Alter bootloader to leave only XP


  1. bertie11
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    Windows 8.1.1
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    Alter bootloader to leave only XP


    I may have done the wrong thing. I was running XP Home and the Evaluation version of Windows 7 and I read that I could delete the Win 7 partition and then do bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force from C:\boot folder but that doesn't work as I cannot see a bootsect.exe in C:\boot.
    So although I am left with my XP Home working I need to remove the Win 7 reference in the boot options (7 or XP).
    How can I do this please, is there another way?
    Thanks.
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  3. mckillwashere
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    Windows 7 x86/x64, Server 2008r2, Web Server 2008
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    Run a repair install,
    Or,
    BCDedit
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  4. wallyinnc
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    Windows 7 x64 finally!
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    bertie, take a look at this post / thread, that might help
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  6. bertie11
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    mckillwashere said:
    Run a repair install,
    Or,
    BCDedit
    Could you please walk me through BCDEdit? does it work with XP? I have deletd my Windows 7 partition already.
    Thanks

    OK, panic over.EasyBCD did the trick for me! When I said BCDEdit above, I meant EasyBCD, sorry, my brain hurts.
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  7. bertie11
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    wallyinnc said:
    bertie, take a look at this post / thread, that might help
    Thank you Wallyinnc

    EasyBCD did it for me. thank you.
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  8. wallyinnc
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    Windows 7 x64 finally!
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    Thanks for the update Bertie. I am glad it worked. Also because I have no experience with EasyBCD...
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  10. bertie11
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    wallyinnc said:
    Thanks for the update Bertie. I am glad it worked. Also because I have no experience with EasyBCD...
    Blimey, the blind leading the blind!

    I'd never used it before either so it was heart in mouth time, it's my wife's machine!
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  11. wallyinnc
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    Windows 7 x64 finally!
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    Oh, you were really taking big risks... :)

    I never needed it and never had the time to explore the program. I am glad it worked fine for you!
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  12. bertie11
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    Who dares wins, I suppose. I got away with it this time, next time...

    Actually, it was easy as the name suggests. I didn't like the look of the other one- BCDEdit, a command line job, I much preferred the UI of EasyBCD.
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