About this tag
The triple boot tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about configuring a single computer to run three operating systems simultaneously, typically involving multiple versions of Windows alongside Linux distributions. Common themes include setting up triple boot systems with Windows 7, Vista, and Linux Mint or Fedora, managing boot loaders like GRUB and EasyBCD, and troubleshooting boot menu issues after removing one OS. Users also share experiences with hardware like the Evolve III Maestro tablet that triple-boots Android, MeeGo, and Windows 7. Topics range from installation guidance to fixing partition drive letter assignments and boot file problems.
  1. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 Haven't updated Windows 8 to RP yet, what's different?

    Hi I haven't gotten to updating to the Release Preview yet, I have jobs in progress I want to wrap up first, then I think I will triple boot and put it in a new partition before I remove the CP version. What obvious differences are there between the 2? Does the new version contain the...
    • MikeHawthorne
    • Thread
    • compatibility differences new features partition pc games release preview shell triple boot update windows 8
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. M

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Is Not Booting from the Correct File

    Hey guys, A while ago, I had a triple boot system, but now, I'm using one of the hard drives for something else, so now it is only dual-boot. However, for some reason, I cannot get Windows 7 to see the new boot file. I constructed the original boot system with EasyBCD. Absolutely no problems...
    • mrooobaa
    • Thread
    • boot issues boot menu configuration disk recovery dual boot easybcd file management hard drive triple boot windows 7
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. Super Sarge

    Best Linux Flavour

    What is the best Linux Flavour I am using Mint do not know it is the best or not as I am new to Linux I have a triple boot machine I run Mint4win 64 bit, Vista 32 Bit and my Primary OSWindows 7 64 bit
    • Super Sarge
    • Thread
    • 32-bit 64-bit beginner flavours linux mint operating system triple boot windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Linux Forums
  4. Super Sarge

    Mint 11 Live DVD Newbie to Linux

    I just burnt the latest Mint Linux 64 Bit to a DVD. I have 4 internal hard drives, C: contains W7 64 bit D has vista 32 bit Drives E and F store backups of Vista and W7 dual boot configuration. I also have a 1 TB Hitachi external drive a 1TB Seagate Drive on which I could move my backups. If I...
    • Super Sarge
    • Thread
    • 32-bit 64-bit backup boot options drivers dual boot external drive hard drive installation instructions linux mint linux tips mint newbie guide partition system setup triple boot user support windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Linux Forums
  5. B

    Windows 7 Win 7 always starts on E: partition instead of C:

    I have a triple boot system from a single hard drive with 3 partitions. Vista Home Premium 32 bit is in the first partition, Windows 7 Pro 64 bit is in the second partition and Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit is in the third partition. When I boot Windows 7 pro it always shows up as drive E:. The...
    • BeveledGlass
    • Thread
    • boot issues configuration drive letter hard drive operating system partition software installation triple boot windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. N

    Windows 7 tripe boot xp, xp and win 7 problem

    All right Guys, this little weird and complicated. I have 2 versions of XP in my C drive and D drive respectively. (I use D drive xp mainly and C drive XP is for maintenance incase I get virus in D drive, I know its little weird)But anyways i installed WIN 7 on my E drive (all 3 os in same...
    • niteangell21
    • Thread
    • bootloader configuration dual boot easybcd fixboot fixmbr hdd installation operating system repair triple boot troubleshooting virtualization virus protection windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. K

    Windows 7 Windows 7 resuming bar

    Hi. Recently i tried triple booting my copmuter and failed, so I tryed fixing my computer using a windows vista repair disk. it worked, but whenever i resume windows from hibernation, I get the windows vista loading bar. My startup screen is the same old windows 7 one and i already tried using a...
    • kimjoanthanh
    • Thread
    • boot issues computer fix hibernation loading bar repair disk start screen triple boot windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. ExTaCy

    Windows 7 Triple Boot ( Windows XP , 7 And Linux Backtrack)

    Hello there, how can I triple boot on 3 different partitions of 1 HDD Windows xp , 7 , and linux backtrack? :) Please help me, I tried and got bootmgr file missing... and I had to format cause I made something on Partition Magic that hided my partitions and now they are inactive..:S anyway if...
    • ExTaCy
    • Thread
    • backtrack boot manager hdd installation linux partition triple boot windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  9. F

    Windows 7 Delete partition drive and revert it back to one partition drive

    Hi, sorry if this has been posted already. i have partitioned one of my hard drives to have 2. now i want to delete it and revert it back to just one hard drive, can this be done??? please note that i had vista installed on the main hard-drive first then i created a partition drive to install...
  10. B

    Windows 7 Triple Boot XP/Vista/7 - error with win 7 winload.exe

    Hi All I am trying to get windows 7 to boot after installing it along side XP and Vista. The OS's are all on seperate HDDs, all SATA and Win 7 having the luxury of being on SSD. I have had the system on dual boot for about 2 years now and liking the flexibility, so I don't want to...
    • Blueguitar
    • Thread
    • bcd boot files boot manager corrupted data recovery dual boot error flexible setup hard drive installation issues operating system ssd system reserved tech support triple boot windows 7 windows vista windows xp winload
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  11. J

    Windows 7 Installed Windows 7 and now can't seen...Windows 7

    Hi, I installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit RTS version some times ago. I worked great and I used to triple boot 7, vista, ubuntu with easy bcd. Then I went back to Vista because all of my programs are there and I was too lazy to make the switch then. After some time, 7 was officially released so...
    • jubinell
    • Thread
    • boot issues dual boot easybcd installation operating system triple boot troubleshooting ubuntu windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  12. F

    Can i overclock my computer?

    hi, just wondering if i could overclock my computer, like is it safe, can my computer do it etc... specs are as follows... motherboard: Asus P5N-E SLI Ram: 4 gig CPU: Quad core 2.8gig GFX: 9800GT in sli 2x power supply: 1200 WATT thermaltake and im running triple boot xp, vista and...
    • fight2fight
    • Thread
    • 9800gt asus computer cpu graphics card hardware motherboard overclocking pc build performance power supply quad core ram safety sli thermaltake triple boot windows 7 windows vista windows xp
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: General Computing
  13. F

    Windows 7 Triple Boot issue?

    Hi, i wanted to give windows 7 ago, and before i installed windows 7 i had dual boot running all fine, like installed XP, and vista later on, but when i installed windows 7 it doesn't show in the boot up menu only Xp and vista, but if i go into the bios setting and change which hard drive to...
    • fight2fight
    • Thread
    • bios boot menu dual boot error message hard drive installation issues partition triple boot vistabootpro windows 7
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  14. E

    Windows 7 Windows Mobile Center doesn't work

    I am running the R.C. version 7100 of WIndows 7. My computer is the Quad-Core Q6600, Intel Frstbug motherboard. 2 Gb dDram2, 320Gb HD + 500Gb HD. When I was running the Beta version of W7, everything worked okay. Yet when I installed the build 7100, the Windows Mobile Center doesn't work. I...
    • EQ2000
    • Thread
    • activesync beta build 7100 compatibility devices mobile device center quad core triple boot troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  15. X

    Windows 7 Windows 7 black screen & cursor on boot

    Hello everyone, I would like to congratulate you first on this great forum. I have been running Windows 7 RTM 64-bit for a couple of weeks now. I got a key thought my University's MSDN. I currently triple boot 7, XP 32 and XP 64 on the same drive but different partitions. I also run dual...
    • xsever
    • Thread
    • black screen boot issues cursor diagnostics diskeeper error resolution event log graphics card hive msdn multi-monitor ram registry repair safe mode system restore triple boot troubleshooting vga windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  16. wdrspens

    Windows 7 Run chkdsk and dual boot

    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...
  17. E

    Windows 7 Renaming Volume label

    I have been using Total Commander to re-name all my partitions. Yet although my Win7 is installed on drive C: (which I already renamed toWin7), I cannot rename drive D: I comes up with "access denied" W H Y ????:mad: I have 2 hard disks: 320Gb with Windows XP on C: when asked...
    • EQ2000
    • Thread
    • access denied disk management file renaming hard drive partition total commander triple boot volume windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  18. nandemonai

    Windows 7 SATA disk noise... Win 7 only

    Hiya guys, Now, many of you may call me crazy but let me assure you, I know my way around computers pretty darn well, both hardware and software but this is really quite an odd issue. Since the RC release I've been testing, as we all have. Honestly, to me, Win 7 so far looks like XP with a...
    • nandemonai
    • Thread
    • asus p5q bios boot issues crash data drive disk noise file access game installation hard drive hardware hdd issues ntfs performance sata smart diagnostics ssd triple boot troubleshooting ubuntu windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  19. S

    Windows 7 How to Hide Windows 7 and Ubuntu in a Triple-Boot Setup for Security

    Ok, im not sure if this is in the right forum, it covers topics of 7 and other operating systems so I'm hoping someone can help me. I wont explain why I want to do this, but for the general purpose, its for security reasons. I have a triple-booted computer. Meaning, I have Windows XP, Windows...
  20. D

    Windows 7 Sound lockups in media center

    Hi all...first post here...great site BTW. ok...My problem is this: When I go to watch tv using Media center...all goes well...but after a bit...the sound will go crazy..meaining it will get all garbled, and then eventually stop working.I am using a creative Audigy 2z 5.1 the sound works fine...
    • dirtylarry
    • Thread
    • audio issues compatibility creative audigy driver issues garbled sound hardware help request home theater media center pc performance system specs triple boot tv viewing windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support