dual boot Xp drive formated win 7 not recoverd after xp installlation

[tkpro]

hello friends i have read alot of threads before creating this
i tried different option but cant solve that.

i am having xp on c drive and win 7 on d drive if xp drive formatted win 7 will no recover even after installing xp on c drive
as boot mgr file was on c drive nd some others
i tried easy bcd vista boot loader .windows 7 startup recovery
but cant bring back 7
my question is only if xp is formatted and reinstalled how will we recover 7 again and remember 7 was installed after first installation of xp
i am not saying about two hard drives.i know virtual box stuff too etc,
please help to recover this issue i read alot of threads related to this issue but can find solution yet.\
thanks in advance

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello tkpro, welcome to Seven Forums!



You will need to mark the Windows 7 partition as Active and do the 3 separate startup repairs with the system restarts discussed in this tutorial at the link below to create a new set of boot files to the Windows 7 partition, have a thorough look and be sure to post back with any further questions you may have and to keep us informed.


Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times

 

[tkpro]

mm i tried this already
i was saying xp is installed on c drive and 7 on d drive
then formatted c drive which contains xp and again installed xp on c drive now how will we get back win 7 on startup and windows 7 is on logical drive not on primay partition
thanks for u post bro

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

OK is there a way you can post a snip/screen-shot of XP disk management for us to see?


How to Upload and Post a Screenshot and File in Seven Forums

 

[tkpro]

ok here is also my c and drive inside images

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Have a look at Option Four of this tutorial at the link below to see how to convert the Windows 7 Extended/Logical to a Primary partition so it can be made the system volume (where the system boot files are stored) then the Windows 7 partition can be made the Active partition and the startup repairs can be done.

Partition Wizard : Use the Bootable CD

First download the Partition Wizard Bootable Disk (PWBD) ISO file to the desktop, be sure to get the PWBD and not the installed version; scroll down to see the download link for the bootable CD ISO file at this link below.

Partition Wizard Free Bootable CD

Then use ImgBurn to burn the ISO to a CD, at no greater than 4x speed with a verify; it was designed for use and works best from a CD rather that a DVD then boot the created CD to make the changes.

ImgBurn Free ISO Burning Software



After the Windows 7 partition is converted to a Primary partition and if you want to completely remove the XP installation, have a look at this tutorial at the link below.

Partition : Recover Space Used by an Older OS


Either way the Windows 7 partition needs to be a Primary partition.

 

[tkpro]

i did that i made my d drive active in result it say boot mgr missing on start up coz it starts going to boot from win 7 drive u didn't seen my screen shots where i showed boot mgr file is in c drive.
how ever i fixed it through bootsect.exe /nt60 all now it says on start up
"A disk read error occurred Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart"


mmm i think i should now edit win 7 system32 bcd edit
may b it fix it
but right now i think im getting away from destination.if i bring back xp i think if i remove xp then it wont disturb win 7 what did u say
thanks

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Did you convert the Windows 7 partition to a Primary partition and then run the 3 separate startup repairs to the Windows 7 Primary partition to create a new set of "System" boot files to the Windows 7 partition?

Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times


Let's see another snip/screen-shot of Windows disk management.

 

[theog]

Your first job to do is to find a HD 8 times bigger than the one have, 10gb x 8 = 80gb.

Can you post your specs.
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/22550-filling-out-system-specs.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/6936-dont-know-what-hardware-you-have.html
VistaForums SysInfo Tool - Vista Forums

 

[gregrocker]

Did you try following steps 7-12 in Method B here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html.

This is the only way you can add Win7 to a Dual Boot menu without converting it to Primary first.

 

[tkpro]

Theog>>>>> bro im just practicing and trying to troubleshoot this so this is not necessary i have big hard drive coz im not using windows on this machine for any purpose
its just experiment that im doing and cant recover it yet

Bare Foot Kid
THnx but i didnt got time to check this again as soon im going to run again i will post back what was result i just run one time startup recovery. thanks

gregrocker>>>> i tried with easy bcd and as well vistapro too
but cant get back 7 after formating c drive let me check the tip bare foot kid given
thanks

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Bare Foot Kid
THnx but i didnt got time to check this again as soon im going to run again i will post back what was result i just run one time startup recovery. thanks

Hello again, be sure to post back to keep us informed.

 

[gregrocker]

i did that i made my d drive active in result it say boot mgr missing on start up coz it starts going to boot from win 7 drive u didn't seen my screen shots where i showed boot mgr file is in c drive.
how ever i fixed it through bootsect.exe /nt60 all now it says on start up
"A disk read error occurred Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart"

If you cannot add Win7 using EasyBCD then you'll need to follow the steps given in Post #6 to convert the WIn7 partition to Primary, mark Active, then run Startup Repair 3 separate times.

It was not marked Active if it is a Logical partition. Convert it to Primary using the steps given, then mark it Active and run Startup Repair up to 3 separate times until WIn7 starts on its own.