My situation was Windows 7 on C: partition, Windows XP on D: partition and with

the PC booting into XP automatically. First step, get Windows 7 to boot. Run the
Windows 7 DVD and repair an existing installation from the command prompt.
bcdboot c:\windows /s d:
The "d:" specifies the target partition where boot files are copied. My first tr
y was with the target partition "c:" but this didn't work as "d:" was the curren
t boot partition.
This got Windows 7 booting OK, but then I needed to add XP back into the boot op
tions. From a command prompt (run as administrator) in Windows 7...
bcdedit /create {ntldr} /d "Windows XP"
bcdedit /set {ntldr} device partition=D:
bcdedit /set {ntldr} path \ntldr
bcdedit /displayorder {ntldr} /addlast
XP was was now showing in my list of boot entries. The final step was to copy th
e boot files "ntdetect.com" and "ntldr" into the D:\ root directory.
Of course the internets helped me to get to this point.

You need to reinstall the boot manager. NTLDR can't boot Windows 7.
Start the Windows 7 install DVD, and choose "Repair" and "Command Prompt". At th
e prompt, do a "bootrec /RebuildBCD" to write down a new bootloader.
I can't promise that this is going to keep Windows XP in the boot order, but it
will restore the ability to boot Windows 7. After that, you can follow any numbe
r of articles to get Windows XP back into the boot manager manifest.