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19 Dec 2014 | #80 |
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It would be best for us to first see a screenshot of Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image . We need to confirm that Win7 or it's 100mb System Reserved partition is marked "System Active" confirming it is indeed booting itself.
If so then first check in msconfig>Boot to see if the duplicate listing exists to delete it there. If not install EasyBCD (click Download - no Name or Email required) to delete the extra listing there. |
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19 Dec 2014 | #81 |
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It looks like Win7 is booting itself okay but XP should not be marked Active, so if you're done with XP you can wipe the HD using Diskpart Clean Command, or if you want to keep it then to run it with Win7 I would mark the XP Partition - Mark as Inactive - Windows 7 Forums.
Then follow the steps above to remove the duplicate OS listing. |
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19 Dec 2014 | #82 |
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It looks like Win7 is booting itself okay but XP should not be marked Active, so if you're done with XP you can wipe the HD using Diskpart Clean Command, or if you want to keep it then to run it with Win7 I would mark the XP Partition - Mark as Inactive - Windows 7 Forums.
Then follow the steps above to remove the duplicate OS listing. Questions: 1. Will removing the HDD with XP automatically eliminate the boot option screen and thus boot directly into Win7 Ç? 2. Will selecting skip the boot menu in EasyBCD> Edit boot menu>Delete (one of the Win7 entries) and then Skip the Boot Menu, Save the Settings, suffice ? Trying to solve this from a remote computer otherwise I would just go ahead and do it. TIA |
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19 Dec 2014 | #83 |
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I've given you exactly what has worked best in thousands of similar cases so what information tells you there is a simpler solution? You are at the top tech forums in web history.
To avoid future problems you want the BCD on Win7 edited to remove the Dual Boot listing if it remains after XP is unplugged which it likely will since its not even an XP listing but a duplicate Win7 listing you somehow created. I've already told you Win7 can boot itself so unplug the other drive and complete the steps I gave you. If you intend to use XP drive again it is best to wipe it of boot code to avoid future problems even if its formatted or deleted. |
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17 Feb 2015 | #84 |
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When I tried steps 4 and 5, my computer got the infamous "Windows Boot Manager" error screen after rebooting and now my computer won't start. Not even F8 will work. Please help.
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16 Mar 2015 | #85 |
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This is GREAT, (I am referring to the tutorial of course, not the other jibberish postings)
I am doing a clean install, but I was concerned about losing some program info from the old system. This allows me to create a dual boot: 1) OLD system; 2) CLEAN system. Once I am comfortable with the CLEAN system then I can delete the OLD. I was afraid I would have to execute that procedure from the CMD shell. Hopefully, you will not hear from me in the future when I actually delete the OLD system & have boot problems. This I will file away for reference-- |
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08 Apr 2015 | #86 |
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I have Windows 7 dual boot and XP on separate drives and I want to remove the dual boot. I need to remove the XP drive from my computer.
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08 Apr 2015 | #87 |
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18 May 2015 | #88 |
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Could anyone help me on this very simple (I'm sure) issue?
I am stuck at the stage where I am trying to copy over the MBR into the Windows 7 partition (via EasyBCD). The problem seems to be that the partition is only Logical and not Primary. ![]() As I get this error: ![]() Can I just change the partition from Logical to Primary? (via EasyBCD) ??? Many Thanks |
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18 May 2015 | #89 |
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You cannot copy the MBR - the MBR is a fixed area of 512 bytes ot the beginning of the disk.
What you can do is to copy the bootmgr to the C partition. Here is how: Bootmgr - Move to C:\ with EasyBCD |
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