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Windows 7 - Cannot set Win 7 as default boot, Dual Boot OSX Win 7 machine |
01-27-2012
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#1 | | win7 ult x64 Dual Boot OSX |
Cannot set Win 7 as default boot, Dual Boot OSX Win 7 machine The machine is functioning fine in OSX AND in Windows 7, BUT I cannot set the default boot system to Windows.
Neither Windows (loaded using "Option" F8 key) nor OSX will let me reset the default system to Windows.
When I try using System Preferences in OSX, I get the screen with two systems shown, "Mac OSX 10.7.2" and "Untitled Windows."
When I highlight the Windows, and click restart, I get a popup window that says "You can't change the startup disk... The Bless tool was unable to set the current boot disk."
I need the machine to boot into windows by default.
I am a novice, so details will be needed.
Help appreciated!
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS win7 ult x64 Dual Boot OSX CPU Intel i7-870/2.93 GHz Motherboard ASUS P7P55 Memory 4 gb Graphics Card EVGA GeForce 9500 GT Graphics Card Monitor(s) Displays NEC Multisync 1560M PSU Antec 500w Case Antec Cooling 1 case fan Hard Drives Seagate 1 Tb SATA |
01-27-2012
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#2 | | Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora |
Type msconfig into start/search and hit Enter. Go to the Boot tab. There you can change it. If that does not work, let us know. There are other ways too. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway - 2 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to 2.5GHz Quad Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse terrible devices, who wants them Hard Drives 5x HDD, 2x SSD, 6x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
01-27-2012
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#3 | | win7 ult x64 Dual Boot OSX |
Should have mentioned- Totally unfamiliar with Mac systems and operations. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS win7 ult x64 Dual Boot OSX CPU Intel i7-870/2.93 GHz Motherboard ASUS P7P55 Memory 4 gb Graphics Card EVGA GeForce 9500 GT Graphics Card Monitor(s) Displays NEC Multisync 1560M PSU Antec 500w Case Antec Cooling 1 case fan Hard Drives Seagate 1 Tb SATA |
01-27-2012
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#4 | | win7 ult x64 Dual Boot OSX |
Did as you suggested; Will not let me do it.
Boot Tab: "Set as default" is greyed out.
Next? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS win7 ult x64 Dual Boot OSX CPU Intel i7-870/2.93 GHz Motherboard ASUS P7P55 Memory 4 gb Graphics Card EVGA GeForce 9500 GT Graphics Card Monitor(s) Displays NEC Multisync 1560M PSU Antec 500w Case Antec Cooling 1 case fan Hard Drives Seagate 1 Tb SATA |
01-27-2012
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, LinuxMint 9 LTS x64, Debian 6, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS x64 |
I wonder if EasyBCD would do it......Wolfgang?
The free version is at the very bottom of the page.... | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3 OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, LinuxMint 9 LTS x64, Debian 6, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS x64 CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13 Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24) Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB Sound Card Realtek Integrated Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080 Keyboard Logitech G110 Mouse Logitech MX518 PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
2*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID1;
1*Western Digital WD10EARS 1TB
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0 Internet Speed Not fast enough!!! |
01-27-2012
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#6 | | Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora |
Yes, try EasyBCD as Golden suggests. The procedure is in Step 3 of this tutorial. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway - 2 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to 2.5GHz Quad Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse terrible devices, who wants them Hard Drives 5x HDD, 2x SSD, 6x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
01-27-2012
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#7 | | win7 ult x64 Dual Boot OSX |
That reads like DELETING the OS, I don't want to delete either OS, just make Win 7 the default Boot System.
Will that BCD do that without deleting the OS?
Thanks | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS win7 ult x64 Dual Boot OSX CPU Intel i7-870/2.93 GHz Motherboard ASUS P7P55 Memory 4 gb Graphics Card EVGA GeForce 9500 GT Graphics Card Monitor(s) Displays NEC Multisync 1560M PSU Antec 500w Case Antec Cooling 1 case fan Hard Drives Seagate 1 Tb SATA |
01-27-2012
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#8 | | Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora |
Sorry, my bad. I'll get back with the right link in a minute. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway - 2 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to 2.5GHz Quad Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse terrible devices, who wants them Hard Drives 5x HDD, 2x SSD, 6x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
01-27-2012
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#9 | | Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway - 2 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista and Windows7, sometimes Ubuntu and Fedora CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to 2.5GHz Quad Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse terrible devices, who wants them Hard Drives 5x HDD, 2x SSD, 6x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
01-28-2012
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#10 | | win7 ult x64 Dual Boot OSX |
Easy BCD OK I downloaded the Easy BCD in the Windows mode, and it does not even show the Mac OSX! Only Win 7 is shown. Two systems are not on the screen.
What now? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS win7 ult x64 Dual Boot OSX CPU Intel i7-870/2.93 GHz Motherboard ASUS P7P55 Memory 4 gb Graphics Card EVGA GeForce 9500 GT Graphics Card Monitor(s) Displays NEC Multisync 1560M PSU Antec 500w Case Antec Cooling 1 case fan Hard Drives Seagate 1 Tb SATA Cannot set Win 7 as default boot, Dual Boot OSX Win 7 machine problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:35 PM. |  |