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Removal of XP System boot partition from a W7 Dual boot
With an XP Pro/W7 Pro Dual boot configuration, is it possible to do the following (see screen shot or DiskMgmt info of current config below):
1. Move boot data from XP partition to the W7 (extended) partition
2. Make W7 partition the Primary System partition
3. Format the XP partition
4. Extend/Expand the W7 partition on to the available partition
I have seen and tried many of the so called solutions currently posted with no success. I can't help but notice that Microsoft does not currently offer a solution.
Alternatively, if the above is not currently possible (which seems to be the case), can I do the following:
1. Backup W7 and my documents partition to another drive
2. Format the system drive
3. Re-install W7
4. Successfully restore W7 with the backup (retaining all programs & drivers).
If this is all that needs to be done, it's a no-brainer and should be recommended as the work around from MS. My only fear to taking this leap is for some possible unforseen reason, the restore function will not work with the new build.
Thanks in advance for any "sure and sound advice".
SojourningAlien
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Currently booted into W7
DiskMgmt
Disk0 - 74.53GB - Online
WXP (D:)
9.77GB NTFS
Healthy (System, Active, Primary Partition)
My Documents (E:)
40.75GB NTFS
Healthy (Logical Drive)
W7 (C:)
23.93GB NTFS
Healthy (Boot, Page File, Active, Crash Dump, Logical Drive)
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Last edited by SojourningAlien; 07 May 2010 at 13:27.