Bootmgr - Move to C:\ with EasyBCD

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  1. Posts : 7
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       #60

    Hello, here is my situation.
    I just purchased a refurbished laptop and when I turn it on the 'Windows Boot Manager' screen comes on with two choices to boot into:

    Windows 7
    System Restore

    It seems to boot into Windows 7 ok.

    Here is what the Windows Disk Management looks like right now:

    Bootmgr - Move to C:\ with EasyBCD-disk-management.jpg

    When I boot into the Minitool Partition Wizard CD it shows that the System Partition has:

    Capacity of 8 GB

    Used Space of 192.28 MB

    Unused Space of 7.81 GB

    My first concern is that I would like to be able to boot directly into Windows without having to go through the Windows Boot Manager

    and secondly, I would like to get rid of the 8 GB partition and possibly add it to the Windows partition.

    Is this the right plan to get this done?

    1) Move the Bootmgr to C:\ with Easy BCD

    2) Using Partition Wizard format the 8 GB partition and then extend C into the unallocated space.

    Will doing the above allow me to boot directly into Windows without having to go through the Windows Boot Manager screen?

    Is there anything else I need to do?

    TIA.
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  2. whs
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       #61

    In theory your plan is OK. What is strange though is that Disk Management shows the 8GB partition as 100% free and PW shows 192MB of data which could be the bootmgr (it's a bit big though).
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  3. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #62

    Thank you for your quick response to my post.

    Yeah, I am not sure what is going on here.

    I used EasyBCD to move the bootmgr over to the Windows drive and now it is the active drive.
    However, when I deleted the 8 GB partition and tried to move the Windows partition in to the new unallocated space, PW would not let me move into all of the 8 GB.
    8 MB of the unallocated space was left. No matter what I tried it would not budge so I made a partition of it.

    Here is what my hard disk looks like currently in Disk Management:

    Bootmgr - Move to C:\ with EasyBCD-disk-management1.jpg

    (ignore Patriot (G:) drive, it is a removable USB drive I had connected when this screen shot was taken.)

    Now that I can see the Mystery drive in Computer I opened it up to see what was on there and the window is empty! Even after I enabled 'show hidden files and folders'.

    Here are the Mystery drives Properties:

    Bootmgr - Move to C:\ with EasyBCD-mystery-props.jpg

    Oh, and one last thing… when the laptop is booting up, it still boots into the Windows Boot Manager with the same 2 options to boot into as before.

    Any suggestions for me?
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  4. whs
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       #63

    Clean the bootmgr. See Step3 of this tutorial: Dual Boot - Delete a OS
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  5. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #64

    Thanks again!
    That solved the issue of the Windows Boot Manager coming on-screen.
    The computer now boots directly into the Windows 7 login screen.

    However, I still have not been able to move the Windows partition into that 8 MB partition.
    When I delete that partition in PW it is automatically converted into a logical drive (from a primary).
    Not sure if that means anything.
    Is there a way of finding out what is on that 3.74 MB of used space on that partititon?

    Any suggestions for this issue would be great appreciated.
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  6. whs
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       #65

    Here is a way to look at the content of that partition: https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...artitions.html

    Else I would forget about the 8MB. It is such a little space and not worth standing on your head for it. But if you absolutely want to add it to another partition, post a picture of your Disk Management and we'll see what is the best approach.
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  7. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #66

    I followed those steps and the only folder visible on that drive is called System Volume Information with one file visible in it called MountPointManagerRemoteDatabase.
    A quick online search shows that the folder has something to do with the Restore Point feature in Windows.
    When that drive was still visible on my system I tried to delete the file but it did not work.
    As of now my Disk Management Window looks like this:

    Bootmgr - Move to C:\ with EasyBCD-disk-management2.jpg

    Is there anything I can do to get those files off that partition?
    I know it seems kind of silly to do all this work for an extra 8 MB but since this is a new to me computer I would prefer to get it set up just right.
    Thanks again.
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  8. whs
    Posts : 26,210
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       #67

    I'd rather you left the 8MB alone. It is too much of a risc to muck around with it.
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  9. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #68

    So if I leave the partitions as they are shown in the screenshot from my last message do I have any reason to worry that the hidden partition will cause any issues to crop up in the future?
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  10. whs
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       #69

    Nah, that little partition won't bother you.
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