetgarg #11
Nov 10, 2009 at 2:03 AM
ok ok...thats quite biggie...
anyways then why dont u just stick with win 7 didn't like it
furious_gamer
furious_gamer #12
Nov 10, 2009 at 2:06 AM
puneetgarg said:
ok ok...thats quite biggie...
anyways then why dont u just stick with win 7 didn't like it
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Nah, Tally 7.1 isn't working with Win 7. One thing that still make me hold of XP... :razz:
furious_gamer
furious_gamer #13
Nov 10, 2009 at 10:27 AM
^^ Anyone with the solution????? Please guys i need XP badly....:sad:
papul1993
papul1993 #14
Nov 10, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Boot from the xp cd and go to recovery console then try fixboot. do the same with win7. i think thats gonna help.
puneetgarg
puneetgarg #15
Nov 10, 2009 at 2:16 PM
rajkumar_pb said:
Nah, Tally 7.1 isn't working with Win 7. One thing that still make me hold of XP... :razz:
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then u better use a virtualos type of software next time u wanna play with some windows :lol:
vamsi360
vamsi360 #16
Nov 10, 2009 at 2:27 PM
rajkumar_pb said:
^^ Anyone with the solution????? Please guys i need XP badly....:sad:
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dont worry dude...its easy.

install Vista Boot Pro

Configure the bootloader.

Thats it.

EasyBCD currently is not as functional as it used to in Vista.


Meanwhile, why dont you try Windows Xp Mode RTM in 7 Professional/Ultimate? I really like it. I use Rational Rose old copy in XP mode for activity diagrams.
dreams
dreams #17
Nov 10, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Bootloader of XP is corrupt. Insert the XP CD. Goto repair option, provide your admin password so you can get the c:\ Then type the following in order,

fixmbr
bootcfg /scan
bootcfg /rebuild
fixboot

This should fix. If needed, try the same in 7 too.

I do this many a times, once after installing Vista, once after installing Paragon software, which created some bootloader with no options :(

Try it and let us know.
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nithinr6 #18
Nov 10, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Did you copy those files to the root drive of the disk on which Windows XP is installed ?
furious_gamer
furious_gamer #19
Nov 10, 2009 at 9:32 PM
dreams said:
Bootloader of XP is corrupt. Insert the XP CD. Goto repair option, provide your admin password so you can get the c:\ Then type the following in order,

fixmbr
bootcfg /scan
bootcfg /rebuild
fixboot

This should fix. If needed, try the same in 7 too.

I do this many a times, once after installing Vista, once after installing Paragon software, which created some bootloader with no options :(

Try it and let us know.
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I have heard that modifying mbr may cause data loss or partitions could get deleted. Is that true? Or just a mighty fake Myth?
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vamsi360 said:
dont worry dude...its easy.

install Vista Boot Pro

Configure the bootloader.

Thats it.

EasyBCD currently is not as functional as it used to in Vista.


Meanwhile, why dont you try Windows Xp Mode RTM in 7 Professional/Ultimate? I really like it. I use Rational Rose old copy in XP mode for activity diagrams.
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Will give it a try and post here......;-)
krishnandu.sarkar
krishnandu.sarkar #20
Nov 10, 2009 at 10:37 PM
rajkumar_pb said:
I have heard that modifying mbr may cause data loss or partitions could get deleted. Is that true? Or just a mighty fake Myth?
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Nope......fixmbr command wont del ur partition. None of ur data will b lossed. Dont worry.
dreams
dreams #21
Nov 11, 2009 at 1:46 PM
krishnandu.sarkar said:
Nope......fixmbr command wont del ur partition. None of ur data will b lossed. Dont worry.
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True, I do this whenever I face boot problem. Fixes it in a jiffy!!
furious_gamer
furious_gamer #22
Nov 14, 2009 at 3:35 PM
dreams said:
Bootloader of XP is corrupt. Insert the XP CD. Goto repair option, provide your admin password so you can get the c:\ Then type the following in order,

fixmbr
bootcfg /scan
bootcfg /rebuild
fixboot

This should fix. If needed, try the same in 7 too.

I do this many a times, once after installing Vista, once after installing Paragon software, which created some bootloader with no options :(

Try it and let us know.
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Tried it, but its not working. Coz the whole 25GB(where i installed XP) contains mostly bad sectors. So deleted the partition and leave it un-formatted. Installed 7 64 bit and bye-bye for Dual Boot
dreams
dreams #23
Nov 24, 2009 at 10:57 AM
somehw or the other you have solved ur issue. Congrtz!!!!
prateek007391
prateek007391 #24
Nov 24, 2009 at 11:06 PM
rajkumar_pb said:
Tried it, but its not working. Coz the whole 25GB(where i installed XP) contains mostly bad sectors. So deleted the partition and leave it un-formatted. Installed 7 64 bit and bye-bye for Dual Boot
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I once faced the problem, the chkdsk utility was able to solve the problem
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chandran #25
Nov 30, 2009 at 12:48 PM
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