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Vista bootmgr freeze

Hi Experts,
I am trying to install Vista Ultimate on a primary partition with XP already installed. Vista and XP have separate primary partitions and Vista installs fine (both from within XP as a new install and as a boot from DVD) but after a reboot when it is supposed to continue configuration the boot manager counts down and stops at 1 or 2 and never goes pass that. I can force it by hitting enter key but it just goes to a blank screen and nothing happens.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Marek

DMTechGrooup

How to dual boot..

XP installed first:

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vista_with_xp__stepbystep_guide_with_screenshots.htm

Vista installed first:

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm

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DMTechGrooup

Depending on which one was loaded first you have to make changes to the bootloader. Did you look at the links? It has step by step to doing this.. Figure out which step you completed last and then go from there.

If you didn't follow a guide you might have to start over if things were done correctly.

maredzki

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Yup, followed them to the tooth and got the same results. The boot loader gets stuck counting down on 1 second. I am assuming it has something to do with making the vista partition active as the minute I changed the Vista primary partition to Active everything seem to work, but now I cannot boot to XP :(

Love it, change one thing and it messes up the other...

Marek

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