New PC Build-replacing Boot Partition
Jan 8, 2011
I'm replacing my mobo/cpu with Sandy Bridge parts when they become available tomorrow, and I'm hoping to be able to move my data partition over without wiping it. I've currently got my drive partitioned up such that C is Windows 7 and basic programs, and the D drive includes my Steam games and other data. I know that a new mobo means reinstalling Windows, so will I be able to just wipe the C partition, keep the D partition intact, and then reinstall Windows 7 over the C partition on the new computer without issue, or will all the programs on D fail to recognize and function with the new Windows 7 install?
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Jan 20, 2013
I've bought a second-handed NP-RC530-S06 with a dual boot (win7 and Hackintosh). As I wanted to restore the notebook to factory status, I inserted the DVD (attached to the package) and installed win7. In fact the recovery solution was not accessible by pushing F4; probably the previous owner deleted the OEM partition... By the way, after the OS installation, the PC was (obviously) missing the drivers and the samsung software. I know I could download the samsung stuff from the support page but my idea was to get back the OEM partition.Thus, using testdisk, I re-spawned the OEM partition getting the following:
- name: SAMSUNG_REC
- hard disk letter: D.
- partition type: Primary
is it possible to restore the link between the F4 and the OEM partition? What would be the procedure?
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Apr 12, 2010
I know this has been talked about a million times and I've read them all but I still cannot get Windows 7 to see my HD. This is my first build so bear with me being a little new to this.
Gigabyte H55M-UD2H
Intel Core i3 530
4GB (2x2GB) Kingston Ram
LG SATA DVDRW
Hitachi 500GB Deskstar SATA
Thermaltake 600W PS
Apevia Fans/Case
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
I can see the HD listed in the Bios. Ive tried both IDE and AHCI, and Ive tried HPET mode in 32 and 64 Bit. Ive tried reconnecting the hard drive. Still cannot see the hd in the installer.
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May 27, 2012
Upon inserting the windows installation disk into the drive, the basic windows procedures took place. It then asked where we wanted to intall the windows operating system. We decided we wanted to partition his one and only hard drive (a 1TB Seagate at 7200rpm or so). We chose a 100GB partition to be the primary drive where the operating system would be installed. Windows also created a 104mb drive for system files or some nonsense. That left a 900 GB partition that would NOT have windows 7 installed on it. Everything installed, PC booted up and when we open windows explorer, the 900 GB drive does not appear. Maybe it has not been formatted?
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Aug 29, 2012
I'm a long-time reader but new poster. I am currently running Windows 7. I want to install Windows XP onto another disc and have a dual-boot setup. I keep Windows 7 up to date and secure, but for the XP partition, I would rather not have antivirus running or even installed, in order to limit background processes. I will not be logging into any place or making any credit card purchases when booted into Windows XP. It will just be used for surfing, games, etc. Further, if and when XP becomes compromised or buggy, I will simply overwrite the partition with a backup image.
If I use Bitlocker to lock down the Windows 7 partition (with the encryption key on a thumb drive) and boot into Windows XP, am I correct in thinking the XP installation see or can't access the Windows 7 partition? If XP gets compromised, can a virus access or write to the Windows 7 partition?
Is there any other reason why this would not be secure? Can a virus write to the BIOS?
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Dec 18, 2012
I have Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit installed on DELL desktop (Optiplex 990) i7 Core. I have two HDD: Disk 0 contains the operating system 500GB. and Disk 1 empty 1TB.
I want to make a partition on disk 1 to mirror the operating system partition and keep the remaining for data storage. I tried to do but I had the following error message: "All disks holding extents for a given volume must have the same sector size, and the sector size must be valid."
I tried to attach a screen shot but couldn't.
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Dec 19, 2012
I'm building a new computer. Can I partition the hard disk, copy my laptop HD to boot from one partition and run a new windows 7 pro os from the second partition?
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Jun 22, 2012
I just finally finished building my first gaming rig, everything on it is great and really fast. However, the windows boot has now got a lot slower. In the "Starting Windows" screen (the black one where it shows the colorful windows symbol) it now sits there for about a minute. This morning and yesterday it only took 5-10 seconds. I just built it, installed drivers, windows, etc., yesterday. Once I finished with those, I made a backup image. I then loaded more programs and games on today.
Then I restarted my comp and found it took a lot longer to reboot. I restored it back to the image in case I put on a bad program or something, but it still boots slow. What causes a brand new computer with an SSD shouldn't take this long to boot. I also installed the drivers for the MOBO from the CD, and I couldn't find any firmware update for the SSD (the software Magician that came with it said there weren't any)
It's also Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.
Here is my build: [URL]
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Jan 11, 2012
I have just completed a new build. On first switch on the BIOS loaded & I received the message 'Re-boot & Select proper boot device'.I can't get past this.The build has a SSD drive only, the onboard graphics is being used for now, I have not yet connected a CD'DVD drive & no other drives.I have initialised the drive in another PC but that has not resolved the issue.All components are new, has anyone had a similar problem, it's got me puzzled?Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN 3Intel i5 2500K 3,3 Ghz 1155Corsair Vengence memory 16GBCorsair 60GB Force 3A SSD SATAiii 6Gb/s
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Jan 10, 2013
I disabled quite a bit of stuff to reduce processes. Apparently I went to far. Now windows wont boot and I cant get to safe mode.
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Dec 25, 2012
this is what I did, since I have no CD-ROM, to install Windows 7 I created a partion X: NTFS and set it as the ACTIVE ONE, the put there the Windows 7 installation files, and opened prompt command to type bootsect.exe /n60 X: , next I restarted my computer, and automatically it booted into the Windows 7 setup, I installed Windows 7 on the partition C: and formatted the partition C:, everything installed and after the installation finished, a multiple choice menu appears that reads:[CODE]
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Aug 23, 2012
I have a Boot Camped Mac Mini with Windows 7. I recently needed to allocate more disk space to it as i only had a gig left, i booted into MacOS and used Disk Utility to make the Mac partition smaller, i rebooted into windows and downloaded software called 'Partition Wizard' from www.partitionwizard.com. I dragged the Windows partition all the way so that it used up all the Unallocated Space, it required a reboot to finsih and when it did it displayed an error such as thistatus:0xc0000255Info: The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required informationI have the Installation Disk and i have tried repairing more than 3 times and it seemed to do nothing, so i tried using the CMD and bootrec.exe and now when i start the repair wizard it says there is no windows partition yet i can still try repairing things (Yet still does not repair anything). I downloaded EasyBCD but im on my Mac partition right now and its an exe, i have no clue how to run that within windows to try and repair the Bootloader. I do however have access to the BOOTCAMP partition through the mac side, and i can access all the files. Is there some way i can repair the bootloader through this?
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Jul 5, 2011
My current system was upgraded to windows 7 32bit from vista 32bit (I bought the windows 7 home premium upgrade disc when it was first released). I am going to build a complete new system. Can I install windows 7 64bit from the same windows 7 disc? Or do I have to buy a new windows 7 disc? Is there a way around buying a whole new disc?
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Aug 2, 2009
I am currently running OS 7 Beta RC Build 7100. Were do I get this newer version, is there a big difference? And am I able to upgrade to the newer Beta?
I realize that October is fast approaching for the RTM but I plan to keep running the Beta for a couple of months past the Grand Opening.
Is it possible that all the updates that I have received equally add up to the newer build?
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Jan 2, 2012
Just completed my first build. I have two error messages during the boot sequence that I cannot resolve. The first screen shot during boot is the Asus logo. Next is a black screen that reads: "JMicron Technologies, PCI Express to SATA Host Controller ROM V1.07.23Detecting drives; Done; No drives found"next up is another black screen that reads:[CODE]
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Oct 25, 2010
System has XP pro and Vista installed, single hard drive (with 3 partitions, XP and Vista each on their own partition, 3rd partition is for data) Removed existing hard drive Installed brand new hard drive Installed Win 7 ultimate x64, works great Installed original hard drive (the one removed in step 2) So now, system has BOTH hard drives in it. Boot up, only XP/Vista boot menu appears (I can boot to XP or Vista, but not WIn 7) Also, when booting to XP with both drives in, the new drive with Win 7 shows up as Disk 1, with original disk as Disk 0.
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Feb 3, 2011
I have an external seagate 320g usb hard drive, I would like to know if this is possible?
1. partition the drive into like 4 partitions..(I understand how to do this already)
2. have partition 1 have windows 7 boot disc to install windows from usb drive
3. Have a windows xp boot disc to install from usb drive
I know how to get the xp boot etc in the partition, but I would like to be able to plug the drive in, select usb drive as boot device in bios, and have it search for both OS's and give the option of which to boot from.....Can this be done?...I heard something would have to be done to the usb hard drive o make it bootable in a dos environment, but not sure.
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Dec 2, 2009
I initially installed Windows 7 Pro 64-bit along side my Windows XP 64 bit on two seperate hard drives. What I'm trying to do is remove the drive that had XP on it and put it in my other system to do a fresh Raid 0 Windows 7 setup. But when I remove the XP drive, it wont boot into Windows 7. I'm fairly sure that Windows 7 rewrote the XP bootsector and so without that drive it wont boot. Can I recreate it on the Windows 7 drive?
I've tried the recovery stuff on the DVD, including all the command line tricks in the tutorials. When I go into the recovery mode, it doesn't even see my Windows 7 installation. However, in Command Prompt mode, i can browse into the hard drive, and see all the windows files.
What can I do without a fresh install?
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Nov 27, 2011
I thought my problem was a bad SSD, and so did Crucial, but after having it replaced under warranty, I am still having the same BSOD's.
I tried to follow instructions and have attached a zip file with the minidump files analyzed. I have a Sony VAIO VGN-Z570N laptop with a clean install of Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit.
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Dec 21, 2011
yesterday i was just replacing a new RAM into my pc, bcoz there was something wrong w/ it. (BSOD happen lots of time). Im using a 2x2Gb of DDR3 RAM.
But recently, BSOD keep happening again, so i switch the slot of the DDR ( from slot 1 to slot 2, and slot 2 to slot 1), and everything seems fine until now. I had run the furmark, and the test completed without any interruption.
The question is why is this BSOD still occured while i'd replaced the RAM?
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Jul 9, 2012
I have an HP g42-415dx laptop with Windows 7 64 bit and AMD Dual-Core Athlon II P340 which I would like to replace for a faster AMD Quad-Core Phenom II P960 from e-Bay.
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May 22, 2011
I have an overclocked Athlon II X4 and I wondered if I needed to do anything before I replace the CPU? Should I remove the overclock?
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Aug 24, 2011
I am replacing my motherboard with a Asus P8Z68 Pro and adding a Patriot Wildfire 120GB SSD. I will install Windows 7 Pro 64bit SP1 on the SSD. Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit is currently installed on my WD 300GB drive and configured as my C: drive. Can I leave the WD HDD unconnected, connect my SSD and install the new Windows 7 Pro then connect the WD HDD and maintain a dual boot system for a while while making sure everything is working properly?Will the SSD automatically configure as C:After things are working can I just wipe the boot sector on the old HDD and leave the data intact?
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May 24, 2011
I currently have Windows 7 64 bit installed in two partiions:C: drive and E drive. Everytime I start, windows from the C: partition automatically boots. How do I get the Windows from E drive to boot? Ultimately I'd like to use the windows from E drive (which has all my installed software) and delete the one from C: drive. The problem is that I installed the one on C: drive most recently. (Long story short, I tried to delete and old version of windows unsuccessfully, and had to unmount and reformat the partition.)When I go to System Configuration under the Boot tab, I only see Windows in one partition (C: drive), so it won't allow me to delete that.
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Jun 20, 2012
My sister just got a new laptop with 7, then accidentally installed a friend's version of 7 on top of it, thinking it was Microsoft Office. I'm trying to restore to factory settings so she doesn't lose all the software that came with the computer.
I know the recovery partition is on the computer (I made it appear by assigning it a drive letter). But I cannot boot from it (or whatever I need to do to access it).
I have tried the following:
1) Advanced Boot Options -> Repair -> System Image Recovery: no system image
-> System Restore: no restore point
2) all possible F# keys at startup, including F10 which got me to Edit Boot Options, which seemed hopeful because it named the partition number, 3, but did not allow me to change it (the recovery partition is 2).
3) F2 -> setup (nothing there)
4) burning an iso of Windows 7 recovery disc, which just gave me the same repair tool as in the 1st attempt.
5) setting the recovery partition as "active" (in fact, I think it was already active).
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Jun 21, 2012
I normally run Windows 7. Today I decided to try out Windows 8 as well. I went into Disk manager and created a partition. I then booted off of my Windows 8 DVD and installed it on that partition. Now, my computer is only booting into Windows 8. What I really want is an option to choose which OS to boot into, but I would really like to be able to get back to Windows 7.
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Mar 6, 2010
So i had two partitions on a physical disk, and wanted to delete the first and enlarge the second. I usually use gparted off the ubuntu live cd because it completely separates itself from windows details and allows a lot of disk changes in one interface; no conflicts. I moved forward with my changes and rebooted the computerI now find myself standing at this boot screens with error 0xc0000225 and a "corrupt" /boot/bcd file. Googling that information, the first hit was a solution about using gparted and getting this error. I thought perfect, but going through the steps, i still have no resolve. I have now been in and out of every boot problem thread on the internet and cannot figure it out.I have tried: windows 7 repair startup tools- rebuilding the bcd from scratch- bootrec /fixmbr and /fixbootWhen i boot into ubuntu or repair mode, i can browse the file system fine. can see the /boot files, create a new bcd file, and so on. One thing to mention is every test i have tried yeilds the same consistent error. The error has not changed whatsoever. My assumption is not that the /bcd file is corrupt or configured wrong (as the gparted solution/post suggested)
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Jun 27, 2009
I have two questions:
I am running Windows 7 dualbooted with WinXP, everything works fine. I want to get rid of the XP partition, and keep the Windows 7 one only, but there is a problem. THe partition on which XP is installed is set as system and active. I've googled around but I've found no easy solutions to this. Any ideas on how to do this without reinstalling the OS?
My second question would be about the Windows 7 update: I installed the 7100 build, when it got released, but as I saw now, the latest builds are like 7200+. Are the changes updated on my build somehow, or I would have to reinstall to have the new build?
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Jun 6, 2011
I decided a week ago to install Ubuntu 11.04 alongside my Windows 7, which as you know, created a new parition. As you also know, Ubuntu likes to use it's own boot manager. Well, I decided that I was going to download and install the Windows 8 Build 7955 (as I found on Windows 8 Forums) onto the partition that was occupied by Ubuntu.. so, I downloaded the image and then, in my disk management, deleted the entire parition that Ubuntu was installed on. I went to restart my computer to finish an AntiVirus update shortly thereafter, and got a message saying something along the lines of "Grub error; unknown filesystem." I attempted a repair with my disc and nothing worked.Right now, I am installing Windows 7 on the new parition in the hopes that I can get it working again, just to get at my files on the main parition. If not, I do have a SATA-to-USB adapter that I can use to manually extract the files onto another computer, and then just wide the drive entirely, but I'm really hoping I don't have to do that, as it would be SUCH a nuisance if I had to re-do EVERYTHING on my laptop. So, what I'm asking is, if the fresh install on the new partition doesn't work, is there any way to restore the original boot manager, or am I kinda dead in the water?
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May 9, 2009
I have Windows 7 on a Partition with 37.22 GB and Unallocated space with 37.31 GB. I want to extend the Windows 7 Partition to the Unallocated space. Is there any way to extend the current/boot partition? I tried diskpart but obviously that won't work I guess since I read later that you can't do it on the boot partition? Then how else are you supposed to do it?
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Oct 21, 2009
Last night i completed my installation of Windows 7, on new Harddrive.
The disk is partioned in 3 partitions (C,D,E)
C = WinXP
D = Windows 7
E = Data
I started with Windows 7 installation (on partition D). Last night it was completed.
I then format my partition C: and now I can't boot up to Windows 7.
My installation is on a USB.
What can i do??
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