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DiscoDancer
Hi, Sorry for my bad english
I wanna triple boot Windows XP, Windows 7, Snow Leopard. Can you guys provide me some good step by step method for triple boot. i already tried installing xp and windows 7 first and SNow Leopard + chameleon at last and the result was XP and snow boots fine but windows 7 give some error. any help will be very appreciable. thanks
wmarsh
QUOTE (DiscoDancer @ Oct 18 2009, 05:46 PM) *
Hi, Sorry for my bad english
I wanna triple boot Windows XP, Windows 7, Snow Leopard. Can you guys provide me some good step by step method for triple boot. i already tried installing xp and windows 7 first and SNow Leopard + chameleon at last and the result was XP and snow boots fine but windows 7 give some error. any help will be very appreciable. thanks

You probably messed up the Win7 bootloader.
Boot your installation DVD, pick repair installed system.

It would then Boot Win7 only, you could add the others to the windows boot menu.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529

I personally prefer grub as bootloader as you have more control and options. But I run Linux too.
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1301422
DiscoDancer
Hi thanx for your reply. when i try to fix windows 7 startup up from installation disc it gives don't send error :/

and i never ever used grub in my whole life i don't know anything about it. i would like if someone provide me a step by step instruction. on this post. thanx
NAM SEAL
Hi, becareful of what you are going to do, i installed window xp and window7 first, then installed SL. The chameleon cant boot into window 7, then i repair by window 7 setup disk. and the worst thing happens. i cant boot into any OS again.all i see on the screen:
boot0
boot1: testing
boot1: testing
boot1: error
i try to install a new window 7 but it cant. after 2 hours, i have to use window 7 setup disk to format the partitions of window7 and SL, then extend one to another. setup a new window 7 and use easybcd to boot into window xp(most my important data depend on window xp so i have to save it by all cost)
I think you should becareful if you dont want to lose your data

see that, i told u
sugarfixx
QUOTE (NAM SEAL @ Oct 19 2009, 08:08 AM) *
Hi, becareful of what you are going to do, i installed window xp and window7 first, then installed SL. The chameleon cant boot into window 7, then i repair by window 7 setup disk. and the worst thing happens. i cant boot into any OS again.all i see on the screen:
boot0
boot1: testing
boot1: testing
boot1: error
i try to install a new window 7 but it cant. after 2 hours, i have to use window 7 setup disk to format the partitions of window7 and SL, then extend one to another. setup a new window 7 and use easybcd to boot into window xp(most my important data depend on window xp so i have to save it by all cost)
I think you should becareful if you dont want to lose your data

see that, i told u


This boot problem is what I has as well. I tried fix mbr just to get the Insert system disk and press any key screen.
HOWEVER booting from a BOOT 132 CD listed all my partitions and they all booted nicely.
i have still not sorted out how to debug this but until then I am bootimng from the BOOT132 CD.
As far as I know does Easy BCD not support XP!
roblin1971
This is what I did!


Already had an install of XP and 10.5.6 on the same drive, obviously two separate partitions. Using chamelon to dual boot, easy no problem at all.

I then installed Windows 7 into a new 60gig drive that was in my PS3 smile.gif

When I rebooted only the option to boot xp or 7 was there.

I also noticed that 7 didn't or couldn't see my drive with xp and os x on it when in explorer!

So I downloaded EasyBCD which allows you to modify Vista and 7 boot loaders. I then went into windows drive management via my computer, and gave my xp drive a letter. Then via EBCD I added a mac boot option.

Rebooted and the option for mac was there, it then leads you to the original boot selection screen of XP or Mac.

All OS are working 100%..
aries77
I want to triple boot Ubuntu 9.10, XP and Snow Leopard..... can someone point me to the right direction? Which order should I install the OS's? I've tried looking for a guide but haven't been able to find any specifically for this kind of a triple boot on a PC...google shows various triple boots for macbooks and win7, vista, SL etc... TIA
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