Ok. In that case you can use the example from the help file
bcdboot X:\Windows /s Y:
where X: is the partition of Windows 7 and Y: is the partition you want to move the boot files to.
After you run this command you need to make certain that the boot files actually exist on Y:
A folder called boot and a file named bootmgr
They will be hidden so you need to do a dir /a from the command prompt to see it.
Do i replace X and Y with the volume name such as C: and D:?
sorry for all the questions... im noob with commands
EDIT: i get an error message when i try that command: "Failure when attempting to copy boot files."
if X: and Y: are not your partition letters then yes you have to change them
I only use X: and Y: as an example, because I didn't know what your drive letters were
yes i changed them with C: and D: but i got this error message: "Failure when attempting to copy boot files."
probably because boot files are already on D:
If Windows 7 is on C: you want to put the boot files there.
i get the same error message when i try putting the boot files on C
I think you're not using the correct command. Read the help file for bcdboot
bcdboot /help
i have typed it exactly as the example which is shown.
i tried: "bcdboot D:\Windows /s C:" and got the error: "Failure when attempting to copy boot files."
then i tried" "bcdboot C:\Windows /s D:" and got the same error: "Failure when attempting to copy boot files."
Following my example, if C: is the letter of Windows 7, you either do
bcdboot c:\windows /s c:
or according to the help file:
bcdboot c:\windows (but this one only works if c: is already the system partition)
C: is my windows 7 partition and D: is my windows XP partition
it states that C: is Healthy (Boot, Page File, Crash Dump, Logical Drive)
it states that D: is Healthy (System, Active, Primary Partition)
i tried bcdboot c:\windows /s c: but it resulted in the same error message
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