Boot Choice Saying Windows 7 And Another Windows 7
Nov 30, 2009
When I first installed Windows 7 on my computer I used a partition. So I could either boot from vista or from Windows 7.. So when the computer turned on, it gave me a choice from "Vista" or "Windows 7".
Now I deleted the Windows 7 partition and did a clean windows 7 install over the Vista.
The problem is when I boot up the computer, it still gives me the choice saying Windows 7 and also another Windows 7.
Any ideas on how to just have it automatically boot up windows?
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Path: Windows
Windows Device: Partition=C: (476938MB)
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Root cause found:
No OS files found on disk.
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