Multiple bootmgr files


  1. Posts : 50
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #1

    Multiple bootmgr files


    My 1st post here, so please be tolerant.

    I have a Win 7 Ultimate machine with two hard disk drives; Win 7 is installed on Disk 1 (C). I have only data files on Disk 2. That disk has two partitions, D: and E. For reasons that are mysterious to me, every partition has a BOOT folder, and every partition has a bootmgr file. The booting process seems to be controlled by the bootmgr on E partition, which is marked a "active." I do not know how it got to be that way.

    One additional point. Disk 1 also contains the Arch Linux OS on its own partition (marked "active.") Multi-Booting starts from Arch OS, and the chainloader points to E: when I choose Windows. There are no problems with each OS functioning properly, but I worry that when Disk 2 fails I may be unable to boot into Windows.

    My question is: How to get rid of multiple bootmgr copies and set the system so that the Windows booting starts from C:? I do want to retain the linux OS.

    Thank you for suggestions.
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  2. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2

    Changing E to C is easy, changing loader not in my skill set

    Easy BCD for move - Bootmgr - Move to C:\ with EasyBCD
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  3. Posts : 50
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thank you. I don't want to reassign drive letters. My drive E: has no operating system on it, so that would be pointless.

    After copying the bootmgr from E: to C:, is it safe to delete the original bootmgr file from E: drive?
    Last edited by genetics73; 18 Mar 2016 at 19:57.
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  4. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #4

    I removed the whole System Reserved partition after moving bootmgr with EasyBCD. So should be, yeah.
    Just make sure you can take care of the Linux loader part.
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