Author Topic: Dual booting (Read 7176 times)

tmandt · « **on:** July 31, 2009, 07:13:54 PM »

ok i finially got my 1tb hd, got home installed windows 7 on it, everythign goes well untill i restart the comp, it let me choose from windows 7 or vista and i chose 7 cause i needed to finish updating the stuff, well it brings me to that screen, Start windows normally for repair mode or w/e its called, well i chose repair it did it etc, installed some drivers and updates and i had to restart again, AND IT DID IT AGAIN, now im on vista typing this xD

any help? am i doing it wrong or what?

alexrodri079 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2009, 07:26:33 PM »

try formatting the partion with windows 7 then reinstalling it

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2009, 07:39:37 PM »

I think that when u hit repair it messed with the Master boot record, im not too familiar with Dual booting on 1 HDD, I never really saw a point since i always had so many computers, but i relly think it messed with the booting part of the partition

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2009, 07:56:12 PM »

You didn't dual boot, that's why.

You have to have vista installed on the first hdd, then install W7 on the second hdd.
Continue using W7 to finish the install.
Pop in the vista disk and fix the MBR using it. The repair option.
Boot into vista and download EasyBCD.
Add a new Windows option to the MBR and set it to (hd1,0). I don't remember how it asks you to add it, but that will be your W7 hdd address if you need it.
Bam...you're dual booting.

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2009, 08:05:00 PM »

I knew thats how u did it, just not on the same HDD, its such a pain.

tmandt · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2009, 08:37:58 PM »

yea my vista is on my 80gb and my windows 7 is on my 1tb,

and kicks i didnt understand a word your sayin lol, im new to this computer stuff

well i tryed reformatting and re-installing and that didnt work either

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 01, 2009, 06:46:25 AM »

I made it as simple as possible...

tmandt · « **Reply #7 on:** August 01, 2009, 12:13:19 PM »

try to get on msn whenever you can,

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 01, 2009, 03:50:39 PM »

Nah I was out all day. Let's see if I can make it simpler...

Format the 1tb hdd clean.
Shut down the computer.
Put in your windows 7 disk.
Install windows 7 onto the 1tb hdd.
Restart and finish the installation.
Shut it down and put in the vista disk.
Boot into the vista disk.
Choose the repair option and do that.
Restart into vista like always. It shouldn't ask which to boot into.
Download a program called EasyBCD. http://neosmart.net/downloads/software/EasyBCD/EasyBCD%201.7.2.exe
Open it up and go to Manage Bootloader.
Make sure 'reinstall the vista bootloader' is checked off and hit Write MBR. Back up your settings.
Go to add/remove entries.
Go down and click windows and select vista/longhorn and choose the drive letter of Windows 7.
Click add and then hit save.
Go to change settings.
Change the name of the Vista/Longhorn entry to Windows 7 and hit save.

You're done.

tmandt · « **Reply #9 on:** August 01, 2009, 04:39:29 PM »

hmm well i gave it one more try, i formatted etc installed 7 and it works now, i havent rebooted it yet to see if it came up with the error but i will soon,

thansk kicks if it still doesnt work ill give that a try

well i rebooted,..... IT WORKS NOW xD

well if it fails another time ill try your way kicks

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 01, 2009, 05:12:21 PM »

Lol glad it works

tmandt · « **Reply #11 on:** August 01, 2009, 07:53:23 PM »

now time to install all my programs :\ gonna take a while,

oh kicks do you know any program that can copy my whole 80gb hdd and trasnfer the files to my 1tb? thanks

ok i just noticed somin, you know the bottom right hand corner? if it says evauluation copy thats the release canidate right?

well the key that that dude cracked doesnt work anymore and i had to find another one somedude listed on piratebay so i just used that and it works so yea, it just says Evluation copy. Build 7100

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 02, 2009, 08:07:47 AM »

Build 7100 was the Release Candidate if I remember correctly.

It's not the full version that's being sent to manufacturers, though. I think. I'm not sure.
You can use Norton Ghost (I think that's what it was called) to copy a full HDD over to a new one.

Jumbo · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2009, 09:27:04 AM »

Can you not just go to My Computer and copy all the stuff from one HD to the other?...
And build 7100 is a RC. It has everything the final has its just that it will stop working in august 2010. (Unless you hack it)

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 02, 2009, 09:30:28 AM »

Quote from: Jumbo on August 02, 2009, 09:27:04 AM

Can you not just go to My Computer and copy all the stuff from one HD to the other?...

nope. Not programs.

tmandt · « **Reply #15 on:** August 02, 2009, 01:46:56 PM »

ill try the ghost program,

i didnt want the rc, i thought i had some cracked keys

Post Merge: August 02, 2009, 02:53:28 PM

norton ghost is 70 dollars...

Post Merge: August 02, 2009, 03:06:42 PM

well i got norton ghost, im sorry but i cant figure out how to use it for

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PspKicks316 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 02, 2009, 03:15:42 PM »

So, you didn't ask HOW, you just asked what could be used XD

Oh and RC is the best you can get right now, stop complaining.

P3nnyw1se · « **Reply #17 on:** August 02, 2009, 03:40:39 PM »

I just re installed all my apps. Reg keys and stuff can be a pain, x.x

tmandt · « **Reply #18 on:** August 02, 2009, 04:49:39 PM »

yea rc is the best right now but there was a cracked key on the internet now it doesnt work so yea, oh and does anybody know why window 7 makes me lag in games?

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 02, 2009, 05:22:27 PM »

drivers?

tmandt · « **Reply #20 on:** August 02, 2009, 06:53:57 PM »

so i should update my graphix card drivers?

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 03, 2009, 07:50:38 AM »

i would assume it is ur grafix drivers

tmandt · « **Reply #22 on:** August 03, 2009, 09:49:50 AM »

well im not gonna be running 7 anymore... ima tripple boot xD

xp, vista home premium, and vista ultimate

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 03, 2009, 12:08:00 PM »

Why the hell would you triple boot using 2 different versions of Vista?

aZiZ1 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 03, 2009, 01:22:55 PM »

i dont even know what to say to ur statement there tmandt. I wouldve seriusly stuck with just one OS, but i guess its up to you..... Ul regret it later by choosing so many random O/S's

tmandt · « **Reply #25 on:** August 04, 2009, 12:25:35 AM »

well me and slim hacker were talkin about vista recovery cd and he just said get ultimate so i did, i just wanted to see how it is and i like it ahah

i might take out home premium tho so i can just boot with vista ultimate and xp pro. good?

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 04, 2009, 08:45:24 AM »

That's retarded. You will NEVER use both of them.

tmandt · « **Reply #27 on:** August 04, 2009, 12:48:57 PM »

well i installed xp, booted up fast and shut down fast

but the internet was

and it was giving me problems, im not gonna dual boot anymore lol ima just move all my stuff from home premium over to ultimate and use my 80gb as backup, well xp gave me some more problems aslo, it :censored:ed up my flashdrive i forgot to take it out

now i cant access all my stuff, pics, programs etc, and i really need that stuff

can anyone help me?

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #28 on:** August 04, 2009, 01:20:27 PM »

Can't be helped. You corrupted your flash drive.
That means the filesystem is corrupted. You're not gonna be able to retrieve it.

Try using linux to access it. If not, research if there's any programs to do it (I doubt it but try). If not, you're screwed basically.

tmandt · « **Reply #29 on:** August 04, 2009, 01:41:33 PM »

i dont get how i corrupted it tho.

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