Dual Boot... loading the other os?

[Iforgotart]

alrighty.... well, i made my self a dual boot today, and well, emm. when i turn my computer on it only boots as windows xp (the dual boots between xp and seven].... as i said before, it only boots as xp when i turn it on... but i know i still have the 7 partition because i can access the files of it... so my question is.... How do i boot as windows 7...

keep in mind i have a asus motherboard and bios... if that makes any difference.. help please?

thanks in advance, i forgot

 

[zigzag3143]

alrighty.... well, i made my self a dual boot today, and well, emm. when i turn my computer on it only boots as windows xp (the dual boots between xp and seven].... as i said before, it only boots as xp when i turn it on... but i know i still have the 7 partition because i can access the files of it... so my question is.... How do i boot as windows 7...

keep in mind i have a asus motherboard and bios... if that makes any difference.. help please?

thanks in advance, i forgot

Forgot

I suspect you put win 7 on first then XP, right? In either case you are going to have to do some editing with BCDedit. its built in to win 7. First you should probably read about dual booting here http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html

then when you are ready to do the editing you can read about bcdedit here http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2676-bcdedit-how-use.html

hope this helps and feel free to ask if you need help with any of it

Ken

 

[Iforgotart]

ye, i put 7 in first then xp... and this sounds like a good way to spend the rest of my night...

**edit

Mehh, i read those two things.. im still lost as hell

 

[Iforgotart]

Bump please!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SIW2]

Run startup repair from the 7 dvd 3 times.

Boot into 7. Open an elevated cmd prompt - type: ( press enter after each command ):


bcdedit /create {ntldr} /d “XP”
bcdedit /set {ntldr} device boot
bcdedit /set {ntldr} path ntldr
bcdedit /displayorder {ntldr} /addlast

 

[Iforgotart]

^ Thanks, ill give this a try later.... also, is there an easier way if im willing to delete XP all together?

thanks, iforgot

 

[Tews]

^ Thanks, ill give this a try later.... also, is there an easier way if im willing to delete XP all together?

thanks, iforgot

Sure ... format the drive, erasing all the partitions, and reinstall .. easy peasy...

 

[SIW2]

Run startup repair from the 7 dvd 3 times.

Boot into 7. Open an elevated cmd prompt - type: ( press enter after each command ):


bcdedit /create {ntldr} /d “XP”
bcdedit /set {ntldr} device boot
bcdedit /set {ntldr} path ntldr
bcdedit /displayorder {ntldr} /addlast

^ Thanks, ill give this a try later.... also, is there an easier way if im willing to delete XP all together?

thanks, iforgot

Is that difficult? If the commands are alarming:

Run startup repair from 7 dvd 3 times. Boot into 7. Download the free Easybcd - use that to add the XP entry - it will do the commands for you.

Download EasyBCD 1.7.2 - NeoSmart Technologies

 

[Iforgotart]

well, i was hoping to fix it from Xp, but i guess i cannot..
i just dont know how to run the startup repair

 

[SIW2]

Step One here:

Recovering the Vista Bootloader from the DVD - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki

The process is the same for the 7 dvd.

Boot the 7 dvd - windows loading files- select language and keyboard, Next - you get a screen saying Install Now - DON'T CLICK THAT- at the bottom of that same screen it says Repair My Computer - click that.

 

[mckillwashere]

If you have a second hard drive you are trying to install your second os onto I would suggest completely disconnecting the Windows 7 Hard drive installing the new os onto the other ,then installing Acronis Disk Director. ( Do NOT install acronnis onto the Win 7 drive due to current incompatibilities.) reconnect the Windows 7 Hard drive, and ensure that the drive that has Acronis is set as the primary boot drive. It should scan all the hard drives and pick up Windows 7 as an unknown OS. Rename it windows 7 and give it the windows logo and you should be set.

 

[Iforgotart]

alright, well i shutdown, popped windows 7 disk in, and it booted, i selected my language, but then.... OH NO!

IT BROUGHT ME TO PARTITION MANAGER!!!!!!!

yea, so it brought me to partition manager!!! i got no selection of windows 7 repair, and when i choose a partition it just starts instalation... HELP PLEASE!!!!!

 

[Iforgotart]

alright, well i shutdown, popped windows 7 disk in, and it booted, i selected my language, but then.... OH NO!

IT BROUGHT ME TO PARTITION MANAGER!!!!!!!

yea, so it brought me to partition manager!!! i got no selection of windows 7 repair, and when i choose a partition it just starts instalation... HELP PLEASE!!!!!

 

[zigzag3143]

alright, well i shutdown, popped windows 7 disk in, and it booted, i selected my language, but then.... OH NO!

IT BROUGHT ME TO PARTITION MANAGER!!!!!!!

yea, so it brought me to partition manager!!! i got no selection of windows 7 repair, and when i choose a partition it just starts instalation... HELP PLEASE!!!!!

get a third party disk manager like parigon disk suite 2009. delete every stinking partition. also if you want to break the partition manager it is in the root of c:\ and is called boot

 

[Iforgotart]

If i just delete the XP partition with the windows 7 boot manager, should windows 7 boot? keep in mind i installed windows 7 BEFORE xp

 

[SIW2]

How do you mean you get no Repair my computer option?

See method Two here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html

 

[Iforgotart]

screw it, ill just do a clean install, none of the tutorials on this site give any sort of direct answer.

 

[SIW2]