Unable to dual boot XP/2K8R2 and 7/2K8R2


i tried on weekend xp home edition sp2 x86 , server 2008 r2 x64 , & 7 x64 , server 2008 r2 x64 , couldn't work. both times after installing r2 primary windows install became corrupted. installed 7 first, r2, 7 corrupts, can't boot either (there no choices in boot menu , boots directly xp/7 , hangs @ black screen) , same xp, couldn't easybcd fix mbr. tried using recovery console xp (fixmbr, ect. in cmd line) , tried simple repair option , neither worked - boot xp/7 hangs @ black screen no desktop. had reinstall xp on again anything.

i trying set this:

500gb physical disk0 = xp or 7

1.2tb  physical disk1 = server2008 r2

question is, have use vhd's in setup or can use 2 physical disks have here?

windows boots first disk + active partition on disk.

you have 2 choices:

1. independend installations - install every os own disk when other disk detached. use boot time selection key boot disk 0 or disk 1.

that's i'm saying tried , didn't work.

2. install both os when both disks present. repair boot environment both systems.

i tried also, , didn't work.

a) download , install visual bcd package, run "dual-boot repair"->"automatic repair". create/repair latest windows boot environment on first disk(and active partition).

i can't boot either os, said, can't run bcd.





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