How to use the Startup management of XP system to solve Vista, XP dual system

Introduction of a dual system

1, characteristics

This dual-system Xp,vista is independent and does not affect each other, installed in a primary partition

The startup process is where bois--mbr--ntldr--chooses to boot to XP or Vista, which means that using XP to start XP via Boot.ini Vista,vista is too much of a hassle to say goodbye to bootmgr.

2, Disk tool 1: Back up the MBR software

Dos under the DEBUG,XP, Vista under the Winhex 13.7 sr7,linux DD (Save the MBR has a lot of tools)

3. Disk Tool 2: Partitioning tool

The partitioning software that can change the active partition (as well), in fact, can change the active partition in XP and Vista Disk Management, and right-click on the primary partition-mark the partition as active.

4. System Installation Sequence

Any, first XP after Vista, first Vista XP can be

Second, how to partition the hard disk

Divide 2 primary partitions, one to install XP, one to install Vista, preferably to put the XP partition in front, because the boot.ini in the multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) to record the partition order.

The following narrative is taken under the programme

Third, how to install the system

A. Install XP and install Vista first

1, activate the first partition, install XP

2. Save MBR as Mbr.1

3, activate the second primary partition, and then install Vista

4. Save MBR as Mbr.2

5, activate the first partition, start into XP

6. Copy the saved mbr2 to the root directory of the XP partition and add a row to the Boot.ini

C:mbr.2= "Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate"

B. Install Vista and install XP first

1, activate the second partition, install Vista

2. Save MBR as Mbr.2

3. Activate the first primary partition and install XP

4. Save MBR as Mbr.1

5, start into XP

6. Copy the saved mbr2 to the root directory of the XP partition and add a row to the Boot.ini

C:mbr.2= "Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate"

Interested friends can compare Mbr.1 and mbr.2.

Iv. resolving the cancellation of dual systems

A. To cancel the XP system, activate the second primary partition, and then process the first primary partition

B. To cancel the Vista system, remove the boot menu, and then process the second partition

Note: If you use the PQ partition, XP under Boot.ini boot Vista may have problems, please use XP, Vista's own zoning tool to repartition. Recommend Spfdisk.

Attachment: Method of preserving MBR

Run Winhex 13.7 SR-7

Press "F9", select "Physical Disk", point to the first partition of the disk, and then click menu: Edit--Copy Sector--The shortcut key is "Ctrl+shift+n", enter a filename.