Hi guys,
I was hoping I wouldn't have to start a new thread and post, but feels I have tried everything and can't get it to boot back to Win7.
So: originally I had installed WindowsXP on drive C.. and Windows7 on drive E (one harddrive, separate partitions). I even have another partition with OS X installed,
and had them all 3 working perfect in a triple boot. Then I had to reinstall WindowsXP and now I can't seem to be able to boot into Windows 7 to be able to add the other Systems to the boot loader. Doing it from WinXP don't seem to work.
I have been using EasyBCD, wrote the Vista/Win7 bootloader to the MBR and added XP as an entry. Doesn't work.
It says :
"Invalid boot.ini file
Booting from C:\Windows"
and after this boots smoothly to WinXP.
I have tried booting from Win7 CD, going to Command Prompt and doing
bootrec /FixMbr
bootrec /FixBoot
bootrec /RebuildBcd
It found the Win7 installation (only win7, not xp at all) on the E drive and seemed to think it set the drive to boot from there next, but nope.
Same Invalid boot.ini message and straight to XP after that.
Now tried also "bootsect /nt60 E:/" and still no luck.
I am wondering what could possibly be wrong, because it seems nothing is affecting the bootsector/bootloader. Writing it from EasyBCD won't result in me booting to Windows7, rebuilding it from Win7 CD in command prompt doesn't seem to do it either.
Here is how my boot.ini looks, shouldn't be any problems there. Windows7 shouldnt even be looking at the boot.ini surely?
; This boot.ini was automatically generated by NeoSmart Technologies' BootGrabber.exe
; Use EasyBCD from EasyBCD - Take control of your boot loader | NeoSmart Technologies to manage your bootloader
[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP on C:\" /fastdetect
If anyone can advise me in any way, would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.
EDIT: Tried also to boot from Windows 7 CD, go to Command Prompt by hitting Ctrl+10. Then with "DISKPART" I set the correct Windows 7 partition as ACTIVE. Now for the first time it seemed to do something (it doesn't complain about boot.ini and load XP) but this time it says BOOTMGR missing...
EDIT2: Tried as well doing the DISKPART, setting Win7 partition to active, then re-doing the bootrec /FixMbr and bootrec /FixBoot and bootrec /RebuildBcd... Same problem at startup, BOOTMGR missing.
I was hoping I wouldn't have to start a new thread and post, but feels I have tried everything and can't get it to boot back to Win7.
So: originally I had installed WindowsXP on drive C.. and Windows7 on drive E (one harddrive, separate partitions). I even have another partition with OS X installed,
and had them all 3 working perfect in a triple boot. Then I had to reinstall WindowsXP and now I can't seem to be able to boot into Windows 7 to be able to add the other Systems to the boot loader. Doing it from WinXP don't seem to work.
I have been using EasyBCD, wrote the Vista/Win7 bootloader to the MBR and added XP as an entry. Doesn't work.
It says :
"Invalid boot.ini file
Booting from C:\Windows"
and after this boots smoothly to WinXP.
I have tried booting from Win7 CD, going to Command Prompt and doing
bootrec /FixMbr
bootrec /FixBoot
bootrec /RebuildBcd
It found the Win7 installation (only win7, not xp at all) on the E drive and seemed to think it set the drive to boot from there next, but nope.
Same Invalid boot.ini message and straight to XP after that.
Now tried also "bootsect /nt60 E:/" and still no luck.
I am wondering what could possibly be wrong, because it seems nothing is affecting the bootsector/bootloader. Writing it from EasyBCD won't result in me booting to Windows7, rebuilding it from Win7 CD in command prompt doesn't seem to do it either.
Here is how my boot.ini looks, shouldn't be any problems there. Windows7 shouldnt even be looking at the boot.ini surely?
; This boot.ini was automatically generated by NeoSmart Technologies' BootGrabber.exe
; Use EasyBCD from EasyBCD - Take control of your boot loader | NeoSmart Technologies to manage your bootloader
[boot loader]
timeout=15
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP on C:\" /fastdetect
If anyone can advise me in any way, would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.
EDIT: Tried also to boot from Windows 7 CD, go to Command Prompt by hitting Ctrl+10. Then with "DISKPART" I set the correct Windows 7 partition as ACTIVE. Now for the first time it seemed to do something (it doesn't complain about boot.ini and load XP) but this time it says BOOTMGR missing...
EDIT2: Tried as well doing the DISKPART, setting Win7 partition to active, then re-doing the bootrec /FixMbr and bootrec /FixBoot and bootrec /RebuildBcd... Same problem at startup, BOOTMGR missing.
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