Booting problem in Windows

rohitshakti2

rohitshakti2

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Hi

I was using Windows 7 and windows XP earlier but due to some problem my XP got corrupt. Then i tried to remove it and tried installing Qimo OS which is made for kids but it also didn't installed on the partion which contained XP.

Then i put XP back on the partition by formating the partion completele. It worked, but now the problem is that i am not able to log on to Windows 7 as the boot screen is not apearing and when i start the PC, it directly drives me to Win XP.

I have checked and found that Win7 is intact in its partition space.

Pls tell me how to solve this problem?

Regards
 
Boot into the win7 install disc or recovery CD you can make in win7 and choose to repair startup problems. This will restore OS and give you an option to get into either win7 or XP hopefully.if it again fails then try restore option,else need to reinstall the OS.

The problem is :
Windows 7 doesn't have NTFS write permissions on XP system partition, even though it creates a "boot sector" inside it, cause it is the first one in line on the system disk, which is shared half on half by both systems.

How To Manage The Windows 7 Boot Menu

you have installed Windows 7 on a computer system that was running a different operating system before chance is that you now see that other operating system in the boot menu during startup. There is not really a need for this unless you decided to go with a dual-boot system for some time. Users who completely switched to Windows 7 might want to remove the old operating system from appearing in the Windows 7 boot menu to speed up boot time and avoid possible mistakes like booting into the wrong operating system.

Windows 7 users who want to remove, edit or add entries to the Windows 7 boot menu have two basic options. The first is available in form of the Msconfig utility that ships with every version of Windows 7. Msconfig might help but it can happen that it is not displaying the other operating systems as was the case with our Windows 7 Pro test system which we upgraded from Windows XP Pro.

The second and more reliable option is Easy BCD, a boot menu editor for Windows 7.

The software program comes with the means to remove, edit and add operating systems in the Windows 7 boot menu. It is for instance easy to remove an existing entry by opening the Add/Remove Entries menu in the program, selecting the operating system that should be removed and clicking on the Delete button.

The application does provide access to extensive settings ranging from configuring the bootloader timeout to advanced options like configuring DEP/NoExecute settings, debugging options or limitations to the cpus and physical memory. The boot menu manager offers a backup option so that the previous settings can be recovered in case of an emergency.

Easy BCD is exactly what the name implies, easy to use. It can be downloaded at the developer’s website where it is available for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
 
I tried EasyBCD and Iboot software to boot my PC but when i installed them and tried to run them, it showed an error 0x00035 error and did'nt run. I again downloaded them and tried but the same error.
 
Boot using Windows 7 DVD >> Repair Console >> Recovery Tools

A Command Line will appear, then type following commands:

DISKPART

LIST DISK

SELECT DISK # (for Windows 7 disk)

LIST PARTITION

select partition # (for Windows 7 partition)

active

exit

Reboot using windows 7 DVD >> System Recovery Options >> Startup Repair option

Hope that fix your problem.
 
Boot using Windows 7 DVD >> Repair Console >> Recovery Tools

A Command Line will appear, then type following commands:

DISKPART
LIST DISK
SELECT DISK # (for Windows 7 disk)
LIST PARTITION
select partition # (for Windows 7 partition)
active
exit
Reboot using windows 7 DVD >> System Recovery Options >> Startup Repair option

Hope that fix your problem.
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This is what i am saying that when i click the repair option after putting the DVD, it says that the drivers are missing.
 
rohitshakti2 said:
This is what i am saying that when i click the repair option after putting the DVD, it says that the drivers are missing.
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Restart your computer >> Press F8 key continuously

Do you see windows 7 in the list of OS ??
 
Simple. Install vistaboot pro. Go to system boot loader under vistabootpro. Check unInstall legacy bootloader (which installs vista boot loader). Select the installation drive as C. click Apply updates . restart and Now you will have win 7 boot menu where you will have both XP and 7 entry.
 
rohitshakti2 said:
No i can't see win7.
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Holy Cow. he keeps saying he aint able to see the disks when he boots in Win7 DVD but people keep giving him solutions on how to get the boot menu to show Win7.

Guys unless he is able to detect the disks in the installation DVD that he boots he will not be able to apply any fix.

Buddy. Do the following. Once you boot from the DVD you reach upto a screen where it says Install or Install Now. On the left hand corner of that window you would see something that says "Repair...." (Its long time now I havent needed to touch the installation DVD, so do not remember the exact options)

Click this option and you will be presented with a window where as you mentioned you wont see the disk. There itself you will find an option to load drivers for it to recognise the disk. These drivers are the SATA controller drivers to which the disk is connected on the motherboard. These drivers are the one which you will provide from a USB pen drive or a floppy by downloading them and extracting them from your motherboard driver CD or from motherboard manufacturer website. As soon as you provide the driver it will show you the disks attached in your system. Now you can proceed going to WinRE(Recovery Environment) which is essentially a command prompt.

Now you are ready to follow the below Microsoft article to get back your Win7 boot option

Windows no longer starts after you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration
Hope this helps you.
 
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