Tom's Guide | Tom's Hardware | Tom's Games

Computing.Net > Forums > Windows 2000 > ANY EASIER SOLUTION than to RE-INST

Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.

ANY EASIER SOLUTION than to RE-INST

Reply to Message Icon

Name: TaRick
Date: November 8, 2002 at 06:21:52 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Celeron 1.7GHz/256 MB DDR
Comment:

Here is the scenario:

One hard drive ... 2 partitions ... Primary Master (c: ) has Windows XP (NTFS)

After installing Windows 2000 Pro or Server on the logical partition (d: ) the boot loader of XP gets replaced by the older version of 2000 .... CANNOT dual boot to XP Unless re-install XP.

ANY EASIER SOLUTION than to RE-INSTALL XP


HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Sponsored Link
Ads by Google

Response Number 1
Name: michael
Date: November 8, 2002 at 06:31:02 Pacific
Reply:

Easy peaze.

Copy the XP NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM file from the XP CD to the boot drive (primary master C:\). The W2k boot loader files are not forward compatible.


0

Response Number 2
Name: Steve Dunn
Date: November 8, 2002 at 06:31:26 Pacific
Reply:

Yes - just put XP's ntldr & ntdetect.com back in the root of C: (they're on the XP install CD in \i386) - ie, overwrite the 2k ones.

If still a problem (don't think it will, but...), boot into XP's recovery console & use fixboot command.


0

Response Number 3
Name: trvlr
Date: November 8, 2002 at 09:53:51 Pacific
Reply:

http://www.wown.info/j_helmig/wxprcons.htm

Either post 1 or 2 routines should resolve it for you. Probably the recovery routine is the easier option? More on this at:

http://www.wown.info/j_helmig/wxprcons.htm

courtesy of Jo Helmig at:

http://www.wown.com aka http://www.helmig.com


0

Sponsored Link
Ads by Google
Reply to Message Icon

Related Posts

See More



Post Locked

This post is quite old and has been locked from receiving new replies. Please create a new posting instead.


Go to Windows 2000 Forum Home


Sponsored links
Ads by Google


Results for: ANY EASIER SOLUTION than to RE-INST
Help! Do not want to re-install www.computing.net/answers/windows-2000/help-do-not-want-to-reinstall/65691.html

Missin system Files and re-inst.... www.computing.net/answers/windows-2000/missin-system-files-and-reinst/39521.html

CD Rom not detected under Win2k! www.computing.net/answers/windows-2000/cd-rom-not-detected-under-win2k/46535.html