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Problem with EasyBCD - invalid drive letter

thcteam — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:26:01 GMT

Hello,
I'm new here, so please translate me everything slowly and step-by-step ;)

I've got a problem with my system.
On 1st drive (250GB) I've got 3 partitions and 1st is with Vista Home Premium.
On 2nd drive (750GB) I've got 4 partitions and 1st is with XP Pro and 2nd is with Vista Ultimate.

I was unplugged 250GB drive, and step-by-step installed XP and Vista.
Everything allright - BCD of Vista runs and takes me two options:
* "Earlier version of Windows"
* and "Mircosoft Windows Vista".

But after I plugged 250GB HDD as main SATA 0 port... BiOS doesn't boot from this device...
still have only two options (XP & Ultimate) - I've got a boot manager from... 750GB drive!!

Where is boot from 250GB drive? I've got GiGABYTE GA-965-DQ6 (rev. 1.1).
(BiOS will see 250 as "Channel 0 Master" and 750GB as "Channel 0 Slave", when 750GB
is connected into SATA 2 port. When 750GB is connected into SATA 4 port, drive is
"Channel 1 Master" - what's wrong??

Problems:
* When I was connected 750GB to SATA 4 port, I've got a boot only from 250GB.
* When I was connected 750GB to SATA 2 port, I've got a boot manager of Ultimate (750GB).
* When I was added, with EasyBCD, option of Vista Home Premium (drive letter I),
I was saw... letter U (sic!!), and after reboot there was nothing else from Home Premium
(250GB) - only systems from 750GB...

What can I do.... please help me...

googles new cellphone software

aligator — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:19:40 GMT

who heard about the new cellphone software that Google released which is supposedly allow users to program and make programs for smart phones that allow user flexibility isn;t that basically what users are doing with cracked I phones

Need help re-dualbooting after reformating Vista

MacFreak — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:35:54 GMT

Hello everybody, my name is MacFreak. I just registered so that I could post in this forum. I have an interesting problem. Quite some time ago, I successfully dual-booted XP and Vista with Vista pre-installed. I decided that I wanted to reformat Vista lately, so I did. I used a recovery partition on my computer to restore the C drive to its factory default condition. This of course changed my boot loader configuration. I no longer had the option to boot back into XP. Therefore, I downloaded EasyBCD again to simply add an entry for booting into XP, like I did before. But when I restarted my computer and selected XP, the computer just restarted. I am not sure why it did this. EasyBCD says that the bootloader path for the XP entry is \NTLDR. I DO have the ntldr file in the root of the XP partition, so I don't think that is the problem. And just so you know, the partition which I installed XP on is drive A. So once I added an entry for XP, I went to change settings, and changed the drive for the XP entry to drive A. But when I click "View Settings" it says "Drive: \Device\HarddiskVolume3" under the XP entry. It doesn't say Drive: A:\ Do you guys have any idea what is wrong or how I could fix it? If you could help me out, I would greatly appreciate it. Also, if you need some more information, just ask. Thanks for your time. MacFreak

Opera 9.51 Released

Makaveli213 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:12:40 GMT

We released 9.51 today, which addresses a few security and lots of stability issues. This release is a recommended upgrade for all those running the latest stable releases.

Windows Changelog:

Opera 9.51 is a recommended security and stability upgrade. Please see the Security section.
Changes since Opera 9.5
User Interface
Fine-tuned the new Opera skin.
Improved drag/drop of tabs.
Fixed problems with search engines when upgrading from Opera 9.2x.
Fixed a stability issue when printing or when in print preview.
Added an option to toggle mouse flips in opera:config (User Prefs - Enable Mouse Flips).
Textarea inputs now clear when no-cache is set.
Saving of images is no longer recorded in transfers.
Mail/News
Feeds now show the first time when you subscribe.
Corrected a stability issue that could occur when clicking the drop-down to switch views.
Adjusted thread expanding in Mail when receiving new messages.
Corrected a problem where multiple views (access points) show for the same account.
Display and Scripting
Corrected a stability issue with User JS.
Style sheets now load when navigating in history.
window.close() now functions after invoking a context menu and when closing Opera Dragonfly.
Security
Fixed an issue where

Opera 9.5 Error 552 Issues

{Ron!n} — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:27:13 GMT

Im currently using Opera 9.5 and there are some pages that i am unable to load.
Like facebook, i can go to the sign-in page but after i sign in an error page comes up with the error 552.
I tried opening it with Firefox and it worked perfectly.
SOme people seem to have the same error with the Beta 2:(just search for 552)
http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog...t?startidx=450

Does anyone know what could be causing this??

3D Home Architecture Software

arulchand — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:50:47 GMT

hi all,
i have 3d home architecture software,but with that i cn only draw basement plan of the building, i can't draw the full front view of that building,which software i have to use for that where can i download it.

thanks in advance.
arul:(

Installing XP destroyed Windows Vista hard disk

greg — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:45:53 GMT

Hello,

I had a Windows Vista on my 400GB SATA HD. Then I decided to install Windows XP onto a separate Seagate 80GB IDE HD (empty, formatted in Vista). To be sure, I pulled out the cable from the Vista hard drive as it would not be there. I installed WinXP onto the 80GB HD with my WinXP install CD. WinXP then worked fine.

Then I plugged back the cable into the Vista HD. After I booted up with WinXP and
tried to see the Vista HD in windows explorer I got the message: The drive is not
formatted! And WinXP asked if I want to format it. I could not access any data on my
Vista disk!!!

So I restarted my computer, and tried to boot through Vista HD. After the BIOS info
it comes only a dark screen with blinking cursor and the HD's led is lighting continously. But it does not load anything and does not start Vista!!

So I have no more access to my data on my 400GB Vista HD!! I tried to install newer
service pack 3 on WinXp and mainboard drivers.. but I cannot access my data from
WinXP, at the same time I cannot boot Vista. :(( I tried the Vista boot CD, but even
this could not recognize any Vista installed on my computer.

Please help!! How could I access my data? How could I boot Vista again? How could I read the files from WinXP on Vista HD? In the worst case, is there any program which could help to rescue my files from the Vista HD?

Many thanks in advance!!

New here...need help setting up EasyBCD

WERA689 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:08:57 GMT

I have a new dual-boot system, XP Home SP3 on a WD Caviar 7200RPM 500Gb, and Vista Ultimate64 SP1 on a WD 300Gb VelociRaptor. I have so far been able to orchestrate the dual boot via BIOS by changing boot order of the two HDD's.
Each installation was done separately, XP months ago; Vista a couple of weeks ago--installed with the xp drive disconnected.
Now, I've installed EasyBCD, configured it based on the drive letters assigned while in Vista (C=Vista; F=XP). The only thing I'm unsure of is whether I have to use the "Reinstall Vista Bootloader" from the "Manage Bootloader" screen to enable Vista to discover the needed XP boot files? He**, does my question even indicate that I understand what's happening here and that I'm on the right track? Or am I missing something fundamental?:O:D

Thanks for your help, gang!

Addendum:

[IMG]file:///C:/Users/Neil/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]

Hopefully, this screenshot will help you help me.....

Dual boot XP SP2 and Ultimate Vista

thund3rsh0ck — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:29:18 GMT

Hello, i followed this guide PC Hardware: How to... Add XP to a Vista machine - ComputerAndVideoGames.com exactly step by step and after, everything went well, except for the fact that when i try to boot from XP, it just restarts my computer automatically. I can boot into vista though.
I also tried to use Installing XP After Vista - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki after reformatting the XP partition. I reinstalled XP, and followed it until the step where you install EasyBCD in win XP when you try to get vista back, because i had EasyBCD installed in vista and already had the boot menu, same thing, my computer still restarts when i select XP in the boot menu.

Some facts that may help you help me..

I can boot into XP with a bootable win XP cd in the cd drive.
My XP partition is located on Drive 0, partition 2.
here is my boot.ini file:

Code:

[boot loader timeout = 30 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
I am using EasyBCD 1.7.2
My windows XP does not have .net Framework Version 2.0 yet, does that matter?
Have you tried to boot from the second drive and boot XP normally that way? yes, does not work, boot files are located on C:/ (drive where vista is located), if i boot from H:/ (where xp is located), there are no boot files
Was XP installed after Vista or before? XP waws installed after Vista
Did you verify that ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini were at the root of the partition for which you referenced when you added the XP entry? Yes, they are in drive C:/ which i am trying to boot from
Did you check boot.ini to make sure the default/OS entry for XP is pointing to the correct disk and partition? Yes, its pointing to Partition 2 of drive 0, which should be correct.
I checked and i saw no boot.ini file on the XP partition, but they are there on the Vista partition, which is the drive I'm booting from. The boot.ini file from above is from the Vista partition, drive C://

Thanks for the help :)

Stuck in HnS

saphire 199 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:58:27 GMT

Ok, don't know what happened, but here goes: had to format/reinstall XP, so I uninstalled HnS, installed XP, ran BCD, etc. Once back in Vista, ran HnS (build 56), everything seemed fine. Then today I ran some updates while I was in XP (only one of note is an NT update). Then I shut off computer. When I turned back on, it went from the first grub menu (which ends at halt) to just displaying Grub, with the cursor, ie, I am in the grub command. I tried using the Vista recovery, but it shows no problem booting into vista, so nothing to correct. I used the XP disk to boot into XP (so I could write this), no problem there - but all the Vista drives/partitions are hidden, so I have no way to get into vista to fix this. I tried BCD, which shows the vista partition, but as there is no real problem with the boot files, I didn't touch it. It seems that somehow HnS hung and I don't know how to get it unhung. Is there a series of commands I could enter when in grub to get going again?

Saphire199

Dual Booting 2 Drives XP and Vista - Both Already Installed

phaze112 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:27:58 GMT

So I was reading the documentation and tried it out. I have 2 drives which already have their respective OS's installed, XP and Vista.

I was reading the documentation about what to do if XP is installed first or Vista is installed first:
Installing XP After Vista - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki

My problem is I already have both sata drives with XP and Vista on them already.

I boot into Vista as that is the one that is bootable atm and do the program and setup XP by adding its entry after the Vista one. (note yes the XP drive can boot if it's by itself)

Here is what I get when I choose the 2nd (XP) boot option:

windows failed to start. a recent hardware or software change might be the cause . to fix the problem:

1. insert your window installation disc and restart your computer
2. choose your language setting then click next
3. click repair your computer

if you do not have the disc contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assitance.

file: \ntldr

status: 0xc000000f

info: the selected entry could not be loadeded because the application is missing or corrupt

____________________

Thank you for any help guys and yes I will be the first contributer this month if anyone can help me :) thank you guys so much I am so looking forward to doing this.

Travis

Can NeoGrub find linux on a USB HD?

kkkkkbruce — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:01:33 GMT

Hi I just installed Ubuntu to a USB HD, but when I use the NeoGrub to find it at boot time - no luck. The system only appears to see my primary drive. Anyone had any luck here? Thanks Kev

muti-booting

c.collier — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:27:20 GMT

Well this is my first post. I bought myself a new computer.

emachines
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Build 6000
AMD Sempron 3800+
1GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce 6100
160 GB HDD

I'm planning on muti-booting so I was thinking on buying Windows XP Pro, I also have Ubuntu 8.04 CD . Also in my possession is a emachines OS disc that came with the computer in case if I want to reinstall Vista, plus a recovery CD for drivers, software etc. Now here's what I want to know, If I format, install XP first will I'm able to install Vista next with the emachines disc, since it not a retail copy with no problems?

XP doesn't show up after Vista install..

aravind — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:29:55 GMT

After I installed Vista in my empty drive, XP doesn't show up during the boot process.. Computer directly boots Vista.. My XP files(boot and programs) are all in tact.. Please tell me how I can get XP back on the boot load menu.. Thanks in advance..:joy:

How to go back to Vista Boot Manager (after bootsect.exe)

inspiron2 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:07:08 GMT

I have XP installed on first disk of SATA channel of my PC (boot.ini: default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS). I added Vista with SP1 to the second disk on SATA channel. It installed fine, and I was seeing the new boot manager menu just fine) but when Vista tried to start the desktop (i.e. explorer) for the first time--after I had been prompted to choose a user-name and a password--it gave an error message that drive not found. Windows Vista then sat there for a few minutes, and then rebooted. When it rebooted, it did't show the BootManager menu, rather it gave some text mode messages and just hung. I couldn't boot into XP as well (as there was no boot manager menu anymore!)

To remove Vista boot manager, and restore XP boot manager, I used the following command:

DVD:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force

It rested my XP boot manager just fine, but now my Vista is gone....:(

Is there any way to add Vista to XP boot manager's boot.ini? If not, how can I restore Vista boot manager? I have read on the web that Vista SP1 has problem with certain dual boot set ups, could it be that I was a victim of that problem?

Another note: Before playing with Vista w/ SP1, I installed Windows Server 2008 on the same second HD, and it worked without any problem. The new W2008 boot manager (which looks just like Vista's boot manager) worked fine, and I could go into XP as well without any problems. Then to try Vista, I just booted into XP and reformatted the second HD, and proceeded to install Vista. I didn't know about Vista's new boot manager at that time or I would have done things differently. When the Vista boot manager menu came up during Vista installs, I could see Windows Server 2008 entry there, but didn't worry about it because it wasn't selected as default anymore. Please note that later, in an attempt to fix the Vista boot problem, I booted using Vista setup DVD again, and chose command prompt from recovery/fix options. When I issued command BCDEDIT.EXE, I noticed that W2008 was gone from the boot options.

Please help me get back to my Vista. I don't want to install it again because I am sure it will be a waste of time for it will take me to the same problem as before....