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I have 2 W7s on 1 drive. I want the logical drive to stay........
..........and delete the boot version. Both are on 1 ssd using DualBootPro
..........and delete the boot version. Both are on 1 ssd using DualBootPro
Decided to go with the slash and burn approach and copy the required partition off to a hard drive delete the original and restore.
I know I sorted something like this before, but just couldn't remember how I did it.
replies are coming via my tablet, as I'm away from the laptop just now.
How did you copy this partition? It requires an imaging utility like free Macrium Imaging - Windows 7 Help Forums.
If the Win7 partition is Logical and not Primary, it cannot contain boot files. You'd need to convert it to Primary following How to set partition as Primary or Logical with Partition Wizard,
Then Mark Partiion Active and run Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times .
It would be better to see Disk Mgmt so we can see if there are any other potential problems. Using the old disk you can also move the Bootmgr - Move to C with EasyBCD - Windows 7 Forums before imaging it over to the other drive.
Be aware that continuiing to try random things without our help can often result in an OS so badly corrupted it is beyond repair. That's why its best to work with us since we've handled tens of thousands of these successfully.
Disk Manager image as requested. I've used Disk Director to turn the drive from logical into active.
After windows repair everything seems ok with both booting. I can see the original OS drive from the audio w7 drive. Can't see the audio w7 drive from the OS w7 drive though. That's a bit weird...
So it's not really solved.
It would be helpful if you completed the requested tutorial by Golden exactly as the tutorial instructs from Greg's post #3.
Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image
While in Disk Mgmt assign a letter to the Audio drive: Drive Letter - Add, Change, or Remove in Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums
Last edited by gregrocker; 19 Jul 2015 at 18:34.