Solved How to Remove OS in dual boot?

[Inaynl]

I recently clean installed Windows 7 x64 Ultimate over my previous OS Windows XP, so my question is how do i remove the Windows XP OS and keep the Windows 7? i both installed XP and Win7 on Partition C

 

[Golden]

Hi,

Please refer to this:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/210983-dual-boot-delete-os.html

Regards,
Golden

 

[Inaynl]

hmm i looked at the guide but i dont know what is the active partition between the two?
Here's whats on my Disk Management
( C: ) Simple Basic NTFS Healthy(System,Boot,Page File,Active,Crash Dump,Primary Partition)
( D: ) Simple Basic NTFS Healthy(Logical Drive)

 

[Golden]

hmm i looked at the guide but i dont know what is the active partition between the two?

It looks like C:.......but.........post a screen capture image of Disk Management so we can be 100% sure.

 

[Inaynl]

here sir

 

[Golden]

According to your Disk Management screen, the active partition is C:

 

[Inaynl]

oh didn't see that thanks, i think i might not remove windows xp anymore too complicated steps

 

[Golden]

Read the tutorial, its not that complicated. We can help if you need it.

 

[gregrocker]

It appears you didn't boot the Win7 DVD to install and instead ran it from XP, which locked out the C letter so you don't have Win7 on C as it always is when correctly installed from boot. So I would consider reinstalling it correctly from boot while deleting all partitions during a Clean Install Windows 7.

If you want to keep what you have then since D is a Logical partition which cannot have the System boot files written to it, you must first convert it to Logical. Download free Partition Wizard Boot CD, burn to CD using Windows Image Burner, then boot CD, rightclick D, select Modify>Set to Primary, click OK.

Next rightclick D to Modify>Set to Active, OK.

Then click on HD to highlight it, from Disk tab select Rebuild MBR, OK, Apply all steps.

If Win7 doesn't start at reboot, boot into Win7 DVD or REpair CD to run Startup Repair - Run up to 3 Separate Times until Win7 starts and holds the System flag.

You now know Win7 can boot from its own partition, so you can boot the PW CD, rightclick C to delete, click OK, then rightclick D to Resize, slide left border all the way to left, OK, APply both steps. Partition Wizard Move/Resize Partition Video Help.

 

[Inaynl]

how do i boot the windows 7 DVD? i have the WIN7AIOx86X64 on a DVD-R and i already tried to boot it but it doesnt work after i restarted my computer, what seems to be the problem?

 

[gregrocker]

Do other disks boot in the PC? I would not mess with AIO if it will not boot. Use the latest official installer ISO.

Where did you get Win7? How are you activating it?

 

[Inaynl]

i tried both my WIN7AIO and XP and they're not booting after restart, is there a settings that i need to change?

 

[theog]

You may like to download a ISO from a good source like:
Windows Download and Shop - Microsoft Windows

 

[Inaynl]

Thanks for all your help, i already managed to boot my win7aio and successfully reformatted