installation 3 OS problem
Hi
I Have a LAP PC that have Windows 2003 Server on parition D
I format Drive C: and install Windows Vista on it
Now I have 2 OS .. but After doing so .. the menu that let me chose between vista and Windows 2003 no longer exist this is becouse I format drive c:
Windows Vista is working Fine
I install Windows LongHorn Server on partition E ( Every thing for test) and after the installation finished and after the PC has restarted Windows Vista Display on the boot menu both OS
Vista and longhorn, but not Windows 2003
I reinstall Windows 2003 and now windows 2003 working fine
I repaire Windows Vista to beable to work on .but what happend that windows vista has been repaired and I am able to work on Both Windows Vista and longhorn but again unable to access the Windows 2003
The option that talk about Earler version of windows is not showing up at all
how can I access my 3 OS
THanks
May 9th, 2007 10:14pm
I answered similar post in this thread: http://forums.microsoft.com/technet/showpost.aspx?postid=1930809&siteid=17&sb=0&d=1&at=7&ft=11&tf=0&pageid=1
Brjann Brekkan [MSFT] wrote:
Hi
Dualboot scenarios are common and it generally works very well as long as you have different partitions. be aware that the latest OS to be installed could overwrite boot files and make previously installed OS disapear from the boot menu. You will then need to edit the BOOT.INI file ; see this KB article on how to do that: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323427/en-us(Windows Server 2003)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022/en-us(Windows XP)
If you have OS and then want to dual boot with Windows Vista and/or Windows Server 2008 and you get into this problem you need to use a different tool called bcdedit from command prompt; KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529/en-usand a Technet article: http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/85cd5efe-c349-427c-b035-c2719d4af7781033.mspx?mfr=true
BCDEDIT is a commandline tool but there are graphical tools created and posted on the internet (be aware that these tools are not created nor distributed by Microsoft). Do a Live search for "How do I edit boot menu" and you should find some nice articles and tools.
Brjann
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July 31st, 2007 1:00am