i need to install win7 and xp sp3 with out lossing any system after format

[tonteee]

i need to install win7 and xp sp3 with out lossing any system after format

i use xp sp3 in active partion c drive

i need to install and use windows7 in another drive d

and do not loss windows 7 booting if i format c drive

so i need this

xp in c

windows 7 in d

format c win xp damage

and use windows 7

 

[smarteyeball]

Just to clarify:

You already have XP installed on C:\ and then wish to install W7 on a sepereate partition d:\?

Once W7 is installed you plan to format and remove the XP partition completely, without loosing the ability to boot into W7?

If you lose the ability to boot W7 after formatting your XP partition, use your 7 installation dvd to perform a start up repair which will repair your boot loader.

 

[tonteee]

thankxxx

 

[mike009]

help plz

how about other way around,
i had w7 but had to come back to win xp (modem driver issues)
w7 is on c win xp on d, need to format c
ty

 

[SIW2]

I assume C is the first partition and is Active?

Go to folder options, show Hidden files, copy and paste NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM and BOOT.INI from C to D.

Mark D Active. Restart.

 

[mike009]

c&d are 2hd's, i copy & paste files mentioned above.
can i format c using winxp/w7 cd now or is there some other way?

ty

 

[gregrocker]

see below dup sorry

 

[gregrocker]

c&d are 2hd's, i copy & paste files mentioned above.
can i format c using winxp/w7 cd now or is there some other way?

ty

Try unplugging the Windows 7 drive now to see if XP starts up with the boot files you copied.

If not, please plug back in Win7 drive and post a screenshot of your full Disk Management map, using Snipping tool in Start Menu, attached using paper clip in reply box.

 

[mike009]

removing C, i was unable to boot "no boot device found"

do i need to edit boot.ini file? the one i copied from C?

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer

w7 don't load after installing winxp on D

in attachment is ss of disk management

ty

 

[SIW2]

Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP

 

[gregrocker]

To get Win7 back up and running in a dual boot, First mark the D: drive active in Disk Management, or using free Partition Wizard bootable CD.

Now unplug the C: drive. Enter BIOS setup to Set D: drive first HD to boot (after DVD drive), or change C: cable to D:

Boot into the Win7 DVD Repair console, select Recovery Tools and run Startup Repair 3 separate times to recover the MBR to Windows 7 drive. Repeat until Win7 starts.

Do you want to remove the dual boot now? Perhaps you can research the modem drive issues in Win7 before going back to the retro OS.

 

[mike009]

using dual-boot 4 now, ty 4 your help

 

[gregrocker]

I would troubleshoot my Win7 modem driver issues in the related forums here, and research it fully via Google.

If you still want to remove Win7 to format it's drive, then use EasyBCD 2.0 in XP to uninstall the Win7 bootloader in Manage Bootloader tab to revert to XP boot only. View attachment 44012

Now unplug your Win7 drive and see if XP is independent.

If not, the next step would be to run a Repair install in XP to recover its boot critical files to exclude Win7 dual boot. It is really like reinstalling XP except keeps programs, files and settings in place. You only need to reactivate.

For an XP repair install, boot from the CD, ignore the first "R" for repair option, proceed to install until it finds the XP installation and then choose "R" for repair.

After XP repair install, see if Win7 can be unplugged and XP restarts. If so, you may need to mark Win7 inactive to delete and format the drive. Boot into the Win 7 DVD Repair console, open a Command Line and type:

DISKPART
LIST DISK (confirm number of Win7 HD)
SELECT DISK 0
INACTIVE
EXIT