hello i first installed vista and then back xp x64 4 gaming but now i cant see the option to boot into vista any more

somewone can help me?

boot likes this

[boot loader]

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional x64 Edition" /FASTDETECT

Looks like Vista isnt in the bootloader list anymore

did you install windows XP on a different partition as Vista?

Could be either of 2 things:

1: you installed xp over the same partition as you installed vista (thus not having vista anymore)

2: winxp doesn't recognize Vista as a previous install and didn't add it's partition to the Boot.ini

if 2 is the case you could try to add a line to the boot.ini

where the partition number (2) would be the partition number you installed vista on.

most of the times it's either 2 or 1, but seeing as you allready have 1 for winXP i'd try 2

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition([b]2[/b])\WINDOWS="Windows Vista" 

Edited August 13, 200719 yr by Henkes

i installed xp on a other partition

option 2 so

my boot has to look like this?

[boot loader]

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional x64 Edition" /FASTDETECT

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Vista"

Should do the trick, if indeed your vista is installed on partition 2.