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You did not get the Details for Partition 1 because it was misspelled. Please try again.
It should be marked Active since it is the only Primary Partition so it must be Active in order to boot the OS's. I'm assuming it is XP. Do you know this for sure?
Do you remember where you installed Win7?
It should be marked Active since it is the only Primary Partition so it must be Active in order to boot the OS's. I'm assuming it is XP. Do you know this for sure?
Do you remember where you installed Win7?
Hi Gregrocker.
I don't need XP anymore. I want to use windows 7. When I installed win 7 it kept a windows.old file and I didn't lose any program files... So I just created shortcuts to programs and kept them on desktop.
I don't need XP anymore. I want to use windows 7. When I installed win 7 it kept a windows.old file and I didn't lose any program files... So I just created shortcuts to programs and kept them on desktop.
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Just a suggestion, go to adminastrative tools--- computer management---- Disk management. Look for the partician with xp on it and format that partician. Unless you have other files there that you dont want to loose as formating will erase everything. At least look at you hard drive particians while you are there and then maybe post some new info here before you do anything...
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Greg, I like the picture, Maybe you can start a new topic Called Floatware not Bloatware..... Ha Ha..
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If you don't want XP did you install Win7 over it? From the way you describe it you must have run the Win7 installer from XP which is incorrect. The installer needs to be booted to correctly install to its partition.
Do you remember which partition you installed Win7 upon? You have 1 39 gb Primary and 3 39gb Logical partitions which are each too small to install Win7 comfortably. What I would do is boot the installer and use the Drive Options pictured in Steps 7 and 8 of http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html to delete all partitions, create and format one large partition to install Win7 upon.
Did you back up the files you need before doing this? You cannot use the old Program Files so unless you need to rescue files out of Windows.old I would just start over with a clean slate.
Do you remember which partition you installed Win7 upon? You have 1 39 gb Primary and 3 39gb Logical partitions which are each too small to install Win7 comfortably. What I would do is boot the installer and use the Drive Options pictured in Steps 7 and 8 of http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html to delete all partitions, create and format one large partition to install Win7 upon.
Did you back up the files you need before doing this? You cannot use the old Program Files so unless you need to rescue files out of Windows.old I would just start over with a clean slate.
Greg,
Win 7 was installed in C drive. I know for sure.
What I don't know is where the bad xp sp3 is. Is it loading from C drive or some other drive.
If its definitely from C drive then I don't mind formatting the entire C drive as long as I don't lose data on other drives.
Win 7 was installed in C drive. I know for sure.
What I don't know is where the bad xp sp3 is. Is it loading from C drive or some other drive.
If its definitely from C drive then I don't mind formatting the entire C drive as long as I don't lose data on other drives.
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Your data should always be backed up in case of drive failure. Are you saying you still have data you cannot afford to lose on some partitions? Which partitions exactly of the four you have need to have data preserved?
Are you sure you installed Win7 on the first partition? There are no drive letters now so you need to know this. It is the only Primary one which can boot Win7 as of now but its not booting so perhaps you installed to another?
If you want to try to start up Win7 then boot into the disk to run Startup Repair a few times, report back the results.
There's a chance you overwrote Win7 on C with the bad XP install. If so then what I'd do is reinstall Win7 to C, move your data out of the second partition, delete it in Disk Mgmt and then Extend C into the space to make a reasonable size Win7 partition. You may need to use Partition Wizard to Resize C into the space if the Free Space created by a Deleted Logical partition will not also delete in Disk Mgmt. We can help you do this after you decide what you want to do.
Are you sure you installed Win7 on the first partition? There are no drive letters now so you need to know this. It is the only Primary one which can boot Win7 as of now but its not booting so perhaps you installed to another?
If you want to try to start up Win7 then boot into the disk to run Startup Repair a few times, report back the results.
There's a chance you overwrote Win7 on C with the bad XP install. If so then what I'd do is reinstall Win7 to C, move your data out of the second partition, delete it in Disk Mgmt and then Extend C into the space to make a reasonable size Win7 partition. You may need to use Partition Wizard to Resize C into the space if the Free Space created by a Deleted Logical partition will not also delete in Disk Mgmt. We can help you do this after you decide what you want to do.
Greg,
I initially had 16 GB space in C,
All I did was to load the DVD, and let the system boot. I then installed windows 7. Prior to start of installation I chose C drive.
It then went about its way of installing the OS.
Trouble started when I unchecked the time to display the list of OS.
So if I can't list the OS installed in the machine through BIOS and if I can't do anything to boot options( change the time to display OS at boot to 30 seconds) from command prompt to show the list of OS to boot then the only option is to clean C drive completely right.
I initially had 16 GB space in C,
All I did was to load the DVD, and let the system boot. I then installed windows 7. Prior to start of installation I chose C drive.
It then went about its way of installing the OS.
Trouble started when I unchecked the time to display the list of OS.
So if I can't list the OS installed in the machine through BIOS and if I can't do anything to boot options( change the time to display OS at boot to 30 seconds) from command prompt to show the list of OS to boot then the only option is to clean C drive completely right.
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Well when I do the detail partition for partition 1 it does show letter C right.
I am very sure it was installed to C drive.
I do have my data backed up but that external drive is not with me, I will be able to lay my hands on that only on sep 29... My friend just borrowed it for a month to use while on a trip. I backed all my data and then foolishly set about changing that boot up time on advanced controls...
(When trouble comes it all comes together)
I am very sure it was installed to C drive.
I do have my data backed up but that external drive is not with me, I will be able to lay my hands on that only on sep 29... My friend just borrowed it for a month to use while on a trip. I backed all my data and then foolishly set about changing that boot up time on advanced controls...
(When trouble comes it all comes together)
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That's way too small to install WIn7 into. You should delete the first two partitions at least to create and format a new one during reinstall of Win7.
If you have data on the second partition then you can wait until after install and follow the steps I gave you in the last post to move the data off of it, delete it and then extend C into the deleted space. It requires deleting a Logical Partition twice to change it from Free Space to Unallocated space into which your Primary partition C can extend.
If you have data on the second partition then you can wait until after install and follow the steps I gave you in the last post to move the data off of it, delete it and then extend C into the deleted space. It requires deleting a Logical Partition twice to change it from Free Space to Unallocated space into which your Primary partition C can extend.
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I thought you said you have a failed install of XP which caused it to stop booting. If it was instead changing the boot timeout that can be possibly resolved by running Startup Repair or System Restore from the http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html you showed in your first picture.
Did you actualy have a working Dual Boot of XP and WIn7? Wasn't there a second install of XP which you thought might have been done to C to ruin your Win7 boot?
(David feel free to jump in here as I see you watching, am tired and need to go to bed.)
Did you actualy have a working Dual Boot of XP and WIn7? Wasn't there a second install of XP which you thought might have been done to C to ruin your Win7 boot?
(David feel free to jump in here as I see you watching, am tired and need to go to bed.)
YIKES !
How can you be sure your back up drive will come back to you with your data safely,reliably,securely available ?
Accidents happen... :shock:
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Greg,
Thanks for the support. Sorry if I am keeping you up.
This is what happened
XP sp2 was working fine>> I tried installing SP3 >> it failed >> Everytime I not I got 2 options but default was the sp3 installation( it failed and always restarted) >> I installed win 7 >> default choice at boot up was sp3 installation >> I always used the arrows keys and chose win 7 before the 30 sec ticked out.
I unchecked the time to display the OS options at boot and ever since I can't choose win 7.
I tried start up repair and system restor but no luck.
Thanks for the support. Sorry if I am keeping you up.
This is what happened
XP sp2 was working fine>> I tried installing SP3 >> it failed >> Everytime I not I got 2 options but default was the sp3 installation( it failed and always restarted) >> I installed win 7 >> default choice at boot up was sp3 installation >> I always used the arrows keys and chose win 7 before the 30 sec ticked out.
I unchecked the time to display the OS options at boot and ever since I can't choose win 7.
I tried start up repair and system restor but no luck.
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Yea, I'm as confused as you...I'll re-read and see if I get a better understanding...
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Samsung F3 1TB (3),
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- CM 90mm rifle
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David, after my OS I have asked my friend to take a back up of my back up..
Even now if I am to lose data... I will think its my destiny...
Even now if I am to lose data... I will think its my destiny...
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We have to assume if you had a working Dual Boot that these are installed on separate partitions which still exist. If XP was installed first then it is likely on the first partition and is booting both OS's, while Win7 is on another partition which because it's Logical cannot allow Win7 to be marked Active to repair and boot itself without first cpnverting to Primary.
Did you not pay the slightest attention to where you installed Win7? You just told us you have data you cannot afford to lose. So did you just randomly install Win7 on another partition without concern that it was overwriting data? And if you correctly booted the installer it would have formatted the partition so there would not be any Windows.old folder. You must have run Win7 install from XP to have that.
There are four equal size 39gb partitions. Where did you install Win7?
Did you not pay the slightest attention to where you installed Win7? You just told us you have data you cannot afford to lose. So did you just randomly install Win7 on another partition without concern that it was overwriting data? And if you correctly booted the installer it would have formatted the partition so there would not be any Windows.old folder. You must have run Win7 install from XP to have that.
There are four equal size 39gb partitions. Where did you install Win7?
