 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to Annmarie
Re: [Vista] New machine but recycled Vista said by Annmarie:My concern is once I do wipe the Vista drive with the computer boot to the XP C drive w/o any interference from me? Based on the information I've seen, yes and no. You will still be presented with the boot menu and you'll have to select XP, but when you do so it should boot successfully. If you want to get rid of that, the best way to do this would be to boot off the XP disc, enter the recovery console, and type "fixboot" and then "fixmbr." That should clear out the Vista boot manager.
If you don't have an XP disc, do you have a Vista disc? You could always insert your Vista disc and type the following to restore the NT 5.2 (Vista is NT6) boot code:
Drive:\boot\bootsect.exe /NT52 ALL
Replace Drive: with your CD-ROM drive letter. I've never tried that, but it's my understanding it restores the previous MBR that should work with XP and so forth.
I know there are tools that do exactly what you need to do without all the muss and fuss of booting to recovery consoles and such, but unfortunately I've never used them. |
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 AnnmariePuppy Mills Breed SufferingAMAM
join:2000-11-11
kudos:7 | OK. I think I understand all of it now. Thanks for the help all. Might be updating this thread in the next few days if I run into a glitch. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by Annmarie:OK. I think I understand all of it now. Thanks for the help all. Might be updating this thread in the next few days if I run into a glitch. Good luck and Happy 4th! |
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