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| 20 Jun 2011 | #1 |
| | Help with dual boot Hi All I needed to upgrade my old seagate 250gb hard drive with Windows 7 on it, so I installed a new 500gb hdd and then installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 on it. My problem is I can't boot unless the old drive stays connected,if I disconnect it I get a message 'file missing NTLDR please restart'. If I leave it connected I can boot into either copy of Windows 7. I would like to be able to remove the old hdd, I will appreciate any assistance. TIA |
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| 20 Jun 2011 | #2 |
| | You needed to unplug the old HD before installing Windows 7 on the new one. In Disk Management, mark new Windows 7 installation Active, shut down, unplug old HD. Boot the Windows 7 DVD Repair console to run Startup Repair up to 3 separate times with reboots until it writes the System boot files to Windows 7 and it starts up. If this fails, plug back in the old HD and post back a screenshot of your full Disk Mgmt drive map with listings, using Snipping Tool in Start Menu. |
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| 20 Jun 2011 | #3 |
| | Thanks I'll try that and let you know |
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| 21 Jun 2011 | #4 |
| | Thanks again that worked a treat. |
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| 21 Jun 2011 | #5 |
| | Well done.  |
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