Windows 7 from fresh image - Lost my boot option for XP


  1. owl
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    Windows 7 from fresh image - Lost my boot option for XP


    Hi
    I have been running Windows 7 Ultimate RC until yesterday. I wanted a seemless and safe install of the new Windows 7 Ultimate that just came out, so I opted to image my old partitions and install Windows 7 on a separate hard drive, then take an image of that and put it onto my existing hard drive.

    My current problem: I've lost my ability to boot into Windows XP but I'd like to have it back since there are still some programs that work there but not well enough in XP Mode.

    My installation steps:
    - Imaged my Win7 RC and WinXP partitions (Acronis)
    - Installed Win7 Ultimate on a separate hard drive
    - Used the Transfer/Migration tool to move files and settings, installed software - basically got the new install up and running like my RC install
    - Imaged the fresh Win7 partition (so now I have three images and working OSs on two separate hard drives)
    - Restored fresh Win7 image on top of existing Win7 RC partition
    - System does not boot ("BOOTMGR is missing") ==> after a few rounds with the Win7 dvd and the repair option, I can boot into Windows 7
    - I don't have Windows XP as a boot option anymore - how can I get it back?

    If it matters:
    - Lenovo X200s laptop - SU9300 1.2Ghz - XP Mode works fine after enabling Virtualization support in hardware - 500GB hdd, 4GB ram


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    Any advice?

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  3. zigzag3143
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    owl said:
    Hi
    I have been running Windows 7 Ultimate RC until yesterday. I wanted a seemless and safe install of the new Windows 7 Ultimate that just came out, so I opted to image my old partitions and install Windows 7 on a separate hard drive, then take an image of that and put it onto my existing hard drive.

    My current problem: I've lost my ability to boot into Windows XP but I'd like to have it back since there are still some programs that work there but not well enough in XP Mode.

    My installation steps:
    - Imaged my Win7 RC and WinXP partitions (Acronis)
    - Installed Win7 Ultimate on a separate hard drive
    - Used the Transfer/Migration tool to move files and settings, installed software - basically got the new install up and running like my RC install
    - Imaged the fresh Win7 partition (so now I have three images and working OSs on two separate hard drives)
    - Restored fresh Win7 image on top of existing Win7 RC partition
    - System does not boot ("BOOTMGR is missing") ==> after a few rounds with the Win7 dvd and the repair option, I can boot into Windows 7
    - I don't have Windows XP as a boot option anymore - how can I get it back?

    If it matters:
    - Lenovo X200s laptop - SU9300 1.2Ghz - XP Mode works fine after enabling Virtualization support in hardware - 500GB hdd, 4GB ram


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    Any advice?

    Thank you for this forum!
    hi and welcome to sevenforums

    am I right, that you still have the XP and the win 7. each on seperate drives? what do you want your final configuration to be?

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  4. owl
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    Hi Ken,
    Thank you for the reply. Yes, I have Win7 and WinXP on separate partitions. Prior to my image restore, I was able to dual boot into either Win7 RC or XP.

    The WinXP partition is still there and files are untouched and fine.

    I've read through all the different bootcfg, bootsect, fixmbr, etc commands but most seem to only work to get one partition working.

    zigzag3143 said:

    hi and welcome to sevenforums

    am I right, that you still have the XP and the win 7. each on seperate drives? what do you want your final configuration to be?

    Ken
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