A reader has asked about how to add Windows XP to Windows 7 Boot Manager. Here are the steps. You do this when you cannot boot to Windows XP after installing Windows 7 or Windows Vista.
- Open an elevated command prompt.
- Type the following to create a boot loader for Windows XP.
bcdedit /create {ntldr} /d "Windows XP" - Type the following to set the device to where Windows XP is installed. I used D: in this example. Replace it with the drive letter of your XP installation.
bcdedit /set {ntldr} device partition=D: - Type the following to set the path.
bcdedit /set {ntldr} path \ntldr - Type the following to add this boot loader to the boot up screen.
bcdedit /displayorder {ntldr} /addlast - Reboot the computer.
[Update: 3/11/2009] Some readers have reported that they still have problems after following these steps. I have tried to reproduce the error and fix it. The error I got is different, but it’s similar in nature. Please see this post about how I fixed the problem.
[Update: 11/9/2010] I have a new post about doing this using EasyBCD.
My system also rebooted after xp-record selection. But specifying “NST” before ntldr solved my problem!
amida168 wrote:
“Type the following to set the device to where Windows XP is installed. I used D: in this example. Replace it with the drive letter of your XP installation.
bcdedit /set {ntldr} device partition=D:”
but it’s true when partition D: is Active
WOW!!!!
I did have to reinslall Windows XP because it was full of virus.
Then when I did try to reinstall Windows Seven, I had problems with the cd/dvd driver. It was not my day.
Now everything is in place.
Finally my dream has come true.
I do this all the time. When I reinstall WIndows XP I also have to redo Seven. Not anymore!!!
I’m just going to change the boot order and that’s it.
Good Work.
This is the final configuration
Entry #2
Name: Microsoft Windows XP
BCD ID: {3277e0b4-3b38-11e1-a981-93187caface9}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \NST\ntldr
Maybe this will help some of them
I trayed a few times.
Bootloader Path: \NST\ntldr – is wrong for me.
This works:
Bootloader Path: \ntldr
BCD ID: {c7349210-9e83-11e0-8c45-78acc098a108}
and I have Windows XP on partition F:
also the whole is:
Entry #2
Name: Microsoft Windows XP
BCD ID: {c7349210-9e83-11e0-8c45-78acc098a108}
Drive: F:\
Bootloader Path: \ntldr
This is the final configuration
Windows Boot Manager
——————–
identifier {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}
device partition=DeviceHarddiskVolume1
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {7ea2e1ac-2e61-4728-aaa3-896d9d0a9f0e}
default {3277e0b1-3b38-11e1-a981-93187caface9}
resumeobject {3277e0b0-3b38-11e1-a981-93187caface9}
displayorder {3277e0b1-3b38-11e1-a981-93187caface9}
{3277e0b4-3b38-11e1-a981-93187caface9}
toolsdisplayorder {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf78-c548a880142d}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
——————-
identifier {3277e0b1-3b38-11e1-a981-93187caface9}
device partition=C:
path Windowssystem32winload.exe
description Windows 7
locale en-US
inherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7}
recoverysequence {3277e0b2-3b38-11e1-a981-93187caface9}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot Windows
resumeobject {3277e0b0-3b38-11e1-a981-93187caface9}
nx OptIn
Real-mode Boot Sector
———————
identifier {3277e0b4-3b38-11e1-a981-93187caface9}
device partition=C:
path NST
tldr
description Microsoft Windows XP
Maybe this will help some of them