Remove Xp in Dual Boot Vista/XP with disk HARD 2

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• How do I set up a dual boot Vista and XP with 2 hard drives?

  Dual boot Vista and XP with 2 hard drives

  I tried to get my computer has a separate hard drive put in place that lets me run Windows XP or Windows Vista. I tried the path of the CMD, but I could do things wrong with that because the news NTLDR appeared much too different info from Vista. Currently, I have deleted this change to the startup configuration. I want to know what I have to do to get these two to be able to boot. I noticed problems similar to mine, but the answer always seems to be a software that would cost me money.

  Thank you

  Tevans95

  Hello Tevans95,

  You cannot install two different operating systems on two different disks. For a dual-boot environment, you must install both XP and Vista on the same drive with different partitions.

  In addition, you must install Windows XP first and then Windows Vista.

  You can check the items below which will give you information on Dual boot.

  Install multiple operating systems (multiboot)

  Set up a dual-boot system

  Change the default operating system for startup (multiboot)

  There is no software that can help you to install XP and Vista on different drives.

  Thank you
  Irfan H, Engineer Support Microsoft Answers. Visit ourMicrosoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• How dual boot Vista and Windows 7

  I'm using vista Home premium and want to install windows 7 a.m. premium as a dual boot. If I decide later by far with windows vista and keep only 7 How can proceed?

  Assuming that my OS is windows 7 can I use the same disk of vista on the virtual machine with the same product key.

  Vista and 7 cannot exist on the same partition as a dual boot? How to do it.

  Is ther to disadvantages in dual boot?

  There are no real problems with dual boot if it's Setup corrrectly.

  You need operating systems on separate partitions (readers not necessarily distinct, but definitely separate from the partitions).

  If you uninstall Vista later and it's a copy to the details of the program, then you can install it in a virtual drive using the same product key (but you'll probably need to activate manually).

  Here's how Dual boot Vista with Widows7: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5166-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-vista.html.

  Although written for other systems, the process to remove a dual boot will work with Windows7 and Vista (although you may need to use the commands and Windows7 disk): http://vistasupport.mvps.org/remove_windows_vista_from_dual_boot_system.htm depending on the situation and that was installed first.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

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• Dual Boot Vista and XP in separate hard drives?

  I currently installed on a hard drive in Vista and I have an extra which is 160 GB I want to install XP on so that I can dualboot both, is it possible?

  Remember that there is no partition in question here.

  The key which makes the task easier is to preformat the drive, assign a disk label (example: WinXP) and then launch the installation.

  How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first) - the guide step by step with screenshots
  http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm

  Install Windows XP on your pre-installed Windows Vista computer
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/install-Windows-XP-on-your-pre-installed-Windows-Vista-computer/

  As always, with the project like this create an image backup of your entire hard drive (to an external USB drive) first.

  Acronis True Image 2011 - has a 30 day trial version available.
  (Install Acronis and then create a restoration/Rescue CD Media before starting the creation of an image backup)
  http://www.Acronis.com/homecomputing/products/TrueImage/
  The version comparison: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/comparison.html
  True Image User Guides and documentation:
  http://www.Acronis.com/homecomputing/download/docs/

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Can I run dual boot Vista 32 and Windows 7 64? Can I use a upgrade disk to install the full version?

  original title: I have a simple question...

  I have Vista 32 bit.  I have two hard drives.  Vista 32 is on disk 0.  (C) I want to upgrade to Windows 7 64 bit.  I want to change the installation path on Windows 7 64 bit edition updated the software on my second drive, so I can run a system dual boot.  Windows 7 Setup will allow me to do?  I can use the version upgrade of the software for that, or do I have the full version?

  Hello

  You can't do what you want to do

  32-bit to 64-bit is NOT a upgrade path if you have always wanted to upgrade 32 bit vista

  It must be done with a clean install with a final certificate

  and you need a full license of windows 7 to install windows 7 on the 2nd hard drive

  You can dual boot vista 32-bit and 64-bit windows 7, if the manufacturer of your computer provides windows 7 drivers

• Cannot remove Windows XP Dual Boot with Windows 7 (partition logic-bootable) (main System Partition)

  When I put XP and 7 dual boot I them created on a drive with 2 partitions.  I don't have Windows XP and need space for windows 7 so I followed the instructions to remove it.  I used the Windows 7 disc in repair mode via Diskpart to delete the XP partition and (after release) change the master boot record to Windows 7 using Bootrec/fixmbr and /fixboot.  I then tried to activate Windows 7 new in Diskpart but received the error message:

  The VIRTUAL DISK SERVICE ERROR - the specified partition is invalid for this operation.

  It's because I had configured Windows 7 in an extended as a logical disk partition.

  I had to restore from the image I had taken and copy backup my data files.  However this left me with the following configuration:

  Primary partition

  C: Windows XP - local disk, system, Page File Active, primary

  Extended partition

  G: Windows 7 - Local, Boot, Crash Dump, logical disk

  D: programs - Local, logical disk

  Files - Local, logical disk E:

  Photos - Local, logical disk F:

  I have EaseUS Partition Master which apparently allows me to convert drive G of elementary logic.  However he would not only because it is noted as boot drive.

  How to convert G to a logical disk in a primary partition so that I can activate it?

  Start Windows 7, and format the partition ON THAT XP is installed. (This assumes that XP is on the 1st partition)

  Since the Windows 7 bootloader (BCD store was on the XP partition) you will need for this restore on Windows 7

  partition.

  Restart your computer with the Windows 7 DVD in the CD/DVD drive. Wait for Windows Start (this may take a while if you)

  have a computer to multiboot), change the language. Time/keyboard if necessary, otherwise click "next". In her "install now".

  prompt (do not choose the install now option) instead choose the option "Repair your computer" located at the bottom left

  the back.

  Then select the option 'Use recovery tool' and click 'next '.
  Now, you will see a list of "Recovery Tools". Choose "Command Prompt".

  At the DOS prompt, type the following three commands:

  Bootrec.exe /fixmbr

  Bootrec.exe /fixboot (may return a not found message "Eliment")

  Bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd

  You should now see the number of Windows Installations that have been identified
  For a tripple boot computer, after that XP has been removed you will see the number 2 (the 2 other Windows 7/Vista

  facilities)

  If you see a prompt "Facility add to the startup list?", enter Y (Yes) for each installation.

  Remove the Windows 7 DVD. Close the command prompt window, and then click "Restart" to reboot the PC.

  Reboot and XP should have disappeared.

  METHOD No. 3
  If the XP partition has been installed has been severely damaged or deleted.

  Restart your computer with the Windows 7 DVD in the CD/DVD drive. Wait for Windows Start (this may take a while if you)

  have a computer to multiboot), change the language. Time/keyboard if necessary, otherwise click "next". In her "install now".

  invites to choose the option 'Install now' and wait again invites him "what type of installion.

  Now select the option "Custom (Advanced)".
  You should now see a list of all existing partitions and unallocated space where resided once Windows XP.
  Levy (highlighted) space and in the lower left corner click "Drive Options".

  Now, with unallocated space underlined click on 'New' and 'Apply' and 'Format '.
  Close the prompt "Where would you install Windows?" by clicking on the red X in the upper right.
  Click 'Yes' to. Are you sure you want to cancle installation Windows' command prompt.
  Then click on the option "repair you computer" at the bottom left.

  Then select the option 'Use recovery tool' and click 'next '.
  Now, you will see a list of "Recovery Tools". Choose "Command Prompt".

  At the DOS prompt, type the following three commands:

  Bootrec.exe /fixmbr

  Bootrec.exe /fixboot (may return a not found message "Eliment")

  Bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd

  How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows recovery environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/927392

  How to remove Windows XP from a computer to dual-boot Windows 7
  http://www.PAGESTART.com/dualbootdelxp01pg01.html

  This guide is specifically for computer owners who have only one hard disk shared by Windows XP and Windows7. The

  the object must not only uninstall Windows XP, but allow Windows 7 start and make full use of the partition the space formerly occupied

  by XP.

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  Note: As this is a major change I would say look at the installation of an Image backup software package and create a

  backup of hard drive to an external USB drive should something fail.

  Norton Ghost version 15 - has a 30 day trial available
  (Note: Ghost can is no longer available, see Todo Backup free as an alternative)
  http://www.Symantec.com/Norton/Ghost
  Media: CDR/RW, DVD + R/RW, Blu - Ray, USB and FireWire® devices (IEEE 1394), Iomega Zip® and Jaz® drives
  (Note: trial does not create a Bootable restore CD you will need to restore the image)
  http://www.Symantec.com/Norton/downloads/trialsoftware/register.jsp?PVID=ghost15
  User Guide: ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/ghost/15/manuals/ngh_15_user_guide.pdf

  Free alternatives:
  EASEUS Todo Backup Home V6
  (Note: Todo Install, then create a diskette "emergency" before you start creating your first image backup)
  http://www.TODO-backup.com/

  Acronis True Image 2011 - has a fully functional trial version of 30 days available.
  (Note: install Acronis and then create a bootable media restoration/rescue CD before you start creating your first image)

  backup)
  http://www.Acronis.com/homecomputing/products/TrueImage/
  The version comparison: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/comparison.html
  True Image User Guides and documentation:
  http://www.Acronis.com/homecomputing/download/docs/

  Acronis True Image Seagate Edition (drive Assistant)
  http://www.Seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/DiscWizard

  Acronis True Image edition of Western Digital (WD)
  http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?Swid=119&wdc_lang=en

  Also copy disc to disc with Norton Ghost
  http://Service1.Symantec.com/support/PowerQuest.nsf/docid/2004111701520562?OpenDocument&src=hot&prod=Norton

  + Ghost & ver = 10.0 & csm = no & seg = hho

  Windows 7 built in "backup and restore".
  (To restore an image, you need your Windows 7 DVD disc or repairs)

  Untested alternatives
  Reflect disk imaging:
  http://www.Macrium.com/reflectfree.asp

  Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition:
  http://www.Paragon-Software.com/home/DB-Express/download.htm

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• How to remove Ubuntu to dual boot with Windows 7?

  Original title: how to remove another BONE of two different OS

  So I recently installed Ubuntu and Windows 7 ultimate on my PC but now system completely becomes slow and I could not able to navigate more then an hour and I need to restart it quickly to all an hour and I ask you guys to give me some info on how to remove a Ubuntu from my PC! (I tried system recovery options, but there is no inside notebook where I can remove a BONE)

  How do I uninstall Ubuntu from a Dual-Boot PC Windows safely

• A Dual Boot Vista 32 bit / Linux solved abduction... Reassigned HDD need some info on what I see and if its OK?

  So I made a quite a bit of reasearch on remove the dual boot. I went down without losing everything. Correction of the problem starting with a window 7 CD thanks for the questions and answers that I found here. I have reallocated space with disk management. I wanted to know if that's the way it should be?

  Windows Vista Business 32-bit

  I have a little free HARD G 62.2 G used 76.7 G drive

  Research on the management of records in the chart view from left to right

  Disk 0 149.01 base G Online

  48 MB unallocated

  D 10 G NTSF primary partion health recovery

  C: OS 138.96 NTFS healthy (System, boot, page File, active, Crash Dump, primary Partition)

  Hope this is enough information. Start upward and seems fine but...

  Thanks I appreciate any help.

  Space unallocated, is simply raw. Create a partition & format

  If you choose... In addition, on a given hard drive partitions can be mamipulated better

  in the "recovery console", recovery, type: DiskPart

• Satellite Pro A200: How to create Dual boot; Vista & XP using the recovery CD

  I just bought a laptop Satellite Pro A200, which was supplied with the product for Vista and XP Recovery discs.
  The license specifically Vista also XP licenses.
  Can I set up a dual boot so that I can boot to Vista or XP? If so, how?

  I would also like a third boot, Red Hat Linux 9.
  Any comments?

  Hmmm. Usually it s possible to use two or more operating systems on the computer, but as far as I know the Toshiba Vista recovery CD formats whole disk when installing Vista and this will lead to the loss of the OS installed.
  I m not 100% sure on the recovery of the newest XP CD called RECON doesn t CD include an expert mode which allows to choose between the different partitions.

  So I guess that each use the recovery CD will format the HARD drive and erase the installed data. But of course, you can try to install the two BONES and to check if the restore XP CD allows to choose the second part of the installation of the OS.

  If it does not, it seems that you will need to an original XP from Microsoft CD or the original CD of Vista to use the two BONES.

  Best regards

• HP ENVY 17 Leap Motion SE: Dual boot Windows 10 with 8.1 - Start menu screen does not always watch.

  I bought the full version of Windows 10 House because I want to keep my factory installed Win 8.1 x 64 and dual boot with the new OS.

  Installation went without problems - on a partition separated after the reduction of the C: partition by default, but when I restart my PC, start menu does not always appear for make me decide which system to choose and the computer boots directly to Windows 8.1.  I even turned off "time to display list of operating systems" when Windows 10 is selected by default OS, but when I turn off my PC for a short period and put back on, I am greeted by Windows 8.1

  Could be a bios or partition related question? Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

  Laptop: HP ENVY Leap Motion SE 17 - j110ea with 2 sata drives.

  Intel Core i7-4702MQ, 8 GB of RAM, with factory installed Win 8.1 home x 64

  VVel wrote:
  

  Thanks for the quick response!

  Workaround1 led display start menu classic that works, but disappears again, after closing down. When I turn on the computer, the last used OS is loaded, without the menu. If I do a restart and not close, the menu is back...

  (......)
  The start menu is not displayed, but at least the OS startup time is faster.

  Hello

  Thank you for posting this and for letting me know it now works for you (which is acceptable to you).

  In fact, what you describe above is not a bug, but it should. This is because Microsoft has changed a bit the boot process and the stop function since Win 8 (which means Windows 8, 8.1 and now 10). Instead of the stop full as in Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 (when he is chosen to turn off) will stop, but closing them is a kind of hibarnation. For this reason, what describe you above is going on (he begins the latest OS because it was really completely out).  Full done restart restarts and it meets the place where the OS is selected.

  More information-> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/how-windows-8-hybrid-shutdown-fast-boot-feature-works/

  This mode ensures a faster start-up (on cause of so-called half restart).

  A workaround for this (works on Win 8, 8.1 and should also work on Win 10):

  http://www.howtogeek.com/129021/how-to-do-a-full-shutdown-in-Windows-8-without-disabling-hybrid-boot/

• How to clone a Dual Boot XP Installation with only files Bootloader on C:\

  For me one of the hardest things to do with a problem in a discussion text is to indicate clearly what disk and partition that I want to talk.  For those who need a refresher in the nomenclature of charger for the startup of Microsoft, it's here.  Others may wish to move on to the next paragraph.  The specification of a given partition is of the form multi (a) disk (b) rdisk (c) partition (d).  But for any ordinary computer, a = b = 0, so we cannot forget for the discussion thereon.  The c value is the number of the disk in the boot order, with the boot drive with c = 0.  The value d is the partition number with the first partition on the disk with d = 1.

  In the interests of my presentation that follows, I will refer to rdisk (0) partition (1) as r0p1, rdisk (1) partition (3) like r1p3, etc to save space and we hope to maintain a clarity of thought.

  My intention was to clone successfully my dual boot Windows XP Edition family, and Windows XP Pro installation from a larger drive to a smaller drive.  Unfortunately, technical cloning of hard disk Partition Wizard Home failed due to the fact that there is more data on disk more capacity that fits on the smaller disk.  To be precise, there are a score of additional data on the largest drive F:\ r0p4.  So I used Partition Wizard Home to the clone C:\ r0p1 (the system partition that has the XP bootloader files), D:\ r0p2 (Windows XP Pro) and r0p3 E:\ (Windows XP Home) one at a time.  Because I'm using a disk controller hard PATA TX2 promise with the bios settings fixed, the only way to change the order in which the bios starts the disks is to change disks data wiring. I made that as simple as possible by using the two captains of PATA.  Note that the partitions that I cloned were G:\ r1p1 H:\ r1p2 and I:\ r1p3.

  To help the reader understand the placement of hard drive partition, repeat myself below.
  C:\ r0p1 Windows Bootloader files only (System, active) Bootloader of Windows r1p1 only file G:\
  Windows XP Pro H:\ r1p2 r0p2 D:\ Clone Windows XP Pro
  R0p3 Windows XP Home Edition (Boot) I:\ r1p3 E:\ Clone Windows XP Home
  R0p4 F:\ data partition

  After cloning, I made the following changes to starting XP r0p1 and r1p1 Chargers.  I added the ability to each Boot.ini file to start, r0p2, r0p3, r1p2 or r1p3 to eliminate the duty the wiring to study how the work was going.  I have created a boot loader diskette bootable with the same exact boot loader files in it, too.

  I discovered the original disc start, I could successfully start all four of XP with the r0p1 bootloader or the floppy boot loader.  But when I switched the order of disc, only the floppy drive would start in all four of XP.  The bootstrapper on r0p1 never appeared.

  I take this to mean that a redirect command where Windows is to search the bootstrapper may be necessary.  I boot from my Windows XP SP3 slipstreamed boot drive and access the repair console.  First I ran bootcfg/list and to my surprise, there is no entry found.  I took this to mean that windows searches for the bootloader files in the right place.  Is it possible to redirect windows to their position?  Think I remember reading something on the redirection of the search for the bootstrapper files.  I also thought about the command that rewrites the MBR, but got a warning that my MBR was specially built and serious consequences could occur, so I'll stop before making a misinformed choice.

  While I'm hoping for a generous person offers help, I got back to the top of all partitions on both disks using Acronis True Image.  Then if worst comes to worst, I can experiment with the controls of recovery without fear of losing all my work so far.

  Best regards
  Max

  I finally discovered that the two related errors that I made which prevented me from being able to start the operating systems Windows XP cloned using the files of Bootstrapper on the cloned C:\ partition.  Unfortunately, I had never taken the time to check the veracity of 'files bootloader being on the C:\ partition cloned'.  In fact the original C:\ partition was a primary partition, then the so-called C:\ partition "cloned" was a logical partition.  This fact makes no difference for the boot loader diskette XP that I had built, because he provided the bootloader files in a separate environment to that of the two hard drives.  But because the partition of the C:\ drive "cloned" was logical and not primary, there's no way I could do the C:\ partition "cloned" active, because only a primary partition can be active.  And the manufacturing process an active primary partition is crucial, precisely because it tells the computer where the Windows XP bootloader files.

  In my case after that I discovered that the C:\ "cloned" was logical, I used Partiton Wizard to convert it to a primary school.  But even in this case, Windows XP could not find the XP boot loader.  It was only when I started Wizard Partition a disk using and marked the partition C:\ cloned as assets that the bootloader has finally appeared.

  Even in this case I was not completely out of the Woods.  Because I had left the original source of the operating systems that are copied to the computer while the problem of bootloader, Windows had kept the previous drive letter assignments after that hard drives starting positions were exchanged.  So when I started out in what should have been Windows Home on E:\ drive, I discovered that Windows had kept the previous letter of partitions I:\.  And the drive system has even changed the C:\ drive to drive G:\.

  Less than a year, I would have thrown to the top of my hands which happened and began on with the cloning operation.  But because I googled for Windows XP system or start letter has changed, I discovered that what I had to do was to go into the registry and swap disks back E:\ and I:\ value names, and do the same for the discs back, C:\ and G:\.  And when I got to Windows XP Pro, I also had to swap the disks back D:\ and H:\ value names.  The only drive on that I had not to swap names was my original data F:\ disc.

  Finally, I believe that it is time for me to say why I went to all this trouble because I leave the two disks on the computer.  2 years 1 TB WDC Green Player is coupled to the drive controller Promise TX2 PATA is to use a SATA converter IDE, during the five year drive natively 300 GB Maxtor PATA.  Using the free software software Disk Bench with the windows pagefile disabled, I repeatedly timed 480 MB creating files on both hard drives on all the different partitions and there seems to be an advantage of the maximum speed of 10 Mbps on the old Maxtor PATA drive converted SATA drive.  But the speed of creation for the two ranges of 20 MB/sec to 65 MB/s using the PATA drive, while the beaches of SATA drive about 20 MB/sec-55 MB/sec.  It would be nice to point out, however, that the WDC Green drive is environmentally friendly, but not a 7200 RPM drive.  I plan to study if measurements with Disk Bench with the exchanged boot disks and the disabled swap file will make a difference in the time it takes to create the file.

  Best regards

  Max

• In a configuration of dual boot Vista/Vista, where are the operating system files stored in another copy of Vista?

  In one, the operating system is in the C:\Windows folder. Where the operating system is stored on the 2nd partition?

  Hi BDTT.

  If you have installed the Windows vista operating system in a dual-boot on two partitions Setup then you find another folder Windows in the second disc of the partition.

  For example: C:\Windows and D:\Windows.

  When you start in any partition the root drive letter would change to the C:\ drive.

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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• Can I dual-boot windows 7 with windows 8?

  Hello

  Currently I'm with Windows 8 enterprise edition and now I want to dual boot into windows 7 to be part of my software work. For example my TV tuner software.

  Don't forget that now I'm on windows 8. So, what I can dual boot Windows 7? If so, how?

  And, I can access all the drives and folders with two BONES? will I have to install the software in the two BONES? Can I access photos and videos of these two BONES?

  Hi Laxmi,

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

  I regret the inconvenience caused to you.

  I suggest you to check with our TechNet forum to improve assistance to the question.

  Click on, https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home

  If you have additional questions about Windows operating systems, please do not hesitate to contact us again. We will be happy to assist you accordingly.

  Thank you.

• Dual boot vista and xp on a Satellite A200

  Hello
  I tried to make my system a dual boot one, but it seems that I have some difficulties to do this because when I boot the cd (winXP) the system has always said that it does not detect my hard drive?
  How can I check the hard drive I have...

  I have a toshiba satellite a200

  Thank you

  As additional info: check it please this INTEL PAGE.

  Good bye

• T410: How Dual boot Win 7 with Ubuntu?

  I like to keep my config to origin win 7, but to add the option to dual boot into ubuntu 10.10 as my main OS. Anyone has any experience on how to do this?

  To be sure, I would create a set of recovery discs if you have not already,