Moving bootmanager from "Storage" partition to "System" partition

[MechWarrior001]

Moving bootmanager from "Storage" partition to "System" partition

Hey, whats up? New here.

Right now my hard drive is split up into two partitions: System and Storage. However, when installing 7, for some odd reason, the installer put the boot manager (I think it is the boot manager) on my Storage partition, when I want it on the System partition. Is there a way I can non-destructively move the boot manager to the System partition and redirect to boot from there, instead of being located on the Storage partition and booting from the System partition. In essence, I want to move it and tell it to boot from itself. Is there a way to non-destructively do that?

Also, according to this tutorial (http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/165472-product-key-number-uninstall-deactivate-windows.html) I can deactivate 7. I was wondering, does that free up the install key for another use or is that use of the key permanently lost even though I deactivated 7?

 

[gregrocker]

As long as it is not OEM version, you can move Win7 to any computer of your choice as often as you want - as long as it is on only one computer at a time. Just uninstall it first by running from Elevated Command Prompt the command slmgr -upk., or If you don't want the old installation just delete it using the Installation DVD or a partition manager.

Please post back a screenshot of your full Disk Mgmt drive map with listings showing all columns, using the Snipping Tool in Start Menu, and we will give you the steps to move the System boot files to Win7 partition.

 

[theog]

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[MechWarrior001]

Here's the drive mapping.


Windows installed to the System partition, but the installer put bootmgr and BOOTSECT.BAK on the Storage partition. How would I safely move them to the System partition and still have a working installation?

 

[theog]

Mark Drive C: active
Mark Drive D: inactive
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/71432-partition-mark-active.html?ltr=P


You may need to do a Startup Repair after marking drives.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S
Note: You may need to do startup repair 3 to 4 times.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105541-startup-repair-run-3-separate-times.html

 

[MechWarrior001]

I've done that before, but it didn't move the boot manager, it only forced me to use the recovery console to remark D: as active. Is there a way to move the boot manager to C: along with marking it as active?

 

[theog]

Copy & Paste.

 

[gregrocker]

How many times did you run Startup Repair with reboots after marking C Active and D Inactive?

The Startup Repair utility is automated to write the boot files to the Active partition if they are missing, but you have to run it up to three separate times with reboots.

You can also use free Partition Wizard bootable CD to mark C Active and D Inactive, then click on the HD to highlight it, from Disk tab select Rebuild MBR which may preclude the need to do the Repairs.