Windows 10: Multi boot problem- who stole my boots?

I had a multi boot system installed on my hard drive, giving the options of DOS, Windows XP or Windows 10.

I moved this to a new computer with an SSD and cloned the hard drive to the SSD.

All was well until it stopped booting to DOS. No problem, I can access DOS through XP, but then it stopped offering XP. (on both the SSD and the hard drive) When XP is booted a ten(?) line message is flashed up on screen, but too brief to read.


I did run dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth, and I wonder if this has screwed up the boot loader for DOS/XP.


Any suggestions as to how I can get my multi boot back?

:)

 

Boot Process

Hi,

Please suggest me a link that can explain the boot process step by step of ...

• Windows 7,
• Windows 8.1,
• Windows 10,
• Windows Server 2008 R2 and
• Windows Server 2012 R2

With Regards

InTech

 

Boot problem

Hi Brandon,

Windows boot up problem can be caused by boot sequence and hardware issues.

For us to properly assist you, please answer the following questions:

• To avoid performing the same troubleshooting steps, can you tell us the troubleshooting steps that you've tried performing to resolve Windows 10 boot up problems?
• Any error messages when booting your PC from the recovery drive?
• Have you made any hardware or software changes on your device prior to the issue?

We'll keep an eye out for your response.

 

Boot Problems

Just out of interest, what got you the BIOS screen?

And in the BIOS, is everything set correctly, like is the raptor master, caviar slave, etc etc? And is the master set to boot up windows first in the boot priority list?