Move System Sector to Another Drive

DeweyDog · 15 Apr 2017

My computer came with Windows 7 loaded. later I moved Windows 7 from the hard drive to a new SSD. Still later I upgraded to Windows 10 when it came out. I used the computer in dual-boot until a few days ago.

Now, having no further use for Windows 7, I deleted its sector from the SSD. But the system files remain on the SSD. I would like to use the SSD on another computer, but I need to get the system files back to the hard drive where they were to begin with so I can boot from the hard drive again. Thanks for any help.

SIW2 · 15 Apr 2017

Where do you want to put win7 on the HD?

That 20.64gb unallocated is a little small, unless you mean the contents of the 100mb sys partition?

SIW2 · 15 Apr 2017

In win 10 open an admin command prompt.

Type:

bcdboot c:\windows /s c:

(press enter )

Should be ok to remove the ssd after that.

Your win10 part is a bit tight for space. You could extend it to include the 26gb unallocated.

DeweyDog · 15 Apr 2017

Thanks. I will give that a try.

I did try to add space to the Win 10 C:\ drive, but the program I was using couldn't do it. The tool was MiniTool Partition Wizard. Maybe I didn't do it right.

SIW2 · 15 Apr 2017

You should be able to rt click the win10 part in disk management and select extend.

DeweyDog · 15 Apr 2017

Dang! That was just too easy! Boot files have been created, and partition has been extended.

Thank you very much!

DeweyDog · 15 Apr 2017

One more thing. Will I have to move the Drive 1 into the Drive 0 position when I remove the SSD?

SIW2 · 15 Apr 2017

No.