I was switching from XP to Win7-Pro, and needed dual boot so I could move and test programs while still using the XP operating system for daily use. Well, I completed the move and all my software is now running fine on Win7. EasyBCD certainly made the process a whole lot easier!
So, I did backups using Seagate Disk Manager (Acronis) to removable USB drives. Then I restored the Win-7 disk drive to what used to be the XP disk drive. It wouldn't boot. I tried using just the Win-7 disk drive that had been working fine. It wouldn't boot. Finally I restored the XP system to the original disk drive, and now both boot fine with EasyBCD again.
How do I remove EasyBCD leaving each drive bootable? I want to have just the Win-7 drive in the computer, and have the XP drive available as bootable backup. The Win-7 drive, in other words, needs to boot normally - no dual boot. The XP drive, when installed, should do the same (it does boot when installed as the only drive, but still asks which operating system.)
I do have the WIN7 installation CD, system builder pack, if that might be needed.
-dan z-
So, I did backups using Seagate Disk Manager (Acronis) to removable USB drives. Then I restored the Win-7 disk drive to what used to be the XP disk drive. It wouldn't boot. I tried using just the Win-7 disk drive that had been working fine. It wouldn't boot. Finally I restored the XP system to the original disk drive, and now both boot fine with EasyBCD again.
How do I remove EasyBCD leaving each drive bootable? I want to have just the Win-7 drive in the computer, and have the XP drive available as bootable backup. The Win-7 drive, in other words, needs to boot normally - no dual boot. The XP drive, when installed, should do the same (it does boot when installed as the only drive, but still asks which operating system.)
I do have the WIN7 installation CD, system builder pack, if that might be needed.
-dan z-