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N8steele · 04-15-2004, 12:48 AM

Ok so I too am having a similar problem and would GREATLY appreciate any advice someone could share with me.

Windows XP was installed on my system when i got it, i used partition magic to section off 20 gb which i then installed windows 2000 on thinking this would create a dual boot option upon startup. Instead all i get is to launch windows 2000 or whistler pro, the files on the xp partiton are still there and i can access them through "my computer", but when i set that partition to active using partition magic or fdisk it still will not let me boot into XP. I dont have an xp disk because it is also on the hard drive as a separate partition. Ive tried the recovery console using fixmbr and fixboot with no luck. All i want to do is boot XP and im pretty sure i can fix this problem.

I think it has something to do with the boot loader but have absolutely no idea what that is or where to find it. I looked for the boot.ini but couldnt find that either.

If anyone out there can help i just want to say thanks in advance!

04-15-2004, 12:48 AM	#24 (permalink)
N8steele Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1	See today's most popular deals at » Please help!!! Ok so I too am having a similar problem and would GREATLY appreciate any advice someone could share with me. Windows XP was installed on my system when i got it, i used partition magic to section off 20 gb which i then installed windows 2000 on thinking this would create a dual boot option upon startup. Instead all i get is to launch windows 2000 or whistler pro, the files on the xp partiton are still there and i can access them through "my computer", but when i set that partition to active using partition magic or fdisk it still will not let me boot into XP. I dont have an xp disk because it is also on the hard drive as a separate partition. Ive tried the recovery console using fixmbr and fixboot with no luck. All i want to do is boot XP and im pretty sure i can fix this problem. I think it has something to do with the boot loader but have absolutely no idea what that is or where to find it. I looked for the boot.ini but couldnt find that either. If anyone out there can help i just want to say thanks in advance!