Crack Your Brains

[Whistler81]

Guys, I had installed windows 7 ultimate in partition 1 and later installed Windows in another. and ever since then i cannot boot into 7. i don't see windows 7 in the
My Computer>Properties>Advanced> Start up and Recovery Settings
what should I do? how do i get windows 7 back? i am pretty sure that os is there as the installation files are still there in C drive.

i tried to randomly delete some system files so that Xp crashes but lost even Xp in the process.

little help here guys.
thanks

 

[Tron91]

Dude don't crack your brains, crack your head on the wall. Never install a older OS upon a newer one. Windows 7 doesn't uses boot.ini like win XP. When you installed XP it wiped all the boot loader information of win 7 from the MBR. Try to repair your win 7 from the bootable DVD. I am not sure if there is any such option in the bootable DVD. Better you clean install XP and then install win 7.

 

[CA50]

first of all use some meaning title for your thread, so that and members and figure out the problem just be reading the title.

Secondly i think thats a common problem with most of you, 1st 7 then xp, use a tool calles EasyBCD to reconfigure your booting sequence. EasyBCD will work under 7.

Easy BCD

 

[Tron91]

His win 7 is now non-bootable as well as he crapped out his Xp installation? Now what can he do? He can repair his XP installation still though.

---------- Post added at 03:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:45 AM ----------

There is still one way, if it follows the XP way of installation.
1. Repair the XP installation which i believe is in any partition other than C.
2. Install Win 7 on C:, you will be able to format your C drive during installation and still retain your boot information about XP, if Win 7 installation follows what XP did during installation.

 

[Whistler81]

you sure rock...!!!! Thanks
i reinstalled Xp in to another(new) partition cleared both the other osz.
thanks for your help. its the info you added in the reply , quite valuable. idin't know that.
yhanks again.

---------- Post added at 12:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:42 PM ----------

thanks to you too... will keep that in mind just wanted to make sure replies come. stupid though sorry.
me new to this forum whats the purpose of-
XFX nForce630i | Geforce 7100GPU | Cel D 2.66GHz | 1GB DDR2 Corsair Ram | 2 X Maxtor 80GB HDD | GSA-H42N | GH22NS50 | 450W PSU + Non-living: Win XP pro | Windows 7 Ultimate + Xtra: Nokia 2700 classic

whats GSA-H42N and GH22NS50 Non-living Win XP ??

 

[CA50]

Thats my signature, i just posted my current configuration as my signature. You too ca create your own signature in User CP>Create/edit signature.
Now everything that you will see after this line is my signature.

---------- Post added at 12:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:37 AM ----------

As i can see, till now you haven`t visited the user control panel, visit it, there are lots of options and features to play with.

Give it a try.

---------- Post added at 12:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:42 AM ----------

As i can see, till now you haven`t visited the user control panel, visit it, there are lots of options and features to play with.

Give it a try.