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  • Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:24 AM
     
     
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    1.  XP installed and working on drive C:
    2. Installed Windows server 2008 on Formated Drive F: 
    3. Dual boot options show up at startup

    Windows Server 2008 boots fine
    XP goes off into a black screen and does not boot.

    Note: I intend using Win 2008 as the primary OS, but have some old programs installed in the XP partion that could be useful in the future.

    Question:  Am I screwed with respect to the XP install  or better yet how to I get it to work.

    Thanks.

    Ed Warren
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  • Wednesday, June 25, 2008 5:08 PM
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    Follow the steps on this page from "Download and install EasyBCD", that should get you started.

    http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm?page=4
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  • Wednesday, June 25, 2008 6:35 PM
     
     
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     Joachim,

    Thanks for the advice.  I downloaded EasyBCD, deleted the old entry for the XP machine and created a new entry.  Still no luck.  When I try to boot the XP partition, the machine goes off into a black screen and does not boot.  By the way, my set-up was 'proper' in that I had XP working BEFORE I installed Win Server 2008.

    I have a vague memory of a note I saw somewhere that Win Server 2008 does not like other operating systems and 'protects' the drives from changes.

    In any case, I'm still in the same place.  Win Server 2008 (Drive F:) works fine, XP (Drive C:) goes off into never-never land.

    But again thanks for your quick and good advice.

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  • Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:51 AM
     
     
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     I've been searching the internet for solutions.  Found about bcdedit.  Here is a dump from bcdedit (if it helps).  It is beyond my knowledge so I need help understanding what is happening here.  My best guess is the variable {ntldr} is not being properly recognized.  Any help appreciated.

    Dump-----------------

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
    Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

    F:\Windows\system32>bcdedit

    Windows Boot Manager
    --------------------
    identifier              {bootmgr}
    device                  partition=C:
    description             Windows Boot Manager
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {globalsettings}
    default                 {current}
    displayorder            {current}
    C:\>bcdedit

    Windows Boot Manager
    --------------------
    identifier              {bootmgr}
    device                  partition=C:
    description             Windows Boot Manager
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {globalsettings}
    default                 {current}
    displayorder            {current}
                            {eb437788-42e1-11dd-bb1b-00112fccb979}
    toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}
    timeout                 30

    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier              {current}
    device                  partition=F:
    path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe
    description             Microsoft Windows Server 2008
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    osdevice                partition=F:
    systemroot              \Windows
    resumeobject            {3b9ee2c7-4229-11dd-b984-888867edd0aa}
    nx                      OptOut

    Real-mode Boot Sector
    ---------------------
    identifier              {eb437788-42e1-11dd-bb1b-00112fccb979}
    device                  partition=C:
    path                    \NTLDR
    description             Windows XP

    C:\>



    End Dump--------------

    Any ideas, comments ??

    Thanks
    Ed Warren
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  • Monday, June 30, 2008 8:15 AM
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    Hi,

    Could you please test if you can log into Safe mode?

    1. Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple Operating Systems, you can press the F8 key when you see the boot menu.

     

    2. When the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select  Last Known Good Configuration option from the Windows Advanced Options menu.

     

    However, due to the complexity of this issue we are unable to effectively assist with this request in the form.

     

    I would like to suggest that you contact Microsoft Product Support Services via telephone so that a dedicated Support Professional can assist with this request.

     

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    Hope the issue will be resolved soon.

     
  • Monday, June 30, 2008 1:40 PM
     
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    Thanks for your help but,  this morning I was able to get it to work.  I ran repair from the XP setup cd, then repair from the Server 2008 cd, now it appears to be working.  Not sure why, but results are what counts.
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    • Marked As Answer by Edward Warren Monday, June 30, 2008 1:40 PM
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  • Monday, January 14, 2013 2:18 PM
     
     
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    I realize this thread is 4 years old, but I tried this over the weekend as well with XP Home Edition SP2 x86 and Server 2008 R2 x64 and also with & 7 x64 and Server 2008 R2 x64 and couldn't get it to work. Both times after installing R2 my primary Windows install became corrupted (like the black screen Edward had above). I installed 7 first, then R2, 7 corrupts, can't boot into either and the same with XP, so I couldn't get into EasyBCD to fix the MBR. I then tried using the recovery console with XP (fixmbr, ect. in cmd line) and also tried the simple repair option and neither worked. I had to reinstall XP all over again to get into anything.

    I was trying to set it up like this:

    500GB physical disk0 = xp or 7

    1.2TB  physical disk1 = server2008 r2

    Another question is, do you HAVE to use VHD's in this setup or can you use two physical disks like I have here?

    • Edited by yakirice Monday, January 14, 2013 2:30 PM
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