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    OK, so I installed Vista, and then found I needed to keep using XP for some dev work. So, I got XP to repair itself, as a first attempt, and amazingly, it worked ( I expected to have to format the drive ). Funny enough, it also wiped my boot.ini, now I can't boot to Vista. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this ?

    Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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      OK, so I installed Vista, and then found I needed to keep using XP for some dev work. So, I got XP to repair itself, as a first attempt, and amazingly, it worked ( I expected to have to format the drive ). Funny enough, it also wiped my boot.ini, now I can't boot to Vista. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this ?

      Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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      This might help but it is poorly written [^]

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        This might help but it is poorly written [^]

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        realJSOP
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        That's the worst set of instructions I've ever seen.

        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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          That's the worst set of instructions I've ever seen.

          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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          "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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          I did say it was poorly written !

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            OK, so I installed Vista, and then found I needed to keep using XP for some dev work. So, I got XP to repair itself, as a first attempt, and amazingly, it worked ( I expected to have to format the drive ). Funny enough, it also wiped my boot.ini, now I can't boot to Vista. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this ?

            Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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            Mike Dimmick
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            Boot from the Vista DVD, do a repair? It's probably the best option. XP's Setup will have overwritten the Master Boot Record, which contains the new boot manager for Vista. Vista doesn't use boot.ini.

            Stability. What an interesting concept. -- Chris Maunder

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