Im trying to load XP on each Sata drive.Install goes fine,but after both OS are finished,and reboot goes to windows boot manager,im only able to get into one OS,when i try to load the other OS i get a blank screen.I logged into the working OS and looked in the other drive and noticed there wasnt a boot.ini file there.Anyone know much about how to setup this correctly?
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Dual Boot Sata drives?
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Tigerbiten
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Your Boot.ini file will only be on your boot drive.
Make sure it points to both OS's.
Not sure what you need to edit to do that.
Luck.......
Make sure it points to both OS's.
Not sure what you need to edit to do that.
Luck.......
Tigerbiten said:Your Boot.ini file will only be on your boot drive.
Make sure it points to both OS's.
Not sure what you need to edit to do that.
Luck.......
I wasnt sure if the other drive was supposed to have a boot.ini file,but i dont know what you mean by it pointing to both OS's.
Both drives are single partitions.Both install fine,but after install,when i get to the windows boot screen i can chose both os,but only one lets me get into windows,the other just goes to a blank screen.
What he means is that you have to point BOOT.INI to the second drive on the computer.
How you do this:
Edit BOOT.INI, it should look something like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Number 2" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Note that disk() has changed from 0 to 1, for the second option, this indicates that it's on the second drive, on the same controller.
If you are going to use the same drive, only a different partition, change rdisk() from 0, to 1, or 2, or whatever indicates the paritition number for the other OS.
Microsoft Support may give you some more clues..
How you do this:
Edit BOOT.INI, it should look something like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Number 2" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Note that disk() has changed from 0 to 1, for the second option, this indicates that it's on the second drive, on the same controller.
If you are going to use the same drive, only a different partition, change rdisk() from 0, to 1, or 2, or whatever indicates the paritition number for the other OS.
Microsoft Support may give you some more clues..
TLS2000 said:What he means is that you have to point BOOT.INI to the second drive on the computer.
How you do this:
Edit BOOT.INI, it should look something like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Number 2" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Note that disk() has changed from 0 to 1, for the second option, this indicates that it's on the second drive, on the same controller.
If you are going to use the same drive, only a different partition, change rdisk() from 0, to 1, or 2, or whatever indicates the paritition number for the other OS.
Microsoft Support may give you some more clues..
Yeah thats pretty much exactly what it said in the boot.ini file.But for some reason i am only able to get into one of the hard drives.Is there an order in what drive i should install xp onto first.Like for example format c: drive then format d: drive then install xp on c: drive then install xp on d: drive or vise versa? Maybe i installed in wrong order? I know when you install two different OS on either partitions,or more then one drive,theres an order you install the different OS's,but for install the same OS on two seperate drives im dont know.
Also i been on google,and microsoft website for days,no luck.
Working config I use
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP work" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Play" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Do not change the disk from 0 to 1 but the rdisk value. I also use two sata drives to have a dual boot system. The R disk value refers to a physical drive. Mine works you can test your boot file after the config changes to see if it works as well Using Msconfig then click on Boot.ini tab and click on the check all boot paths.
Edit the boot ini Controlpanel->System->advanced go to startup and recovery ->settings>click on the edit butoon GLHF
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP work" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Play" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Do not change the disk from 0 to 1 but the rdisk value. I also use two sata drives to have a dual boot system. The R disk value refers to a physical drive. Mine works you can test your boot file after the config changes to see if it works as well Using Msconfig then click on Boot.ini tab and click on the check all boot paths.
Edit the boot ini Controlpanel->System->advanced go to startup and recovery ->settings>click on the edit butoon GLHF