Two Windows Installs FAIL

[Cyanide89]

I had Windows installed on my regular HDD and had to format my SSD so I could install Windows on there. So after installing on my SSD, I ran it from that drive. Booted up VERY quick! So all was well... time to remove Windows from my HDD.

I booted up the Windows install disc, formatted my HDD and deleted partitions. Created new partition.

Restarted and tried to boot up from the SSD... BootMGR is missing.

I tried repairing, FAILED.

So I reinstalled Windows on the HDD and tried to boot from the SSD again, FAILED.

Why?

 

[fcb]

Could it be that you also deleted the boot part of the SSD? Windows 7 usually adds an invisible partition that stores boot information I think. You may want to do a clean install on the SSD again to see if that solves the problem?

You can always go to the device manager in windows and format the HDD afterwards.

 

[BloomerzUK]

This happened to me EXACTLY on the weekend. In the end, I formatted both drives and re-installed.

 

[Cyanide89]

Could it be that you also deleted the boot part of the SSD? Windows 7 usually adds an invisible partition that stores boot information I think. You may want to do a clean install on the SSD again to see if that solves the problem?

You can always go to the device manager in windows and format the HDD afterwards.

You mean that 100mb partition? It was on the HDD so I figured that the SSD had its own. Maybe that was it.

 

[hmmblah]

You mean that 100mb partition? It was on the HDD so I figured that the SSD had its own. Maybe that was it.

Yeah that was it. When installing Win 7 it's best to leave only one drive connected to the system to avoid this.

 

[dugdiamond]

FDISK it

 

[hmmblah]

FDISK it

Oh wow, that takes me back...

 

[dugdiamond]

i still use FDISK = invaluable

 

[hmmblah]

i still use FDISK = invaluable

I've been using GParted for quite awhile now.

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

 

[KaraMurat]

I don't think it would be the 100mb partition, as I did exactly the same thing you did only with 2 HDDs and that didn't happen. I think its more to do with the boot manager bugging out, you could solve it, but it would be easier to just reformat.

 

[Master&Puppet]

I've been using GParted for quite awhile now.

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

Gparted is sexy

 

[SieB]

I have had this Bootmgr prob before. Boot with Windows disk, choose the repair option, then choose CMD when you can.

When CMD starts enter these commands in this order

Bootrec.exe

Bcdboot C:\windows

BOOTREC /FIXMBR

BOOTREC /FIXBOOT

BOOTREC /REBUILDBCD

If that doesn't work go to CMD again and type

bootsect.exe /nt60 all /force

EDIT: just remembered another way of doing it, this way is probably the best way.

Go into CMD

type your DVD drive letter or USB letter eg D:\ where the Windows install disk is then press enter

Then type

copy bootmgr c:\ then press enter

Then restart and it should be fixed.

 

[fcb]

Oh hey thanks guys; this is great info for all those who are not familiar with these repairs.

 

[Cyanide89]

I tried all of the above and more (found on the interwebz) and nothing worked.

Then, after I setup Windows on my regular HDD and configured it, the SSD windows partition appeared in my boot menu listed as Windows 7 Ultimate (recovered), while the other just said Windows 7.

Strange... but Im not complaining.

 

[sgunnery87]

I have had this Bootmgr prob before. Boot with Windows disk, choose the repair option, then choose CMD when you can.

When CMD starts enter these commands in this order

Bootrec.exe

Bcdboot C:\windows

BOOTREC /FIXMBR

BOOTREC /FIXBOOT

BOOTREC /REBUILDBCD

If that doesn't work go to CMD again and type

bootsect.exe /nt60 all /force

EDIT: just remembered another way of doing it, this way is probably the best way.

Go into CMD

type your DVD drive letter or USB letter eg D:\ where the Windows install disk is then press enter

Then type

copy bootmgr c:\ then press enter

Then restart and it should be fixed.

I used this process when I installed Ubuntu on a separate partition I told the GRUB loader to boot from the Win 7 BootMgr effectively overtaking Win 7 it took a weekend to figure it out but got to learn some how let us know how it goes.

 

[Cyanide89]

I'm sure that would've worked... but the problem was fixed long ago.