[RESOLVED] bootmanager problem

Well, I tried again to install RC7 today and again it hung (or after 3 hours of waiting) on the 'finishing installation' section.
I rebooted and allowed it to do it's rollback thing. It rebooted automatically and then disaster..........wouldn't boot. Something to do with the bootmanager.
Anyway, after a little frustration I have installed Vista on the partition I was attempting to install RC7 to.
I have run easybcd to try and sort out the boot problem, but no matter what I try, the system only boots to the new Vista install.
How do I restore my original drive? It's in RAID0 and still accessible from the new install, except now it's listed as the 'D' drive.

crunchie

Just a note on how I beat the no install business.

I installed XP, no updates or anything, then from inside XP, I started the RC7 install and using custom, it installed just fine.

Removed the folder it placed the XP stuff, after browsing it for a couple items.

Anyway what worked for me. NOTE: I do not use RAID.

Have you tried using BCDedit from within the new Vista install to detect the other install and add it to the boot loader? It's not very user-friendly but it might pick up on "one of its own."

Thanks guys. I will take a look when I get home from work. I think this is also going to be my last foray into RAID too :)

Good news. Popped the Vista CD in, chose repair, loaded the raid drivers and the boot manager was repaired. I tried the same thing yesterday and it said nothing was wrong. Go figure.

For some crazy reason, shutting down and giving computers a rest, seems to fix a lot of things like that. :eek: