Bootmgr - Move to C:\ with EasyBCD

Bootmgr - Copy to C:\ with EasyBCD

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Copying the bootmgr from the 100MB active partition or the recovery partition to C:\ is extremely simple with EasyBCD. You can download a free EasyBCD from this website.

The bootmgr will not be moved from the original location - it will only be copied to the C:\ partition. The C:\ partition will be activated and the 100MB partition will be deactivated.

NOTE: The free version download of EasyBCD is at the bottom under "Download free for limited, non-commercial use". Registration is not required to download.

The steps to take are very simple and explained in the 2 pictures. The first screen you get after starting EasyBCD and the second screen after step3 of the first screen. That is really all you need to know.

 

[Vangelas]

Here is the screenshot of the drive

 

[gregrocker]

Please read again Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image

 

[Vangelas]

Is this better? I don't want to show the rest of the drives - they are all Simple; Basic; NTFS; Primary Partition.

 

[gregrocker]

It looks correct.

I haven't seen anything that indicates you are not using all of your cores, as explained earlier by others.

I also see no reason to cut out the System Reserved partition.

But if you want to experiment save a backup image using Macrium Imaging
then you can follow this tutorial you are posting within to move Bootmgr to C, see if the settings you desire are available.

However those settings are not for the purpose you want, to enable more cores. Those are for testing only. I would not adjust them as we've seen problems before in such cases.

What I would do is assess my install as to its performance compared to the perfect install compiled in Clean Reinstall Windows 7 based on what's worked best in tens of thousands of installs we've helped with here, and which has been used by over a million consumers to get and keep perfect installs without a single complaint. If you add the step to wipe the HD first of all boot code using Diskpart Clean Command then you will have the cleanest possible slate to do a perfect install upon.

If this is not a satisfactory answer, let us know so we can help further.

 

[Vangelas]

As I stated in my original post, reinstalling Windows is not an option for me. Can anyone help with my original query on how to get the EasyBCD Bootmgr process to work?

'When I run the free Easy BCD I get the message "The boot configuration data store could not be opened. The system cannot find the file specified. Would you like to manually load a BCD registry for EasyBCD to manage? ..."

Would I give the 100 MB partition a drive letter so I can point EasyBCD to it, or is that not what it is asking for? If I give the partition a letter, will it mess up the booting process somehow? Thanks! '

 

[gregrocker]

I've seen that notice before with EasyBCD and am almost sure I had to accept it to proceed. Did you do this?

 

[gregrocker]

Wolfgang there is a newer version of EasyBCD v.2.2 than the one linked here from Major Geeks. It corrects several problems including failure to load the BCD store error which was previously common in 2.1.2.

Sorry I only noticed it now when I called this up to move a friend's bootloader without my toolstick.

 

[essenbe]

Greg, that version is on Major Geeks too Download EasyBCD - MajorGeeks

 

[whs]

MajorGeeks was the only one where I found a free version at the time. I will update with Steve's link.

 

[gregrocker]

Weird. I could swear the link at top of tutorial opened up to 2.1.2 Download page just an hour ago. Don't see where I could have clicked wrong either. Oh, well. All's good!

 

[whs]

Thank you guys anyhow. It's always good to be on alert.

 

[gregrocker]

OK, so you did update it. Thanks. I like that link better and will use it from now on since mine became complicated: EasyBCD (click Download - no Name or Email required)

 

[russcript]

Can I do this in reverse ei. create a new partition for use as system reserved, then move my boot-loader to that partition? the reason I want to do this is because upgrading to Win 10 requires a system reserved partition which I don't have; my boot-loader is already on C:

 

[ThrashZone]

Greg, that version is on Major Geeks too Download EasyBCD - MajorGeeks

File not found is all i come up with
The only version MajorGeeks has is an old one 1.52
Download EasyBCD 1.52 - MajorGeeks

It's that or Grego's link for 2.3

 

[essenbe]

It was there 8 months ago when the link was posted.

 

[ThrashZone]

Yea I realize that I was giving Wolfgang a heads up he just posted a link to the tutorial
Only Greg's link still works.

 

[whs]

I fixed the EasyBCD link in the tut - and here it is again.

Download EasyBCD - MajorGeeks

 

[gdblackthorn]

Trying to Move to C:\ with EasyBCD

Hello, This is my first post here. I found your site by googling how to move a bootmgr. I read several pages of this thread: Bootmgr - Move to C:\ with EasyBCD; then I followed the simple instructions and when I rebooted I got the error: "An operating system wasn't found. Try disconnecting any drives that don't contain an operating system."

Note that I am trying to move my Bootmgr from the 100MB system Partition to my C: drive where Windows 7 resides. I placed most of my computer specs under my UserCP. I am including an image of my Computer Management screen.

I have tried several things, but EasyBCD actually moved a BCD file into my C:\Boot folder. I am curious as to whether or not that should be the only file in that folder or not.

My ultimate goal is to remove the 100MB system Partition so that I can dual boot a Windows 7 x64 with my 32 bit version. I have plenty of programs on my computer now and I don't want to take all the time to reinstall them all, so I will just use my 32 bit version as I migrate over to a 64 bit version of Windows 7; plus I like the bonus of being able to access all of my other files without moving everything.

I actually did try unplugging my external USB drive, but that still left me with an E: and F: partition which as you can see are both just logical drives on my Disk 0.

Note that when I do attempt to boot from my c: drive and can't, I just use my Acronis boot disk and change the system partition back to active again and I can boot fine...

I have been wondering if someone has an exact list of files that Windows 7 needs in it's root directory to boot and what if any other files have to be in the boot folder. If these were restored, I am pretty sure I could get this to work.

The more I think about it, the more I think this is in the wrong place...

OK! Now I am getting somewhere!!!

I deactivated the system partition by making the c: partition active, and then ran sfc /scannow. I rebooted and then then windows opened up! I checked Computer Management and saw that the C: partition is activated! So now I will proceed to attempt to delete the system partition! I think it important to note that before I ran sfc that I had at that point activated the C: partition so that any repairs made would do it in such a way as to "repair" the c: partition's bootmgr.

I deleted the system partition and rebooted! Everything is working great! I think that sfc used in this way may help a lot of people out having this same problem.

Well, it is fixed now, but I am going to do some upgrades on my computer so it will last another year or so. By that time I will have more than a new computer case for my new and very expensive build that I am doing. I will probably be back for help with that in the future...

 

[Jkolade936]

I have Dual boot on my laptop, but it's set up weird. My primary OS is on my D: drive (Windows 10) and the one I want to get rid of (Vista) is on my C: drive. What would I do in this case?

 

[Smokes]

Would this work with dual boot Win 7 & 10 which both use system reserved to boot on a solid state drive with 4 partitions. Would I need to use easy bcd for each op system, Win 7 (c) & Win 10 (D) or am I better off leaving it as it is? at present Im ending up with 3 backups

1. Win 7
2. Win 10
3.Sys reserved

Thank you
Smokes