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xp and win 7 on same hard drive

  • 19-05-2013 12:50pm
    #1
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭


    so I made a boo boo.

    I have wins 7 as a main OS

    I did an install of win xp using the disc on a separate partition. now my laptop will only load xp and I dont have a disc for win 7 ... if I get back into win 7 I can get a dual boot thing.

    how do I get there ? and get win 7 loaded again ?


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  • #2
    sulc84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭sulc84


    Sometimes you get problem on some PC when you try that.If you install win 7 and then winxp .. you need dual boot manager for that.


  • #3
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    sulc84 wrote: »
    Sometimes you get problem on some PC when you try that.If you install win 7 and then winxp .. you need dual boot manager for that.


    eh yeah I kinda got that.

    I just want to know how to get back into windows 7 thanks


  • #4
    sulc84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭sulc84


    you can use EASY BCD for dual sistem

    did you get error loading operative system message ?


    you need win7 disk for repair..


  • #5
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    sulc84 wrote: »
    you can use EASY BCD for dual sistem

    did you get error loading operative system message ?


    already have that programme and no errors. just need a way back into windows 7


  • #6
    sulc84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭sulc84


    you didn't get win7 disk when you bought laptop ?


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  • #7
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    sulc84 wrote: »
    you didn't get win7 disk when you bought laptop ?

    no


  • #8
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    anyone else any idea please


  • #9
    danger_mouse_tm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 992 ✭✭✭danger_mouse_tm


    Download Easy BCD and install it. You can view your boot manager through that. See that you have both boot options enabled. If you see only one click ADD on the left hand side, add in the one you are missing (it might even be the xp one) Make sure that automatically detect drives (or partitions ) is checked. It most likely will be. On the left now is another button called deploy or submit boot record. Hit that and then restart. YOu should be able to boot up into both now.


  • #10
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    danger_mouse_tm wrote: »
    Download Easy BCD and install it. You can view your boot manager through that. See that you have both boot options enabled. If you see only one click ADD on the left hand side, add in the one you are missing (it might even be the xp one) Make sure that automatically detect drives (or partitions ) is checked. It most likely will be. On the left now is another button called deploy or submit boot record. Hit that and then restart. YOu should be able to boot up into both now.


    I have that and it cant find a bcd file and asks me to find that manually. where is that for windows 7 ?


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