(NeedHelpPls)Cant choose operating system at boot

[lemon12]

Hi all....

I had windows 7 on my computer...I made a new partision It was the Drive
Then i put my xp disk in to the computer. then I turned off pc..
Installed xp on my partision drive...Xp installed and it was working
..But when i turned off my pc and turned it back on it just booted to xp and i did not get to choose if i wanted xp or 7 to boot from Anyone know what i can do Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz??.....I would do anything lol...

Thanks.

Finnian

 

[Tews]

Hi Finnian.. Welcome to the forums!

You always install the older OS first (XP) then Windows 7..When you install 7, be sure to install Windows 7 on a different partition/drive... I hope this helps..

 

[lemon12]

Ok thanks.But do you know anyway i can fix this??

 

[Tews]

If xp is already installed. just reinstall windows 7 on a seperate partition...

 

[lemon12]

Sorry now to trubble you again.

But i made an Unallocated hard drive and its 226.56gb but i cant remove it..I try to make it into a hard drive again and then deleting it but then it goes back to Unallocate...Sorry but would you know what i could do here Please?.Thanks

 

[Barman58]

One thing you can try is to insert the Windows 7 install disk and boot rather than the install option choose to repair the OS.

In this menu choose the startup repair this should hopefully see the Windows 7 install and restore it - it should also see the XP system and create a dual boot

 

[Snufffed]

Sorry now to trubble you again.

But i made an Unallocated hard drive and its 226.56gb but i cant remove it..I try to make it into a hard drive again and then deleting it but then it goes back to Unallocate...Sorry but would you know what i could do here Please?.Thanks

really lots more info is needed.
1. is the 226 GB Unallocated space where you have Win 7 installed.?
2. what format are you using XP on. Fat, Fat32, NTFS.
Can you detail exactly how you installed XP after you had installed Win7.

No Trouble if you can answer the above Question?
the more exact the better.

 

[Dave76]

Sorry now to trubble you again.

But i made an Unallocated hard drive and its 226.56gb but i cant remove it..I try to make it into a hard drive again and then deleting it but then it goes back to Unallocate...Sorry but would you know what i could do here Please?.Thanks

Can you give us a snip (pic) of Disk Management?

Check this sticky: Questions to use for help with Installation Issues and try to give us as much information as possible.

The better we understand exactly what's happened up to this point, the more we can help you.

 

[L.P.]

Sorry now to trubble you again.

But i made an Unallocated hard drive and its 226.56gb but i cant remove it..I try to make it into a hard drive again and then deleting it but then it goes back to Unallocate...Sorry but would you know what i could do here Please?.Thanks

Use the option Shrink!!

That is the one that helps!

 

[lemon12]

Sorry now to trubble you again.

But i made an Unallocated hard drive and its 226.56gb but i cant remove it..I try to make it into a hard drive again and then deleting it but then it goes back to Unallocate...Sorry but would you know what i could do here Please?.Thanks

Use the option Shrink!!

That is the one that helps!

Is it a program or is in in xp?

 

[DeaconFrost]

You probably won't like my answer, but if a friend came to me in this situation, this is what I'd do;

I'd back up all the user data on the system and wipe the drive(s) clean. I'd install Windows 7 natively, and if he needed Windows 7 for some reason, I'd either install XP Mode, or VirtualPC/VirtualBox and run XP there.

If you weren't sure how to set up a dual-boot system, or how to fix it, then go with a simpler, easier, effective solution. Chances are, your time with XP is limited anyway, so why over-complicate the removal process?

 

[gregrocker]

You probably won't like my answer, but if a friend came to me in this situation, this is what I'd do;

I'd back up all the user data on the system and wipe the drive(s) clean. I'd install Windows 7 natively, and if he needed Windows 7 for some reason, I'd either install XP Mode, or VirtualPC/VirtualBox and run XP there.

If you weren't sure how to set up a dual-boot system, or how to fix it, then go with a simpler, easier, effective solution. Chances are, your time with XP is limited anyway, so why over-complicate the removal process?

I agree. Working out dual boot issues is about 6-10 months ago for me. I gradually dropped XP off of all my machines. Clean install Win7 and enjoy the greatest invention since the computer!

 

[aem]

Provided your second partition was made cleanly and successfully, you can retry the W7 install on it.

But first i would format this new partition good (go NTFS).

Note: you will need the Xp partition (original OS) and the new partition to be both Primary and active.

 

[Snufffed]

Hi all....

I had windows 7 on my computer...I made a new partision It was the Drive
Then i put my xp disk in to the computer. then I turned off pc..
Installed xp on my partision drive...Xp installed and it was working
..But when i turned off my pc and turned it back on it just booted to xp and i did not get to choose if i wanted xp or 7 to boot from Anyone know what i can do Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz??.....I would do anything lol...

Thanks.

Finnian

OK, hey techys read his original post... again. note bold text.
1. he put Win7 on D:
2. he put XP on D:
THAT EQUALS TWO OS'S ON THE SAME PARTITION. D:
The only way to correct this is FORMAT the WHOLE MESS.
He only has XP which will operate.

Wonder what he has on C:

 

[sup3rsprt]

THAT EQUALS TWO OS'S ON THE SAME PARTITION. D:
The only way to correct this is FORMAT the WHOLE MESS.

:shock:

 

[Dwarf]

Hi Finnian,

Have a look at Method Two here http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html

 

[aem]

What they say about matters cannot occupy a single space? same thing apply, unless it's xp mode that he was installing yah.