Win XP x64 With XP 32-Bit Dual Boot

VaGV

Hallo To Everyone. My Name Is Vagelis, And I'm Sending This Message From Greece.

My PC Config Is Below:



MainBoard : ASUS P4AD2E-Premium

CPU : INTEL P4 640 (3,2 GHz) 64bit (s775)

Hard Disks : Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA (X2) In A RAID 0 (This Is My C: Drive)
Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9 ATA 133/IDE (This Is My F: Drive)

VGA : MSI RX800 XT 256 MB PCI Express

Sound Card : Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS Platinum

Other Devices : ASUS CD-S520/A (This Is My H: Drive)
: ASUS DVD-E616P2 (This Is My G: Drive)
: PLEXTOR CD-R PREMIUM (This Is My E: Drive)
: PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716A (This Is My D: Drive)


The Connections Between The Devices Are :

Maxtor With CD-ROM In IDE (Blue)
DVD-RW With CD-RW In IDE (Red)
DVD-ROM In IDE (Red)


The Problem Is That :
I've Installed Win XP x64 Edition At My C: Drive (RAID) With No Problems. I Try To Install Win XP Pro 32-Bit To My F: Drive (Maxtor) With These Results :

During The Installation I Receive The Message : The Next File Is Missing Or Corrupted. windows root/system32/ntoskrnl.exe. Please Reboot Or Re-install A Copy Of Windows.

Do You Have Any Idea How I Can Have Both Operating Systems In My PC ?

Many Thanks.

DavidNJ

From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896455:

If you want to set up a dual-boot system, use the following best practices:

• Always install the 32-bit version of Windows first to make sure that the correct startup files are written to the root of the drive. If you overwrite the x64-based version of NT Loader (NTLDR) with the version of NTLDR that is included with 32-bit versions of Windows, this prevents the x64-based version of Windows from starting. The version of NTLDR that is included with x64-based versions of Windows is backward-compatible with the version of NTLDR that is included with 32-bit versions of Windows. The versions of NTLDR that are included with the 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 cannot start the current releases of x64-based versions of Windows.

• Do not install an x64-based version of Windows on the same partition as a 32-bit Windows installation. The x64-based versions of Windows use the same Program Files folder and the same Documents and Settings folder as 32-bit versions of Windows. Therefore, the contents of these directories may be replaced with 64-bit versions of the .dll and .exe files that are required by the 32-bit versions of Windows. If the 32-bit files are replaced, 32-bit programs and services may not start or may become unstable. If you unintentionally install the x64-based version of Windows on the same partition as an existing 32-bit version of Windows, back up as much data as possible. Then, format and reinstall both operating systems.

profdlp

DavidNJ, that was an excellent summary of the method. Nice job.

VaGV, I hope that helps you out. It's no fun having to re-do things, but once you know how to go about it I'm sure you'll get things going the way you want.