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[xenon]

Hi to all who have the good will to help me

-My problem is:

I have a laptop with 3 partitions: p1:Win Xp p2:Win Vista p3:empty.

First O.S. i installed was Vista business,then i installed Xp on another partition,

after installation completed, i was unable to log into Vista the LOGSCREEN to log in into diffrent Windows was like deleted.

I had to reinstall Xp and then Vista to Fix the problem

Now my question is cause i want to install Win Server 2003 or 2008 on the p3(empty partition)

does i have the same problem to loose the logscreen(the one after starting PC) after installing,can it be i have other problems cause of runnin' 3 O.S. on one PC?

-Another question: how can i get back the logscreen if it's deleted again after installing another O.S. is there a software available who allows me to login into diffrent windows O.S. ?

-Another question: is it possible to install windows server on an extern harddrive if,can i have instructions please or can someone post me a link to a website who has the informations i need?

I will be very happy to get a quick answer please if possible

Great THANKS to all forum users who has the time and experience to help other's

[ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb]

Welcome to the Windows Forum.

If you install more than one Windows OS on a computer, then Windows will automatically activate the Boot Manager, so that you can select which Windows you want to boot at startup.

Normally that should not be a problem at all. However, Vista introduced a new Boot Manager, and this is where some problems come in: the install sequence.

The Vista Boot Manager works fine when

1. Windows XP is installed first
   
2. Vista is installed next
   

If you turn that sequence around, then you have a problem, and you will have to configure the Vista Boot Manager manually.

I don't know how you lost your logscreen, but I think it has something to do with the above.

Regarding the server install on the 3rd partition; you may get another problem if you install the 2003 server, which is XP-based. 2008 should be ok, since it is Vista-based. I think you will just have to configure the Boot Manager again if you install a 2003 server.

[xenon]

Thanks a lot Pat, i tought it was the xp installation who deleted my bootscreen but now by reading your reply i am sure thank you, and ty too for answering me if i can install win server 2008 witout loosing the bootscreen again,tthat bwoill be very time spending to reinstall all the O.S. another thing i found a programm a bootloader where you can boot up to 9 O.S.(not depending if win,linux,osx) the name of this programm is GAG 4.10(grafical multi O.S.-

boot programm) i burn it on a cd cause i have problems to install it as an usual programm i have to enter the cd to

run the GAG on start up ,do you have experience with it, how can i install GAG on my pc without using this cd on start up? (p.s.: i do speak french and german too if its allowed to reply in other languages then english on this site,if not here is my mail [removed], but i think it's a better idea to write in english here so other's only english spoken can read and maybee help with to find solutions of any kind)

[ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb]

I personally - and I believe a number of other forum members as well - have no problems with French and German. However, this forum's official language is English, so that most people from around the world can join and follow our discussions.

Google has an excellent translating service at http://translate.google.com/ - it is far better than any computer translation I have seen before.

P.S. please do not post your email address in this forum (or any public forum), as we don't want harvesting bots collecting email addresses for spammers here.

[brambell]

Hi there,

Can anyone tell me why people want to install more than one OS ?

Sorry if I'am blonde.

[ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb]

Can anyone tell me why people want to install more than one OS ?

There can be many reasons for it.

• at home we have an English & Japanese dual boot system; my partner uses the Japanese system, I use English.
  
• at the office I use a multi-boot system with English & Japanese XP, to test English & Japanese software versions. Additional partitions could be used to test software on Vista or Windows 7.
  

Other people would want to use Windows & Linux in different partitions, e.g. for different tasks.

Or you buy a new computer and it comes with Vista. You hate it and want to install XP, but you don't know if the devices are compatible with XP. So instead of overwriting Vista, you can install XP in a separate partition. Once you are sure that XP works OK, you can delete the Vista partition. Or just wait until you can upgrade Vista to Windows 7.