Related topics

emergency: can't boot! please help
It potentially can fix major components of Vista that are broken when you can boot as well. ***SFC as a Remedy***: SFC or System File Checker is a bit like the spare .... Bootsect.exe is available from the \Boot\folder of the Windows Vista DVD and can be run from within System Recovery or Windows XP on a dual boot.

Vista (was Re: Nether Wallop)
I have a Xeon system with 2 CPU's installed (dual-cores). Under FreeBSD 6.2, a systat reported 4 CPUs in use and so did dmesg. Under FreeBSD 6.3, dmesg is .... branch but serveral of ports doesn't compile or are completly absent on the repositories. What can I do?, I need the system working. I'm using 6.3-STABLE.

Dual boot broke - how to fix?
I do not have this problem on the same machine with Windows Vista Ultimate (It's a dual boot.) I have my photos stored on a seperate SATA HD that has no OS on it, only files. So the album definition is somehow there, pointing to photos that Picasa can't find any more (thus, the "(0)" for the photo count).

Serious Question - Mainstream Use - No Troll
It gave me a choice upon boot, but when I choose XP, the system just restarts. Can you elaborate a little, on duplicating those file you mentioned? Not sure I fully understand what to do I would sure appreciate any help here, my XP Pro is my main OS and I desperately need to be able to get back to it. Thanks, Don.

Existing programs
However, the install/setup --and eventuall-- removal-- of these distros gave me enough confidence that I could get a dual boot XP/Linux system running on my main Dual display is available with nVidia, I know. Why you can't get it working, I don't know. Maybe you need to look at the README from nVidia's site and

Genty. Can I have Vista 32 Bit on my 320GB "C" drive, and ...
FireDrow lee.rowl...@gmail.com alt os linux I have been using a dual-boot system on my laptop for sometime now. I've mostly misgrated to Ubuntu 6.06, but once in a while I have to go back to XP for some things. It looks like I may need to re-install XP due to an svchost error that I can't get rid of (still working

Vista install failure. Now can't boot XP or anything. Please help
So if I want to dual boot, I'll have to buy another copy of Windows. Maybe x64 should come with a copy of XP Pro as well. But the point is I shouldn't have to. In the past I have purchased every new operating system from Microsoft within weeks of its release, back to Windows 98, not to mention betas, and can't

Hiding Vista volumes from XP (volsnap.sys issue revisited)
I use VMWare to run XP to play some games rather than bother to dual boot. I also use Debian more than Ubuntu these days. Why? Because I installed it on my best PC. Once I'd tried Linux, it just felt different when I went back to XP at any time, like it was less flexible; it didn't do what *I* wanted.

Substitute for mscomm32.ocx?
JO Aho u...@example.net alt os linux FireDrow wrote: I have been using a dual-boot system on my laptop for sometime now. I've mostly misgrated to Ubuntu 6.06, but once in a while I have to go back to XP for some things. It looks like I may need to re-install XP due to an svchost error that I can't get rid of (still

Reinstall XP on a Dual-boot with Ubuntu?
Or seeing as you want to install W98, install that, then XP. I may end up having questions on that too. :-) My brother said something the other day that made me paranoid, but I'm not sure he's right anyway. But I need to sit down and think that through first. I haven't dual booted anything since I did it with 3.1

Vista and XP: Better Together?
When I restarted the computer it booted from Vista and my computer was back to the way it was. However I still can't get the dual boot option. Now whenever I boot the computer by Not to sure about Vista but with Microsoft you need to install the old OS before the newer one. 98 before 2000, 2000 before XP.

Article: Why Windows XP should be available until Windows 7
LFR>>> the only way the two hard drive can be use according the user is with dual boot(one operating system installed in one hard drive and the other os in you need to back up all important files, have your instalation cd with you and the info aboput your drivers, if you feel that you don't have the experience

SanDisk ImageMate 5 in 1 reader can't find drivers
Dell 4600 512 Mb. Ram 60 Gb. Hard Drive Win XP Home Edition Received my new Dell a few days ago. Decided to format and dual-boot win98. Using Partition Magic Ver.7.01 off That can't be right! To my thinking NTFS should be C:, and the new partition should be D:. I only have one hard drive and one CD/RW drive.

XPpro's sudden "Partition Contents Blind Spots"
Tom Smith tksmith...@comcast.net microsoft public windowsxp setup_deployment I tried making my XP system dual boot with Win2000. It shows the XP partition as active but now I can't get into anything. It continues to try and start 2000. I need to repair the Master Boor Record but am unable to find a way to do it

Reinstall XP on a Dual-boot with Ubuntu?
The registry entry is simple. No matter the boot method, if XP can see the Vista drive it will wipe out VSS files. It isn't about booting. Colin, I understand what you are saying but you don't have to enter the bios for dual boot with new motherboards. A bios boot menu is the same as a multiboot menu with a

Need to combine two computers' hard drives
Is there any quick and easy way to restore the dual boot functionality? You will need to supply some details on your configuration. WinXP back when XP first came out. I'm guessing I did something stupid to the Win98 system files, but I can't figure out what. When I boot, the boot to Win98 is still an option,

Repairing MBR in Windows XP Home
DVD Playing - I still can't play a DVD on my system - Kaffeine says it can't and the fixes I have tried to apply don't work mplayer plays everything want. We'll see if they notice any difference :-)) I only go back to XP (running a dual-boot-machine) if I need to work with MS-Access "database" or the like.

Repairing MBR in Windows XP Home
Pat Glenn pgl...@telus.net alt windows-xp Actually, it was a brand new hard drive too (last minute addition) - never been formatted. 3) SInce I can't transfer my licence without ending up with an expensive coffee coaster, I may consider a dual boot arrangement on the old machine, but that would probably be

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
Don B d.burne...@clothes.comcast.net microsoft public windows 64bit general Awesome I finally was able to boot back to my XP Pro, with all parition letters I sure don't want to scredw anything up, I can live with it like it is if I need to. Btw, no I did not have my main drive that XP is on unplugged when

Back from XP..what a nightmare
This doesn't seem to be the case with the ASUS P5K. I disabled all the on board hardware i didn't need, installed XP, sound drivers and Cubase and I was up and I initially had an identical PC set up with a dual boot of Windows XP 32 bit and Windows Vista 32 bit in that both machines were kitted out with Intel