Where to begin...

[Trent J.]

Well, just a little update, I was told something on the IRC chat channel, and it messed my computer up... Then I realized that I dont have a Vista disc =[ I only have two HP recovery discs.. So I had to completely restore my computer [factory default].

 

So, now I am going to do it right this time.

 

If anybody can suggest a BETTER way of dual-booting please let me know. I want to make sure I get a modern, safe way of doing this.

[verdant]

Well, just a little update, I was told something on the IRC chat channel, and it messed my computer up... Then I realized that I dont have a Vista disc =[ I only have two HP recovery discs.. So I had to completely restore my computer [factory default].

 

So, now I am going to do it right this time.

 

If anybody can suggest a BETTER way of dual-booting please let me know. I want to make sure I get a modern, safe way of doing this.

 

 

First piece of advice - SLOW DOWN - take your time to learn and understand before trying stuff......it saves time in the long run....

 

Hi there,

 

For dual-booting Vista and OS X Leopard, I suggest you try Procedure A and if this does not work for you, then try Procedure B........

 

Procedure A - If you are one of the 90% of people/systems EasyBCD will work for:

 

Assuming you still have a bootable OS X installation.....you now need to set up EasyBCD 1.7.2 in Vista.....See http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/Mac+OS+X and do the following and report what happens....

 

Stage A.

1. Run EasyBCD, and navigate to the "Add/Remove Entries" button and click.
   
2. In the "Add an Entry" window, Select the "Mac OS X" tab from the tabs at the top of the window.
   
3. Click on "Type" box and in the drop-down list, select "Generic x86 Hardware"
   
4. If you wish to change the name from the default "NST Mac OS X," to say "iATKOS Leopard" or whatever name you choose, then do so now.
   
5. Click on "Add Entry".
   

Stage B.

 

1. Navigate to the "Advanced Options" button and click.

2. Under Advanced Options: select Run in SOS mode and click "Apply Settings" button.

3. Close EasyBCD 1.7.2 window.

 

Now reboot your PC, and select "iATKOS Leopard" (or whatever name you chose) from the Vista bootloader.

 

OS X should begin to boot immediately.

 

What if:

 

The screen turns black and a few seconds later I'm at the Vista boot menu once again.

 

Press F8 once during the black-screen period. The Mac OS X menu should pop-up and give you the option of booting into OS X.

 

I get a "HFS+ Partition Error" when I select OS X from the Vista bootloader... HELP!

Within the Diagnostics Center select the "Repair OS X HFS+ Partition Error" repair button, and hit the Attempt Recovery button, select your OS X drive and partition numbers from the list (drives start counting from 0, partitions start at 1), i.e. Drive 0 Partition 2, then press OK.

 

Procedure B - If you are NOT one of the 90% of people/systems EasyBCD will work for:

 

Try the procedure outlined here using tboot.....