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    dualboot window7 / Linux

    hello world again me :D . so i have a little problem i want to see how can i cute my partition for i install linux ? and need i install something for get the dual boot page ? ( for i pick window or linux as OS ) thanks in advance bloodmage .
  2. Windows 7 Bootloader and Icons.

    I got two these I want to chat about with you guys. Right when I start my pc, the bootloader comes up where you pick which os you want to go into, since I dont use Vista anymore or Ubuntu ones that I installed with Wubi, I want to delete them, but I dont know how can someone tell me how to...
  3. Windows 7 Cann't boot other OS (trying to dual boot)

    I have Windows xp 64bit and windows 7 64bit both installed on same hdd but have it partitioned where they both have their own partition. I know im supose to be able to reboot and select my os i want to boot up in but when it reboots and starts back up all it does is go through the normal...
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    Windows 7 Data partition has vanished

    I have somewhat the same problem as this guy has: Link Removed I read that you guys might need the Diskmgmt information in his topic so here it is: I had the RC which was dualbooting fine alongside XP. Then I got the RTM, burned it, booted up with it, deleted and formatted the partition on...
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    Windows 7 Still cant dual boot

    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...
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    Windows 7 Unexpected IO error during install, after previous good install on same system?

    So, I have a strange issue. I think it would be easiest to just describe the steps that I have taken and the results. First, I just built a new system. Specs are Asus P6T motherboard, intel i7 920, 12 GB OCZ Platinum 1333mhz DDR3, XFX Geforce GTX 260 black edition, 1300W Tagan ABS modular psu, 1...
  7. Windows 7 Adventures with Win 7

    What an adventure!! I'm posting this in the hopes of preventing someone, somewhere some grief if they use a similar approach to setting up a new HDD. I just purchased a new, larger (Seagate Momentus 7200 rpm HDD,320 GB) to replace the 200 GB Momentus 7200 rpm drive I've been using for awhile...
  8. Windows 7 Windows 7 / XP Dual booting problems

    Hey, I recently got the new RC off Microsoft installing alongside a relatively new XP Pro installation. I have two 320gb SATA HDs that I'm working off right now, the two operating systems are on different hard drives. After installing Windows 7 I did not get a dual boot option like most guides...
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    Windows 7 A couple of issues with Windows 7 RC

    I have installed Windows 7 RC a few weeks ago. Everything was working perfectly, in fact, I was pleasantly surprised. Then, a few days ago, I got home to find the machine with the blue screen. The problem appeared to have been minidump, which instantly reminded me of a similar problem I had with...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Won't Boot

    Okay, when the official Windows 7 RC came out, I wanted to try it, but I wasn't sure how things would work so I kept my original XP and put Windows 7 on a second partition on the hard disk. After trying windows 7 I decided I liked it, and after transfering my files I decided I didn't need...
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    Windows 7 Lost dual-boot restored

    I've been looking for the solution for my lost Windows 7 bootloader for quite some time and finally found the solution on a Dutch forum. I had installed Windows 7 Dual boot on a different partition. Main OS is and was XP. Due to problems with XP had to overwrite XP installation with Back-Up...
  12. Windows 7 Can't boot with RAID1, RAID driver issues?

    I tried installing W7 on a a spare partition on my (fakeraid) RAID1, and installation went through but I get an error after selecting W7 from the bootloader (I can still boot XP from the W7 bootloader). Is it possible that installation could pass but booting could fail if I used the wrong RAID...
  13. Windows 7 Removing the Recovery Partition

    Windows 7 includes its own pretty little recovery partition, which uses a non-standard format (UGGH!). I'd like to remove it from my laptop multiboot system. Anyone know if this will cause problems? I use GRUB as my bootloader. The tail end of my grub file looks like this: title Windows 7...
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    Windows 7 Multi boot xp-vista-win7-mandriva2008 w/grub

    I have xp installed on a sata drive 0 Partition 0 I have vista installed on ide drive 0 I have mandriva installed on ide drive 1 The grub mbr is on sata drive 0 partition 0 and boots all three Boot Mandriva Boot Windows-XP Boot Windows-Vista Now I installed Win7 on sata drive 0 partition 1...
  15. Windows 7 Attempting Windows 7 install in multiboot system

    I downloaded the Windows 7 Build 7000 Beta today with the product key and I'm trying to install it on a Dell E520 desktop. Just to complicate matters, this machine already has Windows XP (installed on a primary partition) and Ubuntu Linux (installed on an extended partition). I created a 75 GB...
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    Windows 7 IDE / USB interface

    Hi, i have a task to develop an IDE/ USb interface, for this purpose i am using a chip from texas instrument "tusb6250". can any one help me out regarding the application firmware or bootloader. can i get this from any website
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    Windows Vista win xp & vista boot looder

    hellow all this is my first thread i have windows xp on c: drive and vista on D: drive for some reasons i have to reformat patetion c: and reinstall win xp after that windows vista disappear from the boot ini so i cant choose vista and when i add a script to boot ini i began to see...
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    Windows Vista Setting Up Multi-Boot with Vista, XP, and Linux: Boot Loader Options

    hi there, I'm a new vista user, I'm still discovering....and I've some troubles I want to set up 3 OS (XP/Vista/linux). The last I've installed (Vista), installed its own boot loader (bcd) obviously on disk1, partition1 (partition with XP). Is there a way to install bcd on partition 2...