Windows 7 Windows 7 boot.ini file

[sabrehagen]

Hi,

I'm currently setting up a Dual Boot Windows 7 and Windows XP. I installed Windows 7 first, then installed XP second, both installed on seperate partitions. Windows 7 is on the first partition, and XP on the second. When XP installed it overwrote Windows 7's boot.ini with it's own and now I have to add in the Windows 7 boot option manually. I tried adding the line "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 7" but this hasn't worked for me.

In summary, could you please post the contents of your Windows 7 boot.ini file from the root of your drive so I can see how it is initially set up?

Thank you in advance,



sabrehagen

 

[Amit]

Thankyou SaltGrass and Mike.
well i had to format my pc.. cos while making changes using EasyBCD i screwed up and selcted the not working windows 7.
so i had to format my 1 partition and install windows 7 there.
so basically i made many mistakes and learnt a lotta things. but i am highly impressed with Windows 7.

And yeah i wud recommend this tool for windows 7 non genuine users RemoveWGA it eliminates the possiblity of genuine errors and allows Windows updates as well.

Enjoy !

 

[mafia2000]

To install Easybcd on XP, you need to first download and install .NET Framework 2.0 from MS

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D/L and install Easybcd

Download EasyBCD 1.7.2 - NeoSmart Technologies

A. Click Manage Bootloader

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B. Make sure "Reinstall Vista Bootloader" is selected, Click Write MBR

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C. Select Add/Remove Entries

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D. Select Windows NT/2k/XP/2k3 in Drop-down, Click Add Entry, Click Save

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Don't worry it says Vista - NT6 compatible MBR is the same for Vista and 7.

You could do it with command line instead , if you are familiar with that.

Thanks a lot. I searched Google for hours all the guides there mentioned how to use Easy BCD from windows 7 but your guide proved really helpful to me

 

[MaxiC]

Thanks a lot. I searched Google for hours all the guides there mentioned how to use Easy BCD from windows 7 but your guide proved really helpful to me

I have same probleme. 2 windows, XP and 7, i reinstaled xp and now i cant use win7. I tried to solve by EasyBCD as another users, but didnt work.Can someone to help me?

 

[onefast50]

How did you do this? May I have step by step instructions because i did the same thing!!

Thanks!

This whole thing could have been avoided if you install windows xp first...than windows 7. The windows 7 detects the xp installation and creates the duel boot setup including the boot.ini for xp. For furure reference always install the older OS first than the newer ones from there.