How to remove Windows 7?

Tron91 · 08-04-2010, 08:20 PM

Here is the situation:
C: WinXP
I: Windows 7

Now how do i get rid of Windows 7 without messing with the WinXP installation.

I don't want to re-install WinXP.

TheHumanBot · 08-04-2010, 08:43 PM

boot from the XP cd and delete the I partition thats it!
wait for some more replies.

CA50 · 08-04-2010, 09:30 PM

if xp is installed in C drive then just format the drive that has 7

Tron91 · 09-04-2010, 03:43 AM

Have ya guys seen the OS selection screen for dual boot machines using XP and 7? The bootloader is not the one installed by XP, its the one installed by Win 7.

Figure that out? I can delete the I partition but my problem is that the OS selection screen will still be the one used by Win 7. How will i get the old boot.ini screen?

TheHumanBot · 09-04-2010, 10:49 AM

do you know how to set a Active Partition.
try this link : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/228004
or simply google it.

set your c drive as active partition.

Tron91 · 09-04-2010, 03:43 PM

dude my C drive is already the active as well as the primary partition and XP is in it.

Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is B0AD-3E92
Directory of C:\
04/01/2010 10:29 AM <DIR> !KillBox
01/28/2010 12:57 PM <DIR> $RECYCLE.BIN
12/08/2009 04:11 PM 0 AUTOEXEC.BAT
01/13/2010 07:17 AM <DIR> Boot
12/08/2009 04:07 PM 211 Boot.BAK
01/13/2010 07:17 AM 355 boot.ini
07/14/2009 07:08 AM 383,562 bootmgr
01/13/2010 07:17 AM 8,192 BOOTSECT.BAK
04/05/2010 09:12 PM 8,192 bootsect.lxe.bak
12/19/2009 10:23 PM 17,018 CleanVirus.vbs.txt
12/08/2009 04:11 PM 0 CONFIG.SYS
04/09/2010 03:33 PM 0 c_drive.txt
01/29/2010 09:04 AM <DIR> Documents and Settings
04/09/2010 06:15 AM <DIR> Downloads
04/05/2010 09:12 PM 383,592 gdrop
04/09/2010 02:52 PM 2,138,296,320 hiberfil.sys
12/08/2009 04:20 PM <DIR> Intel
12/08/2009 04:11 PM 0 IO.SYS
12/08/2009 04:11 PM 0 MSDOS.SYS
08/04/2004 06:37 AM 47,564 NTDETECT.COM
08/04/2004 06:37 AM 250,032 ntldr
04/09/2010 02:52 PM 2,145,386,496 pagefile.sys
02/02/2010 07:49 PM <DIR> PM5
04/09/2010 06:41 AM <DIR> Program Files
03/17/2010 12:05 AM <DIR> Python25
03/26/2010 04:33 AM <DIR> RECYCLER
01/27/2010 05:07 AM <DIR> Sun
12/08/2009 08:14 PM <DIR> System Volume Information
01/22/2010 02:22 PM <DIR> TempFS
04/09/2010 06:28 AM <DIR> WINDOWS
04/05/2010 09:12 PM 171,136 xeldr

Volume in drive I has no label.
Volume Serial Number is F41F-E75C
Directory of I:\
01/12/2010 05:56 PM <DIR> $Recycle.Bin
06/11/2009 03:12 AM 24 autoexec.bat
06/11/2009 03:12 AM 10 config.sys
07/14/2009 10:23 AM <JUNCTION> Documents and Settings
04/07/2010 03:39 PM 1,603,723,264 hiberfil.sys
04/09/2010 03:34 PM 0 i_drive.txt
01/06/2010 01:14 PM 133,056 Kamal Barman.PM5
04/07/2010 01:32 PM <DIR> MoTemp
04/05/2010 09:58 PM <DIR> MSOCache
04/07/2010 03:39 PM 2,138,300,416 pagefile.sys
01/01/2004 05:46 AM 129,984 Papubora.PM5
04/07/2010 01:06 PM <DIR> PerfLogs
04/05/2010 11:16 PM <DIR> Program Files
04/05/2010 11:22 PM <DIR> ProgramData
01/12/2010 05:56 PM <DIR> Recovery
01/13/2010 07:44 PM <DIR> RECYCLER
01/12/2010 12:56 PM <DIR> Splinter Cell
04/07/2010 01:26 PM <DIR> System Volume Information
01/12/2010 05:56 PM <DIR> Users
04/05/2010 11:58 PM <DIR> Windows

don't you see the problem here. win 7 loader/bootmgr gets loaded first and all are in C drive. then i can boot either win7 or winXP. after choosing winXp ntldr comes to work.

hmm there may be workaround, but i wanna be sure. will the fixmbr command work just to make my machine to boot into Xp directly without loading the boot manager for Win 7?

walkmanguru · 09-04-2010, 05:04 PM

Change the bootloader using EasyBCD

phuchungbhutia · 09-04-2010, 09:35 PM

Try format and then use xp cd recovery console to fixmbr and fixboot
Backup imp files before doing so . Good luck

Cool G5 · 09-04-2010, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phuchungbhutia

Try format and then use xp cd recovery console to fixmbr and fixboot
Backup imp files before doing so . Good luck

I think should work but do backup your data first.

TheHumanBot · 10-04-2010, 12:51 PM

easiest way i can see is edit your boot.ini file.
and remove windows 7 entry from it.
then format I drive (windows 7 drive)

Tron91 · 11-04-2010, 03:06 AM

win 7 don't use boot.ini :/

---------- Post added at 03:01 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:57 AM ----------

Yay found the solution in boot.ini

Contents of my boot.ini file->
;
;Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems.
;Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options.
;
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

---------- Post added at 03:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:01 AM ----------

Crap I landed in more ****

This is what i got:

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=C:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {default}
resumeobject {90aabe4b-ffe5-11de-92b1-b6efa35248ef}
displayorder {ntldr}
{default}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Legacy OS Loader
------------------------
identifier {ntldr}
device partition=C:
path \ntldr
description Earlier Version of Windows
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {default}
device partition=I:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 7
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {90aabe4d-ffe5-11de-92b1-b6efa35248ef}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=I:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {90aabe4b-ffe5-11de-92b1-b6efa35248ef}
nx OptIn

abhinav_sinha · 12-04-2010, 10:26 AM

Boot from xp cd then at the first user interface just press r to go to the recovery console. There you will see two things c:\windows and d:\windows
(i am supposing ur win 7 to be in d drive) you will be asked to choose the windows press 1 enter then you will be asked the administrator password enter it if you have one after that type FIXBOOT it will ask you to confirm to overwrite boot secter press Y enter then type exit. You are done. Now boot in xp and delete the files you want to (including FOLDER "windows" if you don't want to format your drive)If it works (as it did for me while using vista and win 7 both) just post a thank DIGIT.

dabster · 16-04-2010, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phuchungbhutia

Try format and then use xp cd recovery console to fixmbr and fixboot
Backup imp files before doing so . Good luck

Yes this should work.. have recovered many times while cleaning multiple Linux distribution being there on HDD. (Though it would be long back - hope XP's SP3 and all, haven't changed anything..)