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boinkytwo

Nov 30 2008, 04:26 PM

QUOTE(maccompaq @ Nov 30 2008, 01:50 AM)

Not getting an answer, I plowed ahead with my own solution. The example given at the beginning of this thread, shown below, was just a bit wrong thus causing Windows XP not to boot. I had to modify it to make it work, but I had to re-install Windows XP Professional before I could make the changes.

BEFORE CHANGES:
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)0000
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)0000="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
c:\chain0="MAC OS X Tiger"

Below is my modified version:

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
c:\chain0="Mac"

After re-installing XP, the boot loader now works, and I can choose between XP and Mac, which loads Leopard, on the same 500GB hard drive. I sized the 3rd partition named FAT32 as 50GB.

Many thanks to boinkytwo for the bootcd and the instructions.

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to the rest of the people...

you should only add c:\chain0="MAC OS X Tiger" at the bottom
you should not edit the one with blue text below. as it will really cause your windows not to boot. windows is the default name of the folder where windows xp system files were stored at. but in my case, I customized it and renamed it to 0000, instead of the default name of windows. you may only change this part if you're sure of what you were doing. you may change MAC OS TIGER to other names you like.

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
c:\chain0="Mac"

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bootcd request all done

~)PhI~

Dec 1 2008, 05:42 PM

boot cd req. pls...

email: phillydee@gmail.com

boinkytwo

Dec 2 2008, 02:21 PM

BOOTCD DONE

tangokim

Dec 3 2008, 01:41 AM

may i have the bootcd please...email is tango22203@yahoo.com

thanks

Kabooka

Dec 3 2008, 04:09 PM

Can you spare me a boot cd bro ......

rahulduggal@gmail.com

boinkytwo

Dec 3 2008, 05:51 PM

done

ziramendas

Dec 8 2008, 07:18 AM

may u send me the bootcd please...thanks alot

email is ktzira@gmail.com

attnck

Dec 8 2008, 01:22 PM

Not sure what the deal is with your boot cd so I'd like to try it out.

Thanks in advance.

boinkytwo

Dec 9 2008, 04:30 PM

DONE

spinecraft

Dec 12 2008, 08:36 AM

could someone send me / link me to the bootcd?
isthatjazz@gmail.com

porgy

Dec 12 2008, 07:16 PM

Could someone send me the boot cd? Thanks
porgy@web.de

mudemi

Dec 12 2008, 09:34 PM

bjk80@gmx.net

could i have your bootcd plz

nice tutorial, absolutely!!!

thx a lot

boinkytwo

Dec 14 2008, 09:00 AM

all done

Drifter

Dec 15 2008, 03:48 AM

Could I also have the link to the bootcd please?

Thanks,
Texas2349@gmail.com

boinkytwo

Dec 15 2008, 02:40 PM

DONE

maurelius

Dec 16 2008, 10:34 PM

Please send me your boot cd - email: !REMOVED! (Security Reasons)

Great tutorial, just what I need!! You are the best..

EDIT: Thank you very much boinkytwo!

scram69

Dec 17 2008, 05:42 AM

I'd like to give this a try - can you send me the CD?

scram69_at_gmail_dot_com

Thanks!

boinkytwo

Dec 17 2008, 04:04 PM

BOOTCD LINK

SENT!!!

BOBD000

Dec 24 2008, 10:19 AM

Hey - Could You send me the boot cd download link please

Thanks in advance
e-mail address is: imben123@gmail.com

BOBD000

Dec 24 2008, 01:54 PM

Hi- is it essential to use your boot cd or can you use somthing like gparted
I managed to install xp and then i installed osx but i can't boot it - at first it said error loading operating system and then i used the osx disc to mark the windows partition as active and then rebooted and set mac as active now my computer just freezes before getting to the darwin bootloader

Please help!!!

Thax
Ben

boinkytwo

Dec 24 2008, 03:23 PM

DONE

niggaIT

Dec 25 2008, 05:13 AM

please kindly send me your boot cd at ercbro@gmail.com

FooZ

Dec 25 2008, 06:43 AM

Hi! Please send a link of your bootcd to wong_banana@hotmail.com

Thanks a million!

samus_aran

Dec 27 2008, 11:20 PM

can you send me the download link for My BootCD?

thanks!

EDIT: my email is pipipe550@hotmail.com ^-^

boinkytwo

Dec 30 2008, 01:31 AM

the bootcd is not mandatory, it's just a helpful tool to ease up the process.

it creates, move and resize partltion without damaging data and also modifies partition tables,

you may use other tools that functions like that of my bootcd.

Cyberdog !

Jan 2 2009, 08:48 AM

Hello
Excuse me for my bad english

I'm searching a dual boot guide for XP and OSX but with Two drives
Now, i use F12 on the BIOS but i want change for my son.
- first drive : 1 partition with XP
- second drive : 1 partition with OSX
thanks a lot.

boinkytwo

Jan 2 2009, 02:33 PM

just follow the same procedures.

my guide also had worked with

xp on the first hdd (ata)
osx on the 2nd hdd (sata)

using xp boot loader as the default boot loader.

frich

Jan 2 2009, 05:42 PM

Thanks for the guide, but a need the BootCd please sent the download link

Thanks

boinkytwo

Jan 4 2009, 12:18 PM

done

fddc

Jan 4 2009, 02:23 PM

great guide...link please.

golfinlonghorn

Jan 4 2009, 07:14 PM

guess I need to get on this train... boot cd would be wonderful! Thanks.

Plxpress

Jan 6 2009, 06:23 AM

Could I have the link to the BootCD. Thanks

AjM Design

Jan 8 2009, 05:02 PM

My Boot CD Request Please

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