No Dual Boot Menu

Jan 17, 2009

Ive just installed Windows 7 beta onto an empty partition in my PC thats running Vista Home Premium x64. If I boot the PC i get no boot menu, it goes straight into Vista. If I put the Windows 7 installation dvd in my drive it goes straight into Windows 7. Both operating systems are working fine but how do I create a boot menu instead of using the installation dvd to start Windows 7?

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