Don Luca Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Hi everyone... here's my problem: I've got a laptop Vaio TX1HP, with 60 Gb Hard Drive... I already have OS X installed on my desktop (2 separate HD) (and works great! )... now i want it on my laptop as well. The problem is... after I've installed OS X, Darwin's bootloader will overwrite Windows' one... so... how can i switch back to windows? Or, if you prefer... how can I restore Windows' bootloader? I've read a post where it can be easily made by using Bootmagic... it says install Bootmagic, install OS X, switch back to windows and add the chain0 to Bootmagic. But... Bootmagic is installed in my disk's MBR... if I install OS X, it will overwrite Bootmagic's loader... or not? Thanks in advance!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12893-will-i-be-able-to-switch-back-to-windows-xp/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
B612 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Download and burn "Hiren's Boot CD". It contains several programs that you can use without having any OS in your computer. You just insert the CD and boot your computer. One of the programs of this CD is Bootmagic. Of course I think you should be able to boot Windows also from the boot of Darwin. I mean, when you boot MAC OS, if you press F8, you can choose to boot the Windows partition, without needing any other tools Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12893-will-i-be-able-to-switch-back-to-windows-xp/#findComment-81744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Luca Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 thanks for the advice... I tried to boot Windows from darwin but got no luck... do you know what command is required in order to run winxp? I mean... I press F8 to write addon commands... i remember i wrote rd=disk0s1 (which is my windows' partition), but all i got was grey screen with a nice apple and a message to rebbot my pc... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12893-will-i-be-able-to-switch-back-to-windows-xp/#findComment-81749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
B612 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I meant that during the timeout of the boot of MAC, you should press F8, and then you would get a screen in which you can select the OS to boot. but if it is too complicated, then get Hiren's boot CD. I find it very useful anyway. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12893-will-i-be-able-to-switch-back-to-windows-xp/#findComment-81755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Luca Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 I'm downloading the hiren's cd right now... Thanks for your attention! and please, forgive my very bad english... i'm italian! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12893-will-i-be-able-to-switch-back-to-windows-xp/#findComment-81758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
B612 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 anch'io... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12893-will-i-be-able-to-switch-back-to-windows-xp/#findComment-81759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucaspeed Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 N'antro romano? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12893-will-i-be-able-to-switch-back-to-windows-xp/#findComment-277563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailfish Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 The problem is... after I've installed OS X, Darwin's bootloader will overwrite Windows' one...so... how can i switch back to windows? Or, if you prefer... how can I restore Windows' bootloader? You can put the Windows installation disk in the drive and run the recovery console. The command is fixmbr. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12893-will-i-be-able-to-switch-back-to-windows-xp/#findComment-277569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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