OS Selector does not recognize all OS's
I have been running 5 Operating Systems using the Boot manager provided with Paragon Partition Manager 10
3 Versions of XP in Primary Partitions & 2 versions of Windows 7 in Logical Drives. All are installed on the first of three Hard Disks.
I installed Acronis Disk Director 11 Home & Installed the OS Selector in a Primary Partition on my Second Hard Disk. I assumed that this was the next Version of Partition Manager (Else why 11 in the name?).
When I activated OS Selector, it only recognized the 3 versions of XP in primary partitions.
I have deactivated OS Selector & reactivated Paragon Boot Manager, which is currently running my 5 Operating Ssystems.
Can OS Selector cope with 5 Operating Systems? If so, how do I do it?
The Windows 7 Operating systems are fully installed in Logical Drives.
The Paragon Boot Manager takes care of booting all 5 Operating systems.
My understanding is that the Paragon Boot Manager gets control from
the Master Boot Sector, provides a menu & boots the system selected from the menu.
I had to do some tricks to avoid Microsoft attempts to setup multiboot logic during
install of 2nd & subsequent OS's.
With that type of setup, the entries would probably need to be added manually. That's what I would try first. If you want me to look at it, please post a screenshot of what DD shows for the drive and also a copy of the BOOTWIZ.OSS file.
Before getting the BOOTWIZ.OSS file, OSS will have to be reinstalled and activated (you can't use the old file, if it still exists). You could try adding the entries to the file yourself, if you want. Instructions can be found here.
MudCrab: Your advice looks good. Being a Senior Geek, I will try doing it myself.
Thanx for your effort
Hello
I have netboock Fujitsu Siemens Amillo Pi 3540, I have installed both operating at C particion XP and D windows7. I installed the Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0.2239, activated the OS selector. When I reboot the OS to run slow, and when it reaches the table where I recognized both software (XP & Win7) not responding.
How could I solve this problem;
Thank
As far as I remeber DD10 does NOT recognize WIN7! Your would need to update to DD11.
Sorry I cant help you on the other problem.... deactivate the OS selector...
after much effort, DD10 recognize win 7. On the restart, the OS slows too much to run. Perhaps it can help anyone;
Thank
If Windows is running very slowing, verify the partition options are correct for it and also verify the drive letter assignments are correct and that the BCD file is updated. If they are not all correct it can cause some major problems.
Windows XP to the compartment C, and WINDOWS 7sto Apartment D, function flawlessly, the OS Acronis loads very slowly and the following message appears,, procesing please wait ......
If it's just OSS that's running slowly, try disabling CD-ROM support and see if that helps. This option is in OSS's settings.
Dude MudCrab tried what I write above, had no effect.
The OS I did install the particion C, is right ?
It's not really clear to me exactly what the problem is.
When you boot the computer, does it take a long time for OSS to run and display the menu?
When you select to boot into Windows, does Windows boot and run normally?
Did you try disabling the OSS CD-ROM drivers?
Can you post a copy of your BOOTWIZ.OSS file (instructions can be found here) and a screenshot of what Disk Management shows?
Expensive is when I start the computer, it takes much time for OSS to run and display the menu.
bootwiz.oss
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
You would need to attach the BOOTWIZ.OSS file (a copy if it renamed to BOOTWIZ.TXT), not post it.
When OSS is starting and it's processing..., is one or more hard drive being accessed over and over? This is usually detected by looking at the access lights or listening for a repeating set of sounds from the drive(s).
MutCrab
bootwiz file you sent with the message
The file needs to be attached, not pasted in. Also, if the BOOTWIZ.OSS file you found only contains that one line, then it's not the correct file. You need to find the main BOOTWIZ installation folder and get the file from there (as in the instructions).
OSS does not boot quickly on some systems. I have an older laptop on which it takes a long to time to boot. The hard drive is accessed over and over during boot-up. This is why I asked about your drive access in post #14.
Is the computer using the most current BIOS version? If not, updating it may help.
I assume you did try disabling the OSS CD-ROM drivers.
You could also try disconnecting any external drives or drive devices. This includes USB drives, media card readers (including printers that contain them), iPOD/MP3 players, etc. Then boot into OSS and see if there's any difference.
After so many experiments, the laptop needs format, To laptop is a Fujitsu Siemens Pi 3540 I bought in May 2009, Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2,40 Ghz, has a hard disk divided into three particion.Tha to retry your style file Bootwiz
If both XP and Windows 7 are booting okay from the OSS menu, the file should be okay. I'm not seeing anything wrong with it.
The slow start-up of OSS just happens on some systems. It's most likely a BIOS related problem or some type of conflict between OSS and the BIOS. I don't know of any fixes for it past what we've tried. The one computer I have on which OSS is very slow to start is also a laptop (though quite a bit older than yours).
The computer I am using has Window Vista. I installed a separate hard drive with Windows XP and am trying to use the OS selector. It comes up normally and the two OS are recognized. When I press the Vista icon the computer operates normally. However, when I press Windows XP, I get the message: "NTDETECT failed", and I have to reboot. Any suggestions?
Was XP already on the drive when you installed it? If not, what process did you use for installing XP?
Is the Disk Order option set for the XP entry? Normally, OSS would have the XP drive set as the first drive.
Also check that the XP partition is properly recognized as the boot partition and set Active for the XP menu entry.
question, the partition created during installation of XP and not with Disk Director, this is correctly;
question, the partition created during installation of XP and not with Disk Director, this is correctly;
Thanks for reply MudCrab. XP was already on the drive I installed complete with programs and a bunch of other stuff and was functioning normally. I had to remove it from the other computer because either the memory or the motherboard went bad. I am a newbee, how can I check if the XP partition is properly recognized as the boot partition?
question, the partition created during installation of XP and not with Disk Director, this is correctly;
You should be able to create the partition using DD, if you wish. The main thing is to let the XP installer do a Quick Format of the partition as part of the installation. This makes sure the formatting on the partition is absolutely correct.
Thanks for reply MudCrab. XP was already on the drive I installed complete with programs and a bunch of other stuff and was functioning normally. I had to remove it from the other computer because either the memory or the motherboard went bad. I am a newbee, how can I check if the XP partition is properly recognized as the boot partition?
I assume you know that a Windows drive from one computer may not boot correctly, load correctly, or run correctly when connected to another computer. That being said, the problem you're running into would happen before any of these.
The Partitions section of the OSS menu entry settings will show the settings for each partition.
If you want me to look at what OSS is using, please attach a copy of the BOOTWIZ.OSS file to a post so I can see it (instructions can be found here).