Dual Boot Vista ultimate and XP Pro

[LostinWindows]

I am trying to configure my New Vista Ultimate to work as dual boot with XP Pro.

When I try to get to the XP Partition I continously get a message saying that it cannot find ntldr. I found that ntldr was installed on mt C drive (Vista) as well as my boot ini. To attempt to overcome this issue I COPIED these files with ntdetect.com to my D drive where XP is located. The boot still says that it cannot find ntldr.

any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks

Here is my bcdedit:
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=C:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {8840d1db-0002-11dc-b25b-95649f69c9c6}
displayorder {current}
{36da8ba5-0235-11dc-a41c-0016e635e5f5}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 10

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Microsoft Windows Vista
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {8840d1db-0002-11dc-b25b-95649f69c9c6}
nx OptIn

Windows Legacy OS Loader
------------------------
identifier {36da8ba5-0235-11dc-a41c-0016e635e5f5}
device unknown
path \ntldr
description Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Here is my boot.ini:
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

 

[linney]

This is a handy program to use when having Boot problems in Vista dual booting with XP. It can be run from Vista or XP and may correct the booting problem.

VistaBootPRO

http://www.vistabootpro.org/

How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP (Q314079)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q314/0/79.asp

Q305595 - HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q305/5/95.asp

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307654&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

Look at the Rebuilt switch in this MSKB.

A Discussion About the Bootcfg Command and Its Uses (Q291980)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q291/9/80.asp

HOW TO: Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP (Q289022)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q289/0/22.asp

 

[LostinWindows]

Thanks for the help. I had been using EasyBCD. However vistabootpro made it easy. The drive letter was listed wrong.

 

[firewolfrl]

This is what I wrote in a previous post

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1370154

I use this method because each OS is completely separate and can be booted without depending on another harddrive's bootsector. Meaning I can unplug all the drives and just run the xp harddrive or the vista harddrive. and I don't have to worry about drive letter assignments. all my OS's boot as C:\ drive. I don't even have to change the xp boot.ini or the vista bootedit....LOL....It's all good

It looks more difficult to setup then it really is to setup

I know because I just upgraded my computer and reset up 6 harddrives on the beast with 3 separate OS's (XP,Vista,Ubunta) and each boot with no issues at all...other than the normal OS issues you would have anyways


Well that is my rant....lol....time to bring the kids to school