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My harddisk is on IDE 0, and has 3 partitions:
Windows XP installed on C:\
Windows 2000 Advance Server is on D:\
E:\ is for data files

I installed Windows XP Pro on C: 1st, and Windows 2000 Advanced Server on
D:, on the same harddisk. This messed up my Windows XP after I restarted my
PC. I couldn't boot up from my XP, so I ran XP from the CD and selected the
Repair option. I managed to bring it up with with all my other applications
intact. Problem though, I couldn't install my nVidia display device driver
( & yes my anti-virus was disabled). I could not locate the display adapter
in the Device Manager, and under Display Properties (from the Control Panel)
the adapter was using "VGAsave" and there was no way I could update the
driver from there coz' it was greyed out. After surfing the net, I came
across an article that said that you should install Windows 2000 before
installing Windows XP on the same harddisk.

So I formatted C:\ again and reinstalled XP. Now when I look under Disk
Management:

C:\ is an Extended Partiton with (Boot)
D:\ is a Primary Partition with (System)
E:\ is a Primary Partition

Now when my PC boots, but I don't get the option of dual boot. There is no
boot.ini or NTdetect.com in the C:\ drive; but both files are on my D:\
drive.
The boot.ini read:
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

So how do I make it dual boot again?
Please advise. Thank you in advance.

I managed to solve the problem. If anyonw wants to know how:
I went to "Startup & Recovery" in the "System Properties" & edited the
"System Startup". I added
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced
Server" /fastdetect

courtesy of
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q289022&#Task5

But now I face totally new problem atogether, when I try to boot into win2k
I get the following error message:
"Windows could not start becase the following file is missin or corrupt:
<WINDOWS ROOT>\System32\hal.dll

Please reinstall a copy o the above file."

Can someone tell me where to get it ??

Quote:> Hi,

> My harddisk is on IDE 0, and has 3 partitions:
> Windows XP installed on C:\
> Windows 2000 Advance Server is on D:\
> E:\ is for data files

> I installed Windows XP Pro on C: 1st, and Windows 2000 Advanced Server on
> D:, on the same harddisk. This messed up my Windows XP after I restarted
my
> PC. I couldn't boot up from my XP, so I ran XP from the CD and selected
the
> Repair option. I managed to bring it up with with all my other
applications
> intact. Problem though, I couldn't install my nVidia display device driver
> ( & yes my anti-virus was disabled). I could not locate the display
adapter
> in the Device Manager, and under Display Properties (from the Control
Panel)
> the adapter was using "VGAsave" and there was no way I could update the
> driver from there coz' it was greyed out. After surfing the net, I came
> across an article that said that you should install Windows 2000 before
> installing Windows XP on the same harddisk.

> So I formatted C:\ again and reinstalled XP. Now when I look under Disk
> Management:

> C:\ is an Extended Partiton with (Boot)
> D:\ is a Primary Partition with (System)
> E:\ is a Primary Partition

> Now when my PC boots, but I don't get the option of dual boot. There is no
> boot.ini or NTdetect.com in the C:\ drive; but both files are on my D:\
> drive.
> The boot.ini read:
> [boot loader]
> timeout=1
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect

> So how do I make it dual boot again?
> Please advise. Thank you in advance.