Multiple boot options for windows 7 in boot menu


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Basic x64
       #1

    Multiple boot options for windows 7 in boot menu


    I have installed ubuntu14.04 alongside windows7 and now in the multi-boot menu I get 3 boot options for windows 7 in addition with a boot option for ubuntu. They are:
    Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)
    Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)
    Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda3)

    I am not sure which one to boot into.
    Here is some information of my partitions:
    Code:
    ============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
    
     => Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of 
        the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks 
        in partition 112 for .
    
    sda1: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows Vista/7: NTFS
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  
        Boot files:        /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
    
    sda2: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows Vista/7: NTFS
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  Windows 7
        Boot files:        /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
    
    sda3: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows Vista/7: NTFS
        Boot sector info:  According to the info in the boot sector, sda3 has 
                           40550399 sectors, but according to the info from 
                           fdisk, it has 40962095 sectors.
        Operating System:  
        Boot files:        /bootmgr /boot/bcd
    Code:
    Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System
    
    /dev/sda1               2,048       411,647       409,600   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sda2    *        411,648   206,557,183   206,145,536   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sda3         935,811,072   976,773,167    40,962,096  12 Compaq diagnostics
    /dev/sda4         206,559,230   935,811,071   729,251,842   f W95 Extended (LBA)
    /dev/sda5         206,559,232   423,811,071   217,251,840   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sda6         423,813,120   505,726,199    81,913,080   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sda7         505,733,120   608,131,071   102,397,952   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sda8         608,133,120   710,531,071   102,397,952   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sda9         710,533,120   771,971,071    61,437,952   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sda10        771,973,120   890,370,494   118,397,375   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sda11        890,372,096   890,466,884        94,789   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sda12        890,468,352   935,811,071    45,342,720  83 Linux
    Can anyone please help me know which option to select to boot my windows 7 as I am not sure and i don't want to mess with anything and lose data?
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  2.    #2

    Please post back screenshot of Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image
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  3. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #3

    I am not familiar with Linux but since you are on a laptop, and most probably have a System Reserved I guess the middle one is your C drive.

    Here it goes:

    Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1) - first partition - System Reserved
    Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2) - second partition - C drive for Windows 7
    Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda3) - the factory restore partition

    Also, the only option that lists an OS is the 2nd option.
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