Dual boot setup help


  1. Posts : 2
    windows 7
       #1

    Dual boot setup help


    I bought a used laptop about 3 years ago that had dual boot with Windows 7 (F: drive) and Windows 8.1 (C: drive). I decided to use Windows 7 as my main OS and proceeded to install all programs there, which has worked fine.

    I would now like to remove Windows 8.1 completely as I don't use it. Can I just right click on the C: volume in Disk Manager and remove it? Will I have any issues by not having a C: drive?

    I attached a screenshot of how my the volumes look at the moment in DM

    Dual boot setup help-68e5645.jpg
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  2. Posts : 3,785
    win 8 32 bit
       #2

    Welcome to the forum when your in 7 is the drive c or f. We need a screen shot showing all th details of the drives at the top. It depends if the boot files for 7 are on f or the second parition
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  3. Posts : 2
    windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hi thanks for the welcome

    The drive is F when in Windows 7

    Sure here you go

    Dual boot setup help-15094324563.jpg
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  4. Posts : 3,785
    win 8 32 bit
       #4

    Not being able to see files etc and the fact 7 is drive f I would think c is the boot drive for 7 and 8 so it couldnt simply be removed the problem being all the links will be for drive f so you need a c drive to boot from you could uninstall a lot of things from 8 shrink the parition move 7 left and grow it to give you more space
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  5. Posts : 16,132
    7 X64
       #5

    gap30 said:
    Can I just right click on the C: volume in Disk Manager and remove it?
    Yes.

    gap30 said:
    Will I have any issues by not having a C: drive?
    Dual boot setup help-68e5645.jpg
    No.
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  6. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #6

    Seems that the laptop came with Win 8 and then someone installed win 7
    C: is assigned to the OS partition you're booting from. If you boot from Win 8, Win 8 partition will be C:. If you boot from Win 7, Win 7 partition will be C:

    To erase or delete Win 8 partition you must boot from Win 7.
    To erase the Win 8 boot option you have to run msconfig under win 7 and on Boot tab delete the Win 8 option.
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  7. Posts : 3,785
    win 8 32 bit
       #7

    But he saying when he boots 7 its drive f not c which means its not booting from the 7 partition so it likley boot files for 7 are on 8 parition
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  8. Posts : 16,132
    7 X64
       #8

    it likley boot files for 7 are on 8 parition
    They are on the EFI partition.

    But he saying when he boots 7 its drive f
    That is ok.
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