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Dual booting win7/xp - xp install failed, unable to log into win 7
Hi
I recently bought a Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 per loaded with Windows 7. Tried installing XP on a partition on the same HHD. Installation failed saying "Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem ...etc"
The only option i have is to boot off the usb i created with xp iso and press R to take me to XP recovery console. I am so over XP at the moment all i want is to be able to log into Win7 again.
How can i fix this? My understanding is that the MBR is still pointing to the XP partition. How do i change it back to the Win 7 partition (C:\)?
The laptop did not come with any cds or recovery disks but i have a recovery partition on the HDD that i cannot access.
Please help to log back into Windows 7.
Thanks