Boot issue

Hi All,
I recently purchased a laptop and performed a clean insall of Win7(x64) to get rid of all junkware etc. Everything is working great, however now upon booting I am asked to select which OS to boot: Win7 or Win7. I went into msconfig to check the boot configuration and noticed the following: Windows 7 (c:\Windows): Current OS; Default OS.

I also ran bcdedit, but I am not experienced enough to decipher it. Can anyone provide a permanent fix- meaning not going into msconfig/ boot to change the timeout function etc? I am considering setting up a dual boot system and don't want to have to select between 3 options. I attached a snapshot of my msconfig/boot and bcdedit screen. Any advice is much appreciated, thanks.

Did you clean the drive first?

SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

Barefoot,
Thanks for the quick response. Prior to clean installing, I deleted the OEM partition containing the restore info, then repartitioned the drive into 3 partitions. Win7 is installed on the first partition (40gb). I don't have anything else installed or saved in the other partitions since everything is brand new.

You may have repartitioned but because you didnt' wipe the HD of all code you have old boot sector information that should have been wiped and is now interfering.

You can install EasyBCD 2.0 to see if the ghost listing can be removed on Edit OS menu, but it would be better to wipe the HD as should have been done in the first place if you want to start clean.

Steps to get a purrfect clean reinstall of factory OEM: re-install windows 7

Thanks Gregrocker,
No i didn't wipe drive since it was new. Wiping the entire drive (all partitions) will take some time, wiping the new sys partition should suffice, no?

If you are going to reinstall, use the clean all command.

Thanks Theog, looks like this may take some time. I will see if anyone else or bare foot provides an easier fix prior to another clean install.

Did you try installing EasyBCD 2.0 to see if the ghost listing is present to remove? Check first in msconfig>Boot tab to see if the ghost listing is there to Delete.

I'm not clear why you would want to clean reinstall to overcome factory bloatware but not have the time to wipe your HD of all code to give you the cleanest possible install and eliminate the boot sector corruption?

http://neosmart.net/blog/2010/welcome-to-easybcd-2/