Resolved Triple Boot Question

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but since it seems to be a problem with Win7, I'm asking here...

I have had no problems setting up a dual boot system using XP and Vista, aswell as a system using XP and and Win7... But the problem I'm having right now is setting up a triple boot system using XP/Vista/Win7..

I install XP first then Vista and all seems fine, however when I then install Win7, it disables Vista and I can nolonger access it. It completely removes it from the boot menu.. I've tried installing Win7 after XP then Vista, but I get the same result.

Anyone know a work around for this?

 

I've tried that PeteC.. Vista doesn't appear anywhere.. However I will try it again just incase I missed something somewhere.... I'll let you know how it works out...

 

In either Vista or Windows 7 (depending upon which is currently installed), run Disk Management by right-clicking Computer > Manage > Storage > Disk Management. The drive that is labelled as System and Active is where the boot files are stored for every Windows operating system that is installed. It is where the initial booting starts from.

Now boot from the drive that has the boot files on it and run EasyBCD from there. Go to Add New Entry and in the top pane select the drop down Type box for the missing operating systems, e.g. Vista/Windows 7, Win NT/XP and Win 95/98. Depending upon which system you want to add, give it a meaningful name and point it to the appropriate drive and click Add Entry.

NOTE if the box is greyed out, make sure the drive letter is correct and click on Add entry again.

 

TonyT, this is exactly why I use dual or triple boot setups. I found it can save alot of problems.

Also, I did finally get it to work. I re-did the system in this order 1st: WinXP, 2cnd: Vista and 3rd: Win7..

I found this in a way strange because I did the original installs in this same order, but EasyBCD did not pick up Vista.. This time, it did.. Everything is working perfectly now..

Thanks everyone....