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 Jul 1 2007, 11:25 AM
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My games weren't working right on Vista, so installed my XP x64 Pro OS again, hopefully to have both systems on there, so if I wanted to play my games I'd just boot up into my old XP x64. Soo I found my CD, installed x64, and then when I boot up.. it wont let me pick between Vista and my XP. When I go to the OS selection thing when my computer is starting up, my only option is "Windows XP Professional 64bit version" or something. So next I go to My computer>C drive and check out what files I've lost. None. I haven't lost any files, and all my Vista files are still there. (if anyone knows another potential way to boot up into my old vista, that would be awesome too) When I put my Vista CD/DVD/whatever it is, into my drive, nothing registers. I put in a music CD, and it recognizes it, and I put in a data CD, and it recognizes it. Soo then I checked the wires in my drive and mobo, they're all good, and I checked the disk by putting my Vista into an old computer. It shows up and gives me the option to install. I have an LG GCC-4522B CD/DVD combo drive (not a DVD burner). If anyone has any ideas Please PLEASE let me know. |
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Jul 1 2007, 01:06 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 465 Joined: 1-April 06 From: NYC Member No.: 62,166 |
I have this same issue dual booting Vista and XP.
Heres a plethora of information on Dual booting XP and Vista: 1 2 3 More A good one Regards, TheYoda This post has been edited by TheYoda: Jul 1 2007, 01:09 PM --------------------  "A coward dies a thousand times before his death. The valiant never taste of death but once." -William Shakespeare Fold for your future...Help us find a cure. |
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Jul 1 2007, 05:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 5-June 06 Member No.: 70,801 |
Thank for the tutorials, but it's my drive that seems to be the problem. in those tutorials it tells me to put my DVD in, but when I do, nothing comes up. I tried booting from the CD and whatnot, but nothing seems to work. I think I may have messed up when I made the partitions. Hope I don't have to start all over again.
Any alternative ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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Jul 1 2007, 05:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 465 Joined: 1-April 06 From: NYC Member No.: 62,166 |
Try putting the DVD in another computer to see if the DVD works or not.
Regards, TheYoda -------------------- "A coward dies a thousand times before his death. The valiant never taste of death but once." -William Shakespeare Fold for your future...Help us find a cure. |
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Jul 1 2007, 10:11 PM
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Yeah, I already did that, and it worked on the other computer.
I tried booting from disk but nothing seems to be working on the one I need to install it on This post has been edited by shiftplusone: Jul 1 2007, 10:12 PM |
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Jul 1 2007, 11:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 465 Joined: 1-April 06 From: NYC Member No.: 62,166 |
This may seem like a dumb question, but I just want to make sure, is the drive your putting it in a DVD drive?
-------------------- "A coward dies a thousand times before his death. The valiant never taste of death but once." -William Shakespeare Fold for your future...Help us find a cure. |
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Jul 2 2007, 10:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 5-June 06 Member No.: 70,801 |
Yeah, it's a DVD drive.
I've already installed Vista before, but I did a clean install, so I didn't have xp anymore, but then I wanted to install it. I didn't think it would be THIS difficult and annoying. I basically just need a way for my computer to recognize the vista DVD. |
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Jul 2 2007, 10:52 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 28-May 05 From: belfast Member No.: 21,609 |
had a similar problem with new computer i.e. when i checked on device manager my drivers for dvd/cdrom were disabled
This post has been edited by fatmat8: Jul 2 2007, 10:52 AM |
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Jul 2 2007, 10:58 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 66 Joined: 5-June 06 Member No.: 70,801 |
Yeah I checked for that, but it wouldn't be the problem anyway because it can read CDs.
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Jul 5 2007, 05:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 465 Joined: 1-April 06 From: NYC Member No.: 62,166 |
If you have a spare DVD drive, i'd say try it cause you got me stumpted at this point.
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