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jrfreak   08-21-2009 at 03:32:24 AM

Hi.

I have a Dell XPS630. I originally had XP Pro 32 bit installed on a 500gb hd. I got a copy of Windows 7 64 bit and installed it on a raptor 300gb hd. When I turned the PC on it automatically booted to the XP OS, which is what I wanted. I could boot to the Windows 7 OS by pressing F12 right at start up. Well, my Windows 7 key expired so I wanted to install Vista Ultimate 64 bit on the 300 bg raptor drive. I unplugged the wires to my 500 gb so I wouldn't install it on the drive hard drive. After the install of Vista was complete I plugged my hard drive with XP on it back in and now when it boots it boots to the Vista OS. How do I get it to boot to the XP OS instead without having to hit any keys?

Thanks!

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Attila_the_pun   08-21-2009 at 04:01:16 AM

If you are familiar with command-line just run "BCDEDIT". Otherwise there is a GUI alternative named EasyBCD http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1. I have not used EasyBCD myself so i cannot help you with that. Good luck!

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