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Can run vista since i installed xp why ?

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Mornin'
i have 2 patitions on my pc , C: and D: ,
I had windows Vista on C:,
befor 2 days i installed XP on partition D:,
But had many problems with xp and i want to go back to vista..
My problem is , that i cant choice which OS to choice when i start my pc "boot" its will go for XP itself
What to do ?

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sorry for bad english ..
but how can i choice the OS iwant on startup ? its will go for xp only .. some 1 please?

Reply to Leopardos

You overwrote Vista's bootloader with XP's. You'll have to do a startup repair on Vista to get back into it.

------------------------------ Desktop: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit; Intel Q6600 CPU; E-VGA 780i SLI motherboard; E-VGA E-GeForce 8800GT; OCZ Vista 4GB dual-channel kit; Ultra X2 750W power supply; 2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB in RAID 0. Laptop: Acer Aspire 8730-6314;
Reply to Zoron

As Zoron has said XP bootloader has overwritten Vistas.

If you don't have a Vista disc to repair it EasyBCD will be able easily to fix it for you (create dual boot). Link below.

http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1

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