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Cannot format, boot problem, XP and Windows 7
Hey all,
I have two hard drives, one 360GB and one 500GB. I previuosly had XP stored on the 500GB drive, and decided to install Windows 7 Professional on the 360GB hard drive. Everything went fine, all was well. But then I decided to delete the files from the 500GB drive, which went well except for some permission problems.
However, when I went to format the 500GB drive, it wouldn't let me, saying Windows 7 could not complete the format. I wondered why, then went to disk management. It said the Windows XP drive was drive "0".
Additionally, whenever I load the computer, it asks me whether to choose Windows 7 or an "older installation".
I assume this is because the boot files are still on the "0" drive, which previously held all of the XP files.
Here is my question - how do I fix this? How do I fix the boot files to boot from my Windows 7 hard drive, which is C:? Do I copy the files from D:?
Doing some searching on the internet leads me to believe I can run the BCDBOOT command while in Windows 7, can I do this? Do I need to do this from the Windows 7 installation disk, or can I do it with the OS loaded up as per normal?
Additionally, if I move the boot files successfully, will this allow me to format the D: drive?
Thanks for your help!