Multiple boot problem

> As a start, you could download and install VistaBootPro and restore the
> Vista boot process.
> Depending on how you did the install, you probably still have the Vista boot
> file, but not the Vista boot record on the system drive.
>
> "JonK" <JonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news969CFB8-2702-4484-B93E-B5C4612D2F25@microsoft.com...

> >I have Win XP Pro and Vista 32 on my machine and they were working fine
> > allowing me to default to XP and choose Vista. I installed XP x64 to a
> > third
> > partition and now I can't get to Vista anymore. I looked through here and
> > found threads talking about a BCD program to work on the boot manager
> > file. I
> > did that and it finds the boot manager file and I edited it but then when
> > I
> > boot again it is back to using the boot file the XP x64 created that does
> > not
> > give me any option to go to vista. How do I fix this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > JonK

>
>

> Thank you John. I will look into the program you mention.
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>

>> As a start, you could download and install VistaBootPro and restore the
>> Vista boot process.
>> Depending on how you did the install, you probably still have the Vista
>> boot
>> file, but not the Vista boot record on the system drive.
>>
>> "JonK" <JonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news969CFB8-2702-4484-B93E-B5C4612D2F25@microsoft.com...

>> >I have Win XP Pro and Vista 32 on my machine and they were working fine
>> > allowing me to default to XP and choose Vista. I installed XP x64 to a
>> > third
>> > partition and now I can't get to Vista anymore. I looked through here
>> > and
>> > found threads talking about a BCD program to work on the boot manager
>> > file. I
>> > did that and it finds the boot manager file and I edited it but then
>> > when
>> > I
>> > boot again it is back to using the boot file the XP x64 created that
>> > does
>> > not
>> > give me any option to go to vista. How do I fix this?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > JonK

>>
>>

> Free at http://www.vistabootpro.org/ Do not use the latest version with
> Beta2, but works great with the later versions at least RC1 and later.
>
> "JonK" <JonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:55834DB2-E47C-46AE-AFDE-96788C6DFFDD@microsoft.com...

> > Thank you John. I will look into the program you mention.
> >
> > "John Barnes" wrote:
> >

> >> As a start, you could download and install VistaBootPro and restore the
> >> Vista boot process.
> >> Depending on how you did the install, you probably still have the Vista
> >> boot
> >> file, but not the Vista boot record on the system drive.
> >>
> >> "JonK" <JonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news969CFB8-2702-4484-B93E-B5C4612D2F25@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have Win XP Pro and Vista 32 on my machine and they were working fine
> >> > allowing me to default to XP and choose Vista. I installed XP x64 to a
> >> > third
> >> > partition and now I can't get to Vista anymore. I looked through here
> >> > and
> >> > found threads talking about a BCD program to work on the boot manager
> >> > file. I
> >> > did that and it finds the boot manager file and I edited it but then
> >> > when
> >> > I
> >> > boot again it is back to using the boot file the XP x64 created that
> >> > does
> >> > not
> >> > give me any option to go to vista. How do I fix this?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > JonK
> >>
> >>

>
>

> Hi John,
>
> Just to report, I downloaded Vistabootpro, installed it and ran it and the
> problem is gone.
>
> Thanks,
>
> JonK
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>

>> Free at http://www.vistabootpro.org/ Do not use the latest version with
>> Beta2, but works great with the later versions at least RC1 and later.
>>
>> "JonK" <JonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:55834DB2-E47C-46AE-AFDE-96788C6DFFDD@microsoft.com...

>> > Thank you John. I will look into the program you mention.
>> >
>> > "John Barnes" wrote:
>> >
>> >> As a start, you could download and install VistaBootPro and restore
>> >> the
>> >> Vista boot process.
>> >> Depending on how you did the install, you probably still have the
>> >> Vista
>> >> boot
>> >> file, but not the Vista boot record on the system drive.
>> >>
>> >> "JonK" <JonK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news969CFB8-2702-4484-B93E-B5C4612D2F25@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have Win XP Pro and Vista 32 on my machine and they were working
>> >> >fine
>> >> > allowing me to default to XP and choose Vista. I installed XP x64 to
>> >> > a
>> >> > third
>> >> > partition and now I can't get to Vista anymore. I looked through
>> >> > here
>> >> > and
>> >> > found threads talking about a BCD program to work on the boot
>> >> > manager
>> >> > file. I
>> >> > did that and it finds the boot manager file and I edited it but then
>> >> > when
>> >> > I
>> >> > boot again it is back to using the boot file the XP x64 created that
>> >> > does
>> >> > not
>> >> > give me any option to go to vista. How do I fix this?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >
>> >> > JonK
>> >>
>> >>

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