Deleting one of two installed versions


  1. Cinders
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    Deleting one of two installed versions


    I have 2 partitions on my hard drive and had installed a different version of Windows 7 on each.

    Wanting to get rid of one of them I made the mistake of simply reformatting the partition.

    I now have the situation where I still get two options to choose from, on startup.

    Do I have to go into the BIOS to fix this and if so, how? Or is there another method?

    Thanks in advance for any help

    David
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  3. samuria
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    You will have to use an editor to change the boot file a simple one is Visual BCD Editor - graphical bcdedit for Windows 7-10

    Windows Boot Manager - Delete a Listed Operating System - Windows 7 Help Forums
    Last edited by Brink; 12 Aug 2017 at 16:49. Reason: added tutorial link for more info
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  4. Cinders
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    That's brilliant - thanks a lot, I'd forgotten about the BCD. I've actually found - https://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/.
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  6. Cinders
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    PS Just noticed the Crewe location - I'm in Sheffield.
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