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I successfully upgraded from XP and the only issue that I have is that each time i start the computer, it asks which operating system I want to use. My hard disk is partitioned for backup. Any ideas on how to automatically load windows 7? Thasnks

This tutorial describes how to install Windows XP and Windows 7 on the same partition (first tutorial for one partition written). The short concept: Install XP twice and have 7 replace the first installation. Warning! Tested once. Need more testers to confirm it works for everyone and the...

I am trying to do a clean instal of Windows 7. What I want to do is clear ie format the hard drive and then instal the OS. What I get using available options is a copy of my old OS (Vista) in a folder(library) along with other debris on my C drive. I have tried booting from the DVD but with the...

After running the Windows Upgrade Advisor twice without issue I attempted to install the Win7 Ultimate Edition twice earlier this morning. Both times the install process was halted mid-stream and I get two pop up windows. The first says, "The installation was cancelled" and the second says...

Hi good buddies, used to be I had my PC set up thus: I began by installing Windows 7 RC1 on a freshly formatted HD, then proceeded to create a D-partition within C:\ where I installed Windows XP and ended up with a boot screen which gave me the choice to boot into Windows 7 (default, 30 sec...

Last night I logged of my Windows 7 RC 64-bit laptop. This morning I log on and the logon takes longer than usual. Finally a non-aero desktop appears and a message is displayed that the desktop could not be loaded or that the profile is damaged. I logged off and on again, rebooted, but could not...

Hy! I'm new so please, be nice. Link Removed Previously, I was using two operating systems - C: Windows XP x64 SP2; D: Windows XP x86 SP3. I was given ten seconds to choose the operating system, or it automacally shoosed the first one. Now, I have installed Windows 7 Ultimate RC on C, and...

Hi, I have Vista 64 on C: and Windows 7 RTM on F: running simultaneously. I've got Win7 to the point where I can abandon Vista entirely. I was wondering if I could image the Win7 F: drive -- I use Acronis TrueImage -- and replace it onto C: eliminating the Vista instance for the Win7, then...

hello, i have recently installed win7 (which is AWESOME!!!) on J:\ and have my earlier VISTA (which is crap ;) installed on C:\ as shown below. HDD1 - 1TB C:\ - 200gig has VISTA D:\ - 800gig has just files HDD2 - 1TB J:\ - 200gig has win7 H:\ - 800gig has just files note that each...

I had my system running with dual boot Vista Ultimate (32bit) and XP professional (32 bit). These OS were both installed on 2 separate partition of a single physical Hard disk. Now, I just did a full install of 64Bit Windows 7 Ultimate, on the partition where windows XP was installed. I had...

I just installed a Linux distro based on Ubuntu 9.04. It is very user friendly. I don't like the Start Menu, but that's easily changed by choosing the Gnome Desktop. I used a program called [URL=http://unetbootin.sourceforge.netUnbooten[/URL] to install on my flash drive. You need to check...

Doing this selects which operating system you want to load, or if you want to use the memory diagnostic tool. Mine still says vista, even though I upgraded to 7 from vista. If I select it (its the only option) it says there is something wrong with windows/system32/winload.exe. unsigned driver...

First off, windows 7 is SWEET. A new glossy OS with great looks and great speed. Thank you microsoft (those are uncommon words...). I first got 64 bit. It was sweet. Until I couldn't get internet. Crap. That's kind of important in today's computing world. I tried everything. I have a...

I downloaded and tried to install Windows 7 RC Build 7100 yesterday because Windows 7 Beta kept saying it was going to expire by the end of month. When installing, it said I couldn't upgrade from the beta and forced me to custom install. It used my Recovery (D:) Drive to install on and now when...

Hi all! I recently decided to try out Windows 7. I was previously using Vista 64bit so I though I could try to dual boot them. I have partitioned my main HD into 2, one for the current vista and another which I have named Windows7. Everything went fine when I was installing Windows 7. Note...

Hi, Run into a bit of a problem, I'm am currently running both XP and win 7, and I just upgraded to a new 1 tb hard drive. In order to free up space on the original hard drive, I want to move my windows 7 installation to a partition on the new hard drive. Normally this wouldn't be an issue, but...

For some unknown reason, whilst trying to install Windows 7 to a new drive on a dual boot with Vista Ultimate, towards the end of the installation it said that it could not continue and I had to run chkdsk on the C: drive. I waited and chkdsk did run giving all sorts of errors but then the...

So, I have windows 7 64-bit and i needed to install xp professional as a dual boot. So i Partitioned about 30gb's of memory, and then installed windows XP. Well, now It will only start windows XP. And when i go and try to change the deafault OS on startup, Windows 7 isnt listed. But now, It says...

This is starting to get boring, what am I missing here or do I have a rouge copy. OK I have installed W7 on a separate hard disc to my XP all went swell till I restarted, it just goes straight into W7. Everything I read said I needed to install EasyBCD and add an entry to the bootloader so I did...

I have 3 hard drives on this workstation. I use Boot Magic to boot into Win98 DOS, Win Me, W2k, XP. hd0 had WinMe (1), W2k (2), XP (3). hd1 had Win98 DOS on partition 1. I installed Win7. I wanted to install on hd0 but there were no more available Primary partitions, so I chose hd2 (sata)...