Cant load Windows on Dual boot

kamowa · 03-13-2005, 08:56 PM

I have a 2 windows partitions and a RH 9, on 1 hard drive. I installed windows first, and both worked fine, and then I installed RH 9. and whenever I try to load windows, is doesn't work.

it just prints the commands to load the windows partitions.

and I use grub for the boot loader.

Simon Bridge · 03-14-2005, 01:08 AM

Let me get this right: from the grub screen, you select a windows version, then you get a text screen with the list of windows boot commands... which windows boot commands? The win32/dos6 ones (command.com etc) or the linux/grub ones listed in grub.conf?

For that matter, paste your grub.cong file please

tormented_one · 03-14-2005, 01:48 AM

http://www.fedorafaq.org/fc2/#nodualboot

kamowa · 03-14-2005, 03:34 AM

it just displays the grub commands

and the linux distro isnt FC2, its RedHat 9.

I never had problems dual booting, RH9 with win xp when I only had 1 windows partition and 1 linux one.

this is the 1st time I tried it with 2 windows partitions and 1 linux.

when I try to load the 1st windows partition it prints this to the screen:

booting "XP Pro"

rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

tuhimareikura · 03-14-2005, 03:54 AM

I use GAG to boot on my FreeBSD & XP computer. It works just fine.

Syringe · 03-15-2005, 04:28 AM

Pop-in your RH9 CD1, boot it. Go rescue, you'll see the screen where it's talking something about loaders. Fix your boot loader. Simple as that.

If this doesnt work out for you, pop-in winxp cd, get into console.

Type: fixmbr

If this doesnt work out, type: fix boot (which deletes every preinstalled boot loader) If you use this one, then use RH CD again and set up loader