Vista showing as default and only OS

I recently upgraded to Windows 7 and things seemed to go well. I've now noticed though that in msconfig/boot, startup and recovery etc, Vista is showing as the default, and only, operating systam. Windows 7 doesn't even appear as an option. But system specs says Windows 7.

I mentioned this briefly in another thread on a different topic and someone suggested I might be able to fix this by altering the boot manager (which only shows Vista), using bcdedit. I'm not a novice but I'm not a techie either so if this, or another method, is possible, I'd really appreciates someone walking me through this. Ideally I don't want Vista on my computer at all. Thanks.

Thanks a lot for the help. I do agree with the clean install but I don't really feel comfortable doing it now but it's certainly something I will seriously look into. Anyway here's what's in boot manager:

Thanks AddRAM. So is Vista still on my computer, and if not why does it say Vista in boot manager etc? Startup certainly looks like Windows 7, Microsoft pulsing flag etc. My main concern was if Vista was still present there could be security issues. in boot manager, although it has Vista under boot loader, at the top it says Windows 7 (6.1.7601).

Thanks again. Doesn't sound like it's a problem so I'll leave it as it is for now and maybe do a clean install at a later date when I've read more about it.

I've never done a Vista to W7 upgrade so take what i say with a grain of salt.

If i did to the upgrade and see what you do, i would:
Run a System File Check (SFC):
SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

Run a Disk Check:
Disk Check

If either of these has errors, i would post that info asking for more help.

When you go to Control Panel / System, does it show you have Windows 7 and Service Pack 1 ?

The scans didn't find any problems. System shows Windows 7 Home Premium SP1. Other programs like Speccy and Ultimate Windows Tweaker say Windows 7 SP1 too. In fact every 3rd party program I've used that shows system specs says it's Windows 7 SP1.

edassange said:

I've now noticed though that in msconfig/boot, startup and recovery etc, Vista is showing as the default, and only, operating systam.

I don't know what you mean by etc, and where else you see Vista.

You should be able to use EasyBCD to rename the "Vista" to "Windows 7", even if you have only 1 OS boot menu entry.
You can download the free version without registering.
EasyBCD - NeoSmart Technologies

If you want to rename the Vista boot entry to Win 7 the easy way:
Run EasyBCD
Select Edit Boot Menu
Select the Vista entry
Click on Rename
Type in Windows 7
Click on Save Settings

Reboot and let us know if you still see Vista.