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    Windows 7 How to remove XP/Vista from dual boot with Windows 7

    Didnt find such a tutorial if I installed windows 7 on a partition of my vista or xp and then removing vista or xp if I decided to keep windows 7 permanently. by trial an error I managed to get it done with the following steps. if you are unsure, do a full PC backup first before you attempt...
    • jagr
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    • active partition backup boot record cloning computer help disk management dual boot norton operating system partition management partition wizard recovery remove vista remove xp tech support tutorial unallocated space windows 7 windows installation
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation

  2. Windows 7 Setup installs to two partitions?

    (Note: Linux knowledge not necessary, but possibly helpful.) I just installed Windows 7. I keep my laptop with several partitions, because I like to experiment with different operating systems. I had one partition in use (Linux), and several open. Partition 2 was already NTFS, Partition 3 was...
    • B-Con
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    • active partition boot chainload configuration crash dump device manager dual boot grub installation linux logical drive ntfs page file partition troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation

  3. Windows 7 delete old xp partition

    Hi, I had an xp windows, then i installed windows 7 on a separate partition. Now i want to delete the xp partition and to stay only with windows 7 (without the current dual boot), but i dont know how to do it right. (Currently the xp is on active partition and windows 7 on a logical one)...
    • mishad
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    • active partition delete partition disk management dual boot help installation logical partition partition windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 7 Dual booting vista and windows 7, want to remove vista all together.

    Alright, this is what's going on. I installed vista on my harddrive, and then made a partition and installed windows 7 on it. I no longer want vista, and just want windows 7. How would I go about deleting vista all together, and just have windows 7? If I make the windows 7 partition...
    • Spen
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    • active partition boot issues dual boot hard drive partition remove vista windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support