So here goes...
I had started out on 2.02. So far haven't seen many differences between 2.0.2 2.1 and 2.0.1 as far as results go.Just grub.
So here are the steps I took on the last go trying 2.0.1
Checked Disk Management. Win 7 partion is active. In EasyBCD View settings says:
There are a total of 3 entries listed in the bootloader.
Default: Windows 7 Ultimate 32
Timeout: 10 seconds
EasyBCD Boot Device: C:\
Entry #1
Name: Windows 7 Ultimate 32
BCD ID: {default}
Drive: D:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Entry #2
Name: Windows 7
BCD ID: {current}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Entry #3
Name: Microsoft DOS
BCD ID: {4aaa0507-258b-11e0-8605-001cc037f3c7}
Drive: D:\
Bootloader Path: \NST\AutoNeoGrub0.mbr
Boot loader setup... Install BCD on Dos partition. Check View settings: says the same as above. Check Disk Management. Now Dos partition is active ( I didn't change it). Just for jollys, Write MBR ( Win 7/vista)
Deleted all entries under edit boot menu. Added all entries again. View Settings:
There are a total of 3 entries listed in the bootloader.
Default: Windows 7 Pro 64
Timeout: 10 seconds
EasyBCD Boot Device: C:\
Entry #1
Name: Windows 7 Pro 64
BCD ID: {default}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Entry #2
Name: Windows 7 Ultimate 32
BCD ID: {4aaa050d-258b-11e0-8605-001cc037f3c7}
Drive: D:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Entry #3
Name: Microsoft DOS
BCD ID: {4aaa050e-258b-11e0-8605-001cc037f3c7}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \NST\nst_dos.mbr
Reboot
Get this screen:
Run repair from Win 7 install disk. no go
Install Win 7 on a second hard disk and use disk management to set Win partition on original disk to Active
Boots into Windows fine. Check View Settings. Reads the same as
first list with autoNeoGrub in entry #3. When trying to boot into the dos partition, I just get grub.
I will say that at some point in my thrashing around, I did boot into Dos. But only directly - No boot manager list... and couldn't get Boot manager back through repair. So I know the partition is bootable if only I could get Boot manager to cooperate.
So now I've done all this beta testing for you Computer Guru. Would you please just pull out a fresh hard disk and make this work? And generate a step list? Make sure to start out with Windows installed first before creating the Dos partition.
Thanks
PS You'll notice I have two Windows partitions. They use each other as scratch disks. The Dos partition is still in the front. I thought maybe a fresh version of windows might make a difference. But no joy from either version.