Windows dual boot problem.?
I recently installed windows 7 in addition to vista, but now i decided to delete the windows 7 partion. the problem is that it is still asking me which OS i want to use, even know i i deleted 7
I recently installed windows 7 in addition to vista, but now i decided to delete the windows 7 partion. the problem is that it is still asking me which OS i want to use, even know i i deleted 7
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There is a handy little program for editing the Vista/7 boot manager. Easy BCD - http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 . You can do it all through a command prompt but this is much easier.
undecided what you mentioned yet I easily have a superb kind of fee twin booting linux and domicile windows vista/xp. What you do first is pasttion the different annoying stress right into a common, and 3 logical area partio ns. then set up window 2000, next set up xp. and then set up ubuntu linux. the clarification why you should do it is, s xp is a sparkling operrating equipment the window 2000 .And xp will smash it given it is greater present day
The choices are contained in a hidden system file called boot.ini in the C:\ folder.
The easiest way to correct it is to remove the system, read-only and hidden attributes on boot.ini, save a copy as boot.old or similar, and edit boot.ini to remove the unwanted lines. Actually, I think if you just rename boot.ini it will default to the only Windows you have. I'd try that first, remembering you may have to boot from a CD in order to access boot.ini if it doesn't work as expected.
I'm not sure with vista but with xp i would boot xp cd select repair then admins password then select FIXMBR... (master boot record) this would update the boot screen that the other os is no longer there.
Format the unnecessary partition and it will not register as a bootable partition.