Missed tonights session as XP seized in the middle of an update.
I re-installed XP and took a crash course in BCDedit and bootrec.exe to get Win7 functioning again.
and all because if TIR2 drivers!!!
dual boot nightmares
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dual boot nightmares
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Re: dual boot nightmares
Awww Andrew, you've certainly had a hard day.
There, there,
does this make it better?
There, there,
does this make it better?
"He who warned, uh, the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells, and um, makin' sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed."
- The history of Paul Revere's midnight ride, by Sarah Palin.
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Re: dual boot nightmares
Enough with your inflatable desires.
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Re: dual boot nightmares
Falcon reminding us what the interweb was really invented for. Filth, pure filth.
I was really tempted to set this rig up for dual boot as RoF supposedly runs better under XP. I whimped out in the end but reading this I am sort of glad I did !.
I was really tempted to set this rig up for dual boot as RoF supposedly runs better under XP. I whimped out in the end but reading this I am sort of glad I did !.
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Re: dual boot nightmares
Yeah its Ok if you have Win7 disc and are aware that W7 does not use boot.ini as installed with XP.
Just do the install then use W7 dvd and use its recovery CMD app
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392
Just do the install then use W7 dvd and use its recovery CMD app
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392
Bootrec.exe options
The Bootrec.exe tool supports the following options. Use the option that is appropriate for your situation.
Note If rebuilding the BCD does not resolve the startup issue, you can export and delete the BCD, and then run this option again. By doing this, you make sure that the BCD is completely rebuilt. To do this, type the following commands at the Windows RE command prompt:
* bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
* c:
* cd boot
* attrib bcd -s -h -r
* ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
* bootrec /RebuildBcd
/FixMbr
The /FixMbr option writes a Windows 7 or Windows Vista-compatible MBR to the system partition. This option does not overwrite the existing partition table. Use this option when you must resolve MBR corruption issues, or when you have to remove non-standard code from the MBR.
/FixBoot
The /FixBoot option writes a new boot sector to the system partition by using a boot sector that is compatible with Windows Vista or Windows 7. Use this option if one of the following conditions is true:
* The boot sector has been replaced with a non-standard Windows Vista or Windows 7 boot sector.
* The boot sector is damaged.
* An earlier Windows operating system has been installed after Windows Vista or Windows 7 was installed. In this scenario, the computer starts by using Windows NT Loader (NTLDR) instead of Windows Boot Manager (Bootmgr.exe).
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Re: dual boot nightmares
have you tried running a virtual mode xp?
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I've not , but all was sorted out with the fixmbr option.:FI:Armitage wrote:have you tried running a virtual mode xp?
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