Windows 7 BOOT HELP !!!

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lolittle

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Iv had windows xp installed on my computer for a while until windows 7 became available which i then installed on a dual boot but afterwards i wasnt able to access windows xp.

To fix it i used the xp installation disc but accidently did a fresh install over the xp partition so now im stuck with windows xp and i cant boot into windows 7.

Problem is that the windows 7 installion disc will no longer boot, and neither will any new disc I burn. i get boot error 5 :confused:

Is there anyway i can get back into windows 7 without doing a fresh install???
 

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it can probably be done, if you didn't format the Windows 7 partition or install XP to it. Can you attach a screenshot of disk management so we can have a look?
 

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All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
SS

If xp was installed first, then win 7 and was dual booted the boot files would be kept in the boot folder on the XP root directory. Since xp was re-installed it might not still be there.

Ken
 

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yes that is correct and in that case you can recreate the boot files with the bcdboot command. And also need to reinstall the Windows 7 boot sector. Sometimes it's possible to do those things without having to reinstall Windows 7. I've done it many times.
 

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All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
SS

figured you knew but better to be safe.

DVD is dell's not win 7.
 

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Thanks,

I think another problem that needs fixing (and maybe the one to focus on) is to get his computer to boot from the DVD again.

I've never had DVD stop working by installing XP or Win7.
 

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All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
lolittle said:
to use the bcdboot command i would need to boot into the installation disc... which i cant .. dont know why i cant because i have been able to before up until after installing windows xp again

heres a screen .. from xp of course

Imageshack - screenwg

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Have you changed your BIOS settings to boot from DVD,

or are you limited to booting HDD with XP now?

What sort of 'Error messages' booting from DVD ?
 

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1 + 1 = 10b,
7 + 7 = 16o,
a + b = 15h.
Yeah. Two problems here. Fixing to boot from DVD would be my priority. Although if you can't figure it out we can still run some commands to get 7 up and running.

you need a boot folder and bootmgr file on the C: drive

you can copy them from the Windows 7 DVD. Just pop it in your drive.

now all is left is to fix the boot sector and modify the Operating System entries. I would use EasyBCD for that, to make life a little easier.
 

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All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
ok so ive got the files ... i put them on the C drive .. that being my spare hard drive not the partition of xp or windows 7

EasyBCD says it wants to edit my boot to be vista ?? is that ok ??

can i even use easyBCD on xp .. its saying it cannot find my boot
 

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ok now ive managed to get the computer to boot into windows 7 ... i used the windows vista installation disc to fix the boot...

but now i cant boot into xp again .. and is there a way of changing drive letters without messing the whole thing up again lol
 

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hi,

so you were able to get the DVD to boot? That's good.

you can use EasyBCD or bcdedit to create bootloader entry for Windows XP.

bcdedit /create {ntldr} /d "Windows XP"
bcdedit /set {ntldr} device partition=c:
bcdedit /set {ntldr} path \ntldr
bcdedit /displayorder {ntldr} /addlast

I don't think the Windows partition letter is easy to change after install.
 
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All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
thanks for that ... easybcd want add my XP partition to the boot for some reason :S ... it just adds it as drive U ... so ive done it through cmd but when i came to this part ..

bcdedit /set {ntldr} path=\ntldr

it said the element data type specified is not recognized, or does not apply to the specified entry
Element not found

EDIT::

It just skipped the bootmanager on startup and loaded windows 7 ...
 

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lolittle said:
i used the windows vista installation disc to fix the boot...
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Just curious:

How did you manage to "use the windows vista installation disc" ?

Isn't that a DVD, like w7 ?

Did you boot from a Vista DVD ?
 

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1 + 1 = 10b,
7 + 7 = 16o,
a + b = 15h.
yeh i booted with the vista dvd ... the windows 7 dvd wont boot i get boot error 5 when i try ... so i fixed the windows 7 boot using the vista repair.. seemed to work lol

Im still having problems now ... Windows XP believes it is installed onto Partition D: but Windows 7 thinks that the XP partion is actually Drive C: ...

so ..

Windows XP sees this .. windows xp drive D... Windows 7 drive.. E

Windows 7 sees this .. windows xp drive C: and windows 7 drive F

Easybcd cant find XP and wont add it .. and i cant add xp to the windows 7 boot manually.
 

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lolittle said:
when i came to this part ..

bcdedit /set {ntldr} path=\ntldr

it said the element data type specified is not recognized
Click to expand...

sorry, replace = with a space
 

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ATI, NVIDIA
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Samsung
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qwerty
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22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
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All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.

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