http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Dual Boot (Didn't back up, now having problems) en Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:34:58 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/dual-boot-didnt-back-up-now-having-problems#post-58244 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:19:01 +0000 aaon 58244@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I'm done with trying to dual boot. I figure if I can get vista to work I am just going to install a virtualbox and put xp on that. Problem now, is the same as before but dont have to worry about the XP flavor being involved, BootMGR missing. Please people anythoughts? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/dual-boot-didnt-back-up-now-having-problems#post-58226 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:41:42 +0000 aaon 58226@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I did a<br /> bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup</p> <p>ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old</p> <p>bootrec /rebuildbcd</p> <p>But to no luck still getting back the missing bootmgr press ctrl + alt + del </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/dual-boot-didnt-back-up-now-having-problems#post-58219 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:20:33 +0000 aaon 58219@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>The Vista x64 dvd dosn't see and start up problems. As in the bootloader is over wrote with the XP bootloader. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/dual-boot-didnt-back-up-now-having-problems#post-58215 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:02:08 +0000 aaon 58215@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I managed to boot the XP pro installation CD and preformed a repair. Problems is all of this computers data is on the vista drive. I'm hoping that maybe installing windows will overright the mbr and then when I go back with the Vista x64 Restore disk I can "repair" the start up and actuall get it to boot. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/dual-boot-didnt-back-up-now-having-problems#post-58213 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:59:24 +0000 aaon 58213@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>bootrec /scanos brings up 0 Windows installations. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/dual-boot-didnt-back-up-now-having-problems#post-58203 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:40:21 +0000 aaon 58203@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Some how my name was thrown into a hat to fix, and by fix I mean install XP in a dual boot configuration, for some guy that is a friend of the family.</p> <p>Vista Pre-installed</p> <p>I shrink the vista partition, everything goes fine.<br /> I install XP, everything goes fine.<br /> I go to repair the Vista bootloader and the dvd's I have are apparently the wrong ones?<br /> Through some messing around I manage to fix the bootloader.<br /> Vista boots!<br /> I use easybcd to link XP. Try to boot XP, no luck.<br /> I figure it prolly cuz of the screwing around I had to do to get the Vista bootloader to work.<br /> I search the net and I find a Vista x64 Restore disk.<br /> I reinstall XP to get me back to where I started pop in the restore disk and repaire the bootloader.<br /> It works.<br /> I go outside to get my phone. When i come back there is a cat on the keyboard and some bsod on the screen.<br /> I restart the computer and BootMGR missing press CTRL + Alt + Del.<br /> I stumple across your site and follow <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/" rel="nofollow">http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/</a><br /> I follow that and i get the same message BUT instead of actuall readable characters I get a bunch of jibberish at the beginning of the Missing blah blah blah.</p> <p>In short Computer wont boot past that. and I neglected to make a back up of the guys actuall computer figuring it would be a simple sit and go. </p>