Well my friend decided to "PLAY" with my laptop, and "accidently" instaled windows XP onto my computer. I had already had Vista instaled, and was in the process of getting ubuntu. When he gave me my computer back, i put ubuntu on it, and noticed a seperate partition.

When i booted grub, i had the "Windows Vista/Longhorn loader" option, but when i select it, it boots xp. I have confirmed that Xp and vista are on diffrent partitons. I just need to know how to boot them seperatly.

Thanks.If I were you, I would start by slapping my "friend" in the head. LT if you could post more info on how the partitions are laid out including the Linux one it may be easier to assist...
Also a copy of your boot.ini file from the XP install would be good.
To have it listed when in XP go to Start/Run and type in msconfig and hit Enter...click on the boot.ini Tab and copy and paste it here.sure thing, just need to switch to windows, my network drivers arnt working on xp so ill have to get the data on a removable drive then access it from ubuntu

errm

basicaly:

HDD 0:

Partition 0: Windows Vista (NFTS)
Partition 1: Windows XP Home (NFTS)
Partition 2: Ubuntu (EXT2)
Partition 3: Swap (Ubuntu)
Partition 4: a random floating section of hdd space? only 54 mb?

ill update in a bitboot.ini ? ?
Why do you have an Ubuntu swap drive ? ?
Was this your friends idea as well ? ?\
Also post the sizes if you can...I thought most Linux distros like having a swap file...

Not disputing you, Patio, just my limited experience...apparantly so... im kinda pissed cause im the one tht was fixing his computer, and let him use MINE while i was doing it, sice it was only for a day, hes like "btw i instaled ubuntu and xp but dont wory there on seperate partitions"...... ill have tht info file in a bit, i have to run out right now


heres my boot.ini data:

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timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition"/noexecute=optin/fastdetectYes, that was a large leap to make...presuming to install a whole 'nother operating SYSTEM on a computer which was kindly on loan.

Ubuntu is a great version of Linux which I would recommend; however, not under the circumstances which you were introduced.no, dont worry that
Ubuntu is a great version of Linux which I would recommend; however, not under the circumstances which you were introduced.s laptop (my primary) had been giving me troubles, so i backed up, and formatted. I had ubuntu 7.10, vista, and a *cough* unix based os thats not meant for pcs *cough*

i guess he thought he was doing me a favor reinstalling ubuntu, and i always complain about vista, so i guess he meant well with xp too.

back to the point, anyone have any SUGGESTION?im not one to bump topics, but i still cant boot windows vista.

anyone have any suggestions?Quote

a *cough* unix based os thats not meant for pcs