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Dual booting problems.

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by mike25569, 2006/09/22.

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    mike25569

    mike25569 Inactive Thread Starter

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    so i bought a new hard drive and installed windows x64 pro on it and i was hoping it was going to dual boot with my existing hard drive which has regular xp pro on it but it doesn't want to go past POST screen..and i cant even enter to the BIOS. the jumper settings are..x64 hard drive=master and the old hard drive=slave..i also tried cabal select for both drives and it still gets stuck..

    ive dual booted windows xp pro before just fine and i cant figure out why its not doing it :/ maybe i cant have both?
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    The general rule for dual booting is to install the oldest OS first. Changing the old drive to slave probably messed things up.
     
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    mike25569

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    hm so im going to try to put old one as master and new one as slave >.<
     
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    PeteC

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    Mike - Welcome to the Board :)

    You most certainly can have both if not more - I have run systems in the past with quad boot to XP Pro, XP x64, W98 and Vista.

    Point is - how did you set this up?

    XP Pro drive as master - new hard drive as slave, or both CS I guess. Boot from the x 64 CD and follow the onscreen prompts to install x 64 on the new drive. A boot menu will be created automatically. You must have both drives connected when you install x 64.
     
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    mike25569

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    kk it works :D now to find x64 drivers..>.< any1 kno if cannon has 64 bit printer drivers?
     
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    PeteC

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    Canon has to be the first port of call :)
     
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