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Where is boot info in Vista
Name: Keyman Date: August 15, 2007 at 13:51:04 Pacific OS: Vista CPU/Ram: AMD3800/1 gig Product: Acer
Comment:
Can someone tell me where I can find boot.ini,NTDETECT.COM,and ntldr in Vista
Name: jefro Date: August 15, 2007 at 14:55:52 Pacific
Reply:
If you had XP and then upgraded or tried a dual boot then Vista made a backup of it. Vista uses a new system.
I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you goober.
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Response Number 2
Name: Keyman Date: August 15, 2007 at 15:15:22 Pacific
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It's a new computer which came with Vista. I'm tring to dual boot with XP. I have the info on how to do it but I need to find these files.
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Response Number 3
Name: polynomial Date: August 15, 2007 at 16:01:24 Pacific
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Vista doesn't use the boot.ini file. There is a Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store that contains boot configuration parameters and controls how the operating system is started. However, you can do a dual boot by installing VistaBootPRO in XP. It works well and then you don't have to find the files you were looking for. One place to get it is: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fi...
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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser Date: August 15, 2007 at 16:01:54 Pacific
If you are thinking of installing XP after Vista, be aware that your Vista may no longer start in a dual boot environment. THIS MSKB explain why this scenario may or may not affect your PC. It is your call.
Personally I will never dual boot on an OEM PC with Vista preinstalled. Why? In the event something goes wrong, you would find you have to have native Vista installation DVDs because your Acer Recovery DVDs will no longer work in a multi-partitioned, multiboot environment.
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Response Number 5
Name: jefro Date: August 15, 2007 at 18:58:57 Pacific
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Consider keeping the Vista and load up a virtual machine application if you only need xp for a few things.
The files are loaded when you install XP. Otherwise they are on a XP disk either compressed or not.
I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you goober.
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Summary: As Sabertooth said no such folder exists in Vista, if it does then you put it there. If you want help with this , it will help to tell exactly what you did, explain your backup procedure, what you use...
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