Three-year, 27,000 drive study reveals the most reliable hard drive makers
http://www.pcworld.com/article/20894...#tk.nl_pcwbest
http://www.pcworld.com/article/20894...#tk.nl_pcwbest
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Three-year, 27,000 drive study reveals the most reliable hard drive makers
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Laptop Fails to Boot... Help!
Howdy,
This is literally my first time to ever post anything on any forum so please bear with me if I commit any faux pas (but please feel free to correct them, so that I can edit the post, if possible). If am posting this in the wrong section of the forum, please address this as well and I will move it as soon as possible.
I know very little about computers and that is an understatement. My wife and I agreed to spend less than $100 dollars repairing this computer, as it is already fairly out of date (purchased in 2008) and newer laptops are very affordable. But, for the moment, it does all that I need it to (which is pretty much word processing, excel functions and storing pictures of our family), so I'd like to keep it going just to save a few hundred dollars. Cost estimates to have the computer repaired at a brick and mortar computer repair shop far exceeded this $100 cap, leaving fixing the computer myself the only option. So, its about time I learned a little about the device that I've been sitting in front of for years.
Here's whats going on and what I've tried:
So, I don't know where to go from here. It seems that no matter what I do, I'm stuck in "Startup Repair". I don't know if this is a hardware problem (I do have a toddler running around that likes to smash things with a wooden mallet... like the screen of our LCD TV) or if this is a software issue that can possibly be fixed with the EasyRE program. This program seems like a solid one from all that I've read online, but I'd hate to burn $20 on the program if the problem stemmed from physical damage or any other irreparable damage to the hard drive/motherboard (i don't really know what a motherboard is, its just a term that I've seen thrown around a lot on the internet).
I apologize if this is a repeat of a thousand previous threads. I have seen other similar thread throughout the internet, but invariably I run into a situation that they are describing that doesn't pertain to what I'm seeing or I just get lost in the advice because the lingo is beyond my level. So, I'm opening this up with the hopes of being able to interact those willing to assist me, as I will likely need clarification on any advice received. Thanks to anyone who reads this and anyone willing to help me!
-Andrew
This is literally my first time to ever post anything on any forum so please bear with me if I commit any faux pas (but please feel free to correct them, so that I can edit the post, if possible). If am posting this in the wrong section of the forum, please address this as well and I will move it as soon as possible.
I know very little about computers and that is an understatement. My wife and I agreed to spend less than $100 dollars repairing this computer, as it is already fairly out of date (purchased in 2008) and newer laptops are very affordable. But, for the moment, it does all that I need it to (which is pretty much word processing, excel functions and storing pictures of our family), so I'd like to keep it going just to save a few hundred dollars. Cost estimates to have the computer repaired at a brick and mortar computer repair shop far exceeded this $100 cap, leaving fixing the computer myself the only option. So, its about time I learned a little about the device that I've been sitting in front of for years.
Here's whats going on and what I've tried:
- My computer is a Dell Latitude D630 running Widows Vista. It recently failed to boot, so I went to the automatic "Startup Repair" option and it did its thing for about an hour, during which it restarted several times. After many rounds of this a pop up informed me "Statup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically"
- I then selected the "View advanced options for system recovery and support" link that appeared on the previously mentioned pop up. From here, it offered me the following recovery tools:
- Startup Recovery; not likely to work considering I'd already tried it
- System Restore (Restore Windows to an earlier point in time); when I choose this it tells me "No restore points have been created on your computer's system disk". It does give me an option to create a restore point via "System Protection", but I'm afraid I'll lose all of my saved files, because even though the system restore page tells me that it does not affect any of my documents, pictures, etc., when I click on the link, for "How does System Restore Work", it tells me that because I'm running in a limited diagnostic state, I cannot undo the the restore operation. So, I'm afraid to go any further without advice from more knowledgeable people.
- Windows Complete PC Restore (Restore your entire computer from a backup); when I select this option, a pop up informs me that "No valid back up locations could be found" and it tells me to "attach the correct hard disk or insert the last backup DVD and then start the restore process again". I have no back up DVD, though I think that Easy RE from Neosmart might be what I need to use for this... but, I'm not sure.
- Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool (Check your computer for memory hardware errors); I've attempted this, and it does it's check and then it restarts, at which time it immediately goes back into the "Startup Repair" rather than identifying any issues (as it said it would upon restart). After, it does its startup repair attempt, it fails and brings me back to these same options.
- Command Prompt; I have no idea what to do with this
- I have attempted to F8 when I'm starting the computer and I select the "Last Known Good Configuration" option, which only takes me to "Startup Repair", which once again fails.
- I get the same result when I attempt to start in safe-mode.
So, I don't know where to go from here. It seems that no matter what I do, I'm stuck in "Startup Repair". I don't know if this is a hardware problem (I do have a toddler running around that likes to smash things with a wooden mallet... like the screen of our LCD TV) or if this is a software issue that can possibly be fixed with the EasyRE program. This program seems like a solid one from all that I've read online, but I'd hate to burn $20 on the program if the problem stemmed from physical damage or any other irreparable damage to the hard drive/motherboard (i don't really know what a motherboard is, its just a term that I've seen thrown around a lot on the internet).
I apologize if this is a repeat of a thousand previous threads. I have seen other similar thread throughout the internet, but invariably I run into a situation that they are describing that doesn't pertain to what I'm seeing or I just get lost in the advice because the lingo is beyond my level. So, I'm opening this up with the hopes of being able to interact those willing to assist me, as I will likely need clarification on any advice received. Thanks to anyone who reads this and anyone willing to help me!
-Andrew
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Serious Boot Catastrophe
Relevant hardware information:
MSI H77MA-G43 UEFI BIOS
i5-3570K HD7850
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 single boot
3 HDD 2 exHDD
Windows Installation disc burned to bootable flash drive
All secondary drives have been temporarily disconnected
So, last night I innocently restarted the computer normally - everything was working fine, to find myself staring at black screen with "OS not found".
Initially I could still get back to Windows by inserting the bootable Windows 7 flash drive and selecting UEFI: SANDISK from the F11 boot menu. Once.
I missed this opportunity to use EasyBCD to fix potential problem with boot sector.
Started Windows Recovery.
Auto System Recovery > "This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of Windows you are trying to repair." Mind you, this was created with the same disc I installed Windows with.
Recovery Console > Ran diskpart and verified that the 100MB partition was set to active then tried all the usual bootrec stuff, no go.
Basically over the course of 4 hours I tried increasingly complex solutions but they all returned error messages along the lines of "path not found", "could not write" or "requested device cannot be found", all the way up to Neosmart Nuclear Holocaust instructions. It is also worth noting that it appears my drive letters have gone all batshit insane and started playing musical chairs. Throughout the entire process, my Windows was at some point in time located on C, D, E, or G.
I am able to now at least see "Starting Windows" but it goes into an infinite loop. Am out of ideas.
Can anyone help me please? This is very urgent as I am using the computer for a big project that is due very soon. Thank you so much!
Nicholas
MSI H77MA-G43 UEFI BIOS
i5-3570K HD7850
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 single boot
3 HDD 2 exHDD
Windows Installation disc burned to bootable flash drive
All secondary drives have been temporarily disconnected
So, last night I innocently restarted the computer normally - everything was working fine, to find myself staring at black screen with "OS not found".
Initially I could still get back to Windows by inserting the bootable Windows 7 flash drive and selecting UEFI: SANDISK from the F11 boot menu. Once.
I missed this opportunity to use EasyBCD to fix potential problem with boot sector.
Started Windows Recovery.
Auto System Recovery > "This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of Windows you are trying to repair." Mind you, this was created with the same disc I installed Windows with.
Recovery Console > Ran diskpart and verified that the 100MB partition was set to active then tried all the usual bootrec stuff, no go.
Basically over the course of 4 hours I tried increasingly complex solutions but they all returned error messages along the lines of "path not found", "could not write" or "requested device cannot be found", all the way up to Neosmart Nuclear Holocaust instructions. It is also worth noting that it appears my drive letters have gone all batshit insane and started playing musical chairs. Throughout the entire process, my Windows was at some point in time located on C, D, E, or G.
I am able to now at least see "Starting Windows" but it goes into an infinite loop. Am out of ideas.
Can anyone help me please? This is very urgent as I am using the computer for a big project that is due very soon. Thank you so much!
Nicholas
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Boot into Windows 8.1 and 7 problems
I have Windows 7 (64 bit) on a SSD. I just installed Windows 8.1 (64 bit) on a HD. I installed Easy BCD. Windows 7 works fine. When I choose Windows 8.1 I get a "digital signature" error. I tried repairing the disk as it said but nothing works.
What do I do???
What do I do???
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Easy recovery USB shows selected partition does not contain valid Windows install
My Acer Laptop showed errors regarding the system 32 winload.exe file, and the 0xc000000f. I have now downloaded Your recovery disc for Win 7, on a USB stick. It seems to work.. but I got the Message that 4 drives eligible for recovery, data volume NTFS 17 GiB, and 100 MiB Active no., Data volume FAT32, 4 GiB, Active no, Boot Volume NTFS 682 GiB Active Yes. When I try to enter Automated repair or system restore, it tells me that the selected partition does not contain a valid Windows installation.. What to do??
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Can EasyBCD Enable Dual Boot of Win7/OpenSUSE Across Two SSDs??
Hi all. I used EasyBCD many years ago, and when I ran into problems with my latest dual boot exercise, I remembered to check back here. Hopefully, you guys can help me find a solution, as I am not having much luck on the OpenSUSE side.
I just upgraded my system so I have two SSDs as boot disks and two HDDs for data drives. I installed Windows 7 on one SSD and once that was working, I connected the second SSD and installed OpenSUSE 13.1 to that SSD. Both OSes are working fine, but the only way I can boot into one OS or the other is to change settings in BIOS. Neither OS is apparently aware of the other. I guess I was hoping that OpenSUSE would recognize that Win7 was already on sda, even though it was installing Linux to sdb. The good news is that neither OS clobbered the other, so that was a relief...but having to go into BIOS every time I want to change OSes is a pain.
So, I'm hoping that EasyBCD can enable dual-booting after the fact. Can I install it now that both OSes are already installed and running on separate drives?
Fingers crossed!
I just upgraded my system so I have two SSDs as boot disks and two HDDs for data drives. I installed Windows 7 on one SSD and once that was working, I connected the second SSD and installed OpenSUSE 13.1 to that SSD. Both OSes are working fine, but the only way I can boot into one OS or the other is to change settings in BIOS. Neither OS is apparently aware of the other. I guess I was hoping that OpenSUSE would recognize that Win7 was already on sda, even though it was installing Linux to sdb. The good news is that neither OS clobbered the other, so that was a relief...but having to go into BIOS every time I want to change OSes is a pain.
So, I'm hoping that EasyBCD can enable dual-booting after the fact. Can I install it now that both OSes are already installed and running on separate drives?
Fingers crossed!
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Creating a Bootable USB Fails No Error Message
I used the "Install BCD" to create a bootable USB drive. I wish to launch several ISO images from this device.
The process starts as described in the dialog box asking if you want to load the newly-created BCD store into EasyBCD. I do not get any error message. If I attempt to manually load the BCD file, it's not there nor is the hidden \boot folder. I do have an EFI folder though!
The process starts as described in the dialog box asking if you want to load the newly-created BCD store into EasyBCD. I do not get any error message. If I attempt to manually load the BCD file, it's not there nor is the hidden \boot folder. I do have an EFI folder though!
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Screen is unreadable when using Windows 8 recovery disc on Lenovo z500
The information on the screen is totally unreadable
when using the windows 8 recovery disc on my
Lenovo z500.
The window is there and i can se the blue bar moving
when moving the mouse but everything is totally distorted.
What can be wrong here?
when using the windows 8 recovery disc on my
Lenovo z500.
The window is there and i can se the blue bar moving
when moving the mouse but everything is totally distorted.
What can be wrong here?
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Upgrade from XP to Win-7 killed dual boot to Ubuntu
I finally got around to upgrading my Acer desktop from XP to Windows 7. Prior to the upgrade I had a working dual boot setup with XP and Ubuntu (Ver 12.04) or thereabouts.
Not surprisingly, the upgrade messed up the dual boot set-up. But nothing I've tried has allowed me to re-establish my ability to boot into Ubuntu. The old Ubutu setup was still using the original Grub (not Grub2). The other thing that may be relevant is that this machine has a recovery partition. One of my attempts to get things configured properly resulted in the Ubuntu menu selection booting into the recovery partition.
I'm missing something somewhere. The notes on this site regarding dual booting Ubuntu are not much help. The frustrating thing is that I did the same sort of upgrade on a different machinea couple of years ago, using an older version of EasyBCD and had no significant problems, as far a I can remember.
So, what's the secret?
Not surprisingly, the upgrade messed up the dual boot set-up. But nothing I've tried has allowed me to re-establish my ability to boot into Ubuntu. The old Ubutu setup was still using the original Grub (not Grub2). The other thing that may be relevant is that this machine has a recovery partition. One of my attempts to get things configured properly resulted in the Ubuntu menu selection booting into the recovery partition.
I'm missing something somewhere. The notes on this site regarding dual booting Ubuntu are not much help. The frustrating thing is that I did the same sort of upgrade on a different machinea couple of years ago, using an older version of EasyBCD and had no significant problems, as far a I can remember.
So, what's the secret?
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Booting Windows 7 and Multiple Linux Distros
It is my understanding and please correct me if I am wrong, that if I install say Mint Mate and have the Grub boot loader from this disto, installed on the same partition or section of a disk as the root is, that Easy BCD will find it on it's own. In the past I have alwaays used PCLinuxOS Grub and used it to add more distros. So am I going to be OK with this?
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Boot Manager no linger opens legacy OS and returns strange message
I need to dual-boot Windows-7 and Windows-ME. I have a system hard drive partitioned with two partitions, one for Win-ME (FAT 32) and the other for Win-7 (NTFS). The Win-ME system was installed first and was operating properly. After installing Win-7 on the other partition the computer would only boot into Win-7. So I installed EasyBCD 2.2 and was then able to boot into either OS. It seemed to be working OK, so I spent most of the day installing software on the Win-7 system. All the software (much of it old) installed and seemed to work properly on the Win-7 system.
I then attempted to boot into the Win-ME system (the Win-7 boot loader menu had not changed and showed both systems, as before). But instead of loading my Win-ME system, the screen displayed the following message in a DOS format:
GRUB4DOS 0.4.5c 2012-06-19. Mem: 638K/2038M/0M, End:3548DB
[ Minimal BASH-like line ending is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command complications. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible complications of a device/filename. ]
grub>
Pressing the TAB key returns a long list of English words that have no meaning for me.
I tried many things. Uninstalled all the software on Win-7, no help. Reinstalled Win-7, no help. The Win-7 boot loader menu still shows both OSs but the same error message displays when I select the Win-ME OS. If the Win-7 OS is chosen it boots normally to Win-7.
I am at my wits end. Can anybody help?
I then attempted to boot into the Win-ME system (the Win-7 boot loader menu had not changed and showed both systems, as before). But instead of loading my Win-ME system, the screen displayed the following message in a DOS format:
GRUB4DOS 0.4.5c 2012-06-19. Mem: 638K/2038M/0M, End:3548DB
[ Minimal BASH-like line ending is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command complications. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible complications of a device/filename. ]
grub>
Pressing the TAB key returns a long list of English words that have no meaning for me.
I tried many things. Uninstalled all the software on Win-7, no help. Reinstalled Win-7, no help. The Win-7 boot loader menu still shows both OSs but the same error message displays when I select the Win-ME OS. If the Win-7 OS is chosen it boots normally to Win-7.
I am at my wits end. Can anybody help?
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Can I Move the Windows Boot Manager to Another Drive?
My computer has three hard drives. I have Windows XP installed on one drive (G) and Windows 7 installed on a separate drive (C). I was having trouble with the dual boot and used EasyBCD to eventually straighten things out. While using EasyBCD, I realized that when I installed Windows 7, the Windows Boot Manager was actually installed on my third hard drive (D).
While in Windows 7 today, I have received two messages saying the my D: drive is on the verge of failing. I am worried that if it does, I will be unable to boot either operating system.
Is there some way that I can move the Windows Boot Manager to one of my other drives, preferably the C: drive, and eliminate the use of the D: drive for booting?
Thanks for your help.
---------- Post added at 03:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:00 PM ----------
I did some additional searching of the forum and came across the following link that I believe addresses my question:
Changing the Boot Partition
I will attempt this and post my results.
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I made the change as directed in the above "Changing the Boot Partition", and the Windows Boot Manager now seems to be on the C: drive as I wanted. I can still properly boot into Windows 7. However, when I try to boot into Windows XP, I now have a "NTDETECT failed" error. It appears that both the NTDETECT and Ntldr files are both on the XP drive, so I cannot figure out why there is an error. Any help would be appreciated.
While in Windows 7 today, I have received two messages saying the my D: drive is on the verge of failing. I am worried that if it does, I will be unable to boot either operating system.
Is there some way that I can move the Windows Boot Manager to one of my other drives, preferably the C: drive, and eliminate the use of the D: drive for booting?
Thanks for your help.
---------- Post added at 03:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:00 PM ----------
I did some additional searching of the forum and came across the following link that I believe addresses my question:
Changing the Boot Partition
I will attempt this and post my results.
---------- Post added at 05:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:40 PM ----------
I made the change as directed in the above "Changing the Boot Partition", and the Windows Boot Manager now seems to be on the C: drive as I wanted. I can still properly boot into Windows 7. However, when I try to boot into Windows XP, I now have a "NTDETECT failed" error. It appears that both the NTDETECT and Ntldr files are both on the XP drive, so I cannot figure out why there is an error. Any help would be appreciated.
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Buying a new Windows 8.1 laptop - and getting it ready for Linux
Buying a new Windows 8.1 laptop - and getting it ready for Linux
http://www.zdnet.com/buying-a-new-windows-8-1-laptop-and-getting-it-ready-for-linux-7000026150/#ftag=RSS14dc6a9
http://www.zdnet.com/buying-a-new-windows-8-1-laptop-and-getting-it-ready-for-linux-7000026150/#ftag=RSS14dc6a9
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Booting From VHD Windows 7 Stop Error 0x0000007B
Hi All,
I have posted the question that I need help with on super user, please use this link http://superuser.com/questions/71545...ror-0x0000007b:
Thanks!
I have posted the question that I need help with on super user, please use this link http://superuser.com/questions/71545...ror-0x0000007b:
Thanks!
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Restoring Vista to new hard drive but restore CD's not working and HP won't support
Hi
I'm helping a friend whose hard drive died and hence the restore partition along with it. I ordered from HP a new set of Vista restore CD's but after multiple attempts they don't work. I've tried to get HP to send me new one but they won't even talk to me because the laptop is out of warranty.
I initialized the new hard drive which is the same as the former (320GB) and was able to format, assign, make active, etc. from my laptop thru a USB SATA external drive connection. I even did a BootSect but I still get a bootmgr is missing when I put the hard drive into my friends laptop.
I've booted up with a Vista Toshiba restore disk and got into command prompt and tried BootRec but it can't find any previous version of Windows so it won't proceed.
We've been days on this and I'm wondering if one of the NeoSmart products would work?
I can't find a downloadable version of Vista because that would work as we have the key code.
I think my friend would be willing to upgrade to Windows 7 but we can't find a downloadable solution.
Thanks in advance.
I'm helping a friend whose hard drive died and hence the restore partition along with it. I ordered from HP a new set of Vista restore CD's but after multiple attempts they don't work. I've tried to get HP to send me new one but they won't even talk to me because the laptop is out of warranty.
I initialized the new hard drive which is the same as the former (320GB) and was able to format, assign, make active, etc. from my laptop thru a USB SATA external drive connection. I even did a BootSect but I still get a bootmgr is missing when I put the hard drive into my friends laptop.
I've booted up with a Vista Toshiba restore disk and got into command prompt and tried BootRec but it can't find any previous version of Windows so it won't proceed.
We've been days on this and I'm wondering if one of the NeoSmart products would work?
I can't find a downloadable version of Vista because that would work as we have the key code.
I think my friend would be willing to upgrade to Windows 7 but we can't find a downloadable solution.
Thanks in advance.
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Multiple easy bcd boot loaders
I have easybcd on a netbook that has OS X and windows 7. I installed easybcd and set it to just windows 7, but I uninstalled and then reinstalled easybcd. Now I installed it again and set it to skip boot menu, but it is still showing the boot menu I had before I uninstalled easybcd. If anyone knows how to fix this I would appreciate your help. Thanks!
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Can I re-configure Disk partitions (Windows Vista)
Hi guys, Happy New year to you all!
My old Vista system is still creaking along ... just about but I'm running out of space on my Data partition (F).
I would like to re-allocate some space from my so called recovery partition "D:", to the "F:" partition, particularly since all the folders in the "Recovery" partition except one are empty.
They seem to be created monthly (though some months are missed) and date from 15/09/2010, which in its self is odd, since the OS was installed in July 2008 when the PC was built.
It would be nice to know what triggered the creation of these empty folders, but more importantly, can I pinch some of this free space for my data... and instructions how to do it?
Can anyone advise me?
This is how my 500 GB disc is currently partitioned and what free space exists:-
C: Operating system ... currently 44 GB free of 118 GB
D: Recovery ... Currently 114 GB free of 117 GB.
No idea what writes to this partition, but apparently I don't have permission to view the Files.
There are 39 folders with similar labels, one such is this:- fefd7aa11e856730cc12b439d25ee9.
All the folders except one are empty (0 bytes), the odd one out contains the file "MRT.exe" which I believe is something to do with the "Malicious Software Removal Tool".
E: Apps ... Currently 112 GB free of 114 GB
F: Data ... Currently 10.1 GB free of 116 GB this partition's bar graph has now turned red due to the limited capacity.
My old Vista system is still creaking along ... just about but I'm running out of space on my Data partition (F).
I would like to re-allocate some space from my so called recovery partition "D:", to the "F:" partition, particularly since all the folders in the "Recovery" partition except one are empty.
They seem to be created monthly (though some months are missed) and date from 15/09/2010, which in its self is odd, since the OS was installed in July 2008 when the PC was built.
It would be nice to know what triggered the creation of these empty folders, but more importantly, can I pinch some of this free space for my data... and instructions how to do it?
Can anyone advise me?
This is how my 500 GB disc is currently partitioned and what free space exists:-
C: Operating system ... currently 44 GB free of 118 GB
D: Recovery ... Currently 114 GB free of 117 GB.
No idea what writes to this partition, but apparently I don't have permission to view the Files.
There are 39 folders with similar labels, one such is this:- fefd7aa11e856730cc12b439d25ee9.
All the folders except one are empty (0 bytes), the odd one out contains the file "MRT.exe" which I believe is something to do with the "Malicious Software Removal Tool".
E: Apps ... Currently 112 GB free of 114 GB
F: Data ... Currently 10.1 GB free of 116 GB this partition's bar graph has now turned red due to the limited capacity.
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newbie here
HI,Well i joined this forum to find out why i can not get anywhere with BCD in any way shape or form,i like a lot of people today do not have a lot of money,but donated $10.00 to the cause & registered my email address,but when i go site to use BCD to make a bootable disk or USB drive but everything is grayed out any ideas why,thank you
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windows8 + Debian7
free version easy bcd (2.2)
hello,
I wish debian 7 as second O.S and i intend on to install it from a dvd(uefi).
All is perfect when i try it.
But ...i have not a choice in front of me when i open the laptop (asus - Windows 8 x64 bit).
http://apcmag.com/how-to-dual-boot-w...-and-linux.htm
So, i would like it and i found this link showing us how to do.
The link is for linux ubuntu 12.04.
How to do the same for Debian 7 ?
Have i to choose grub 2 or uefi ?
Is it the same step(s) that i must do/follow ?
Have I to buy the new version easybcd to do it ?
Is it working with Windows 8 ?
Is it working with Debian 7 ?
Is it working with Asus ?
Can free easy bcd 2.2 damage my computer/recovery partition of Windows 8 ?
:point:
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Help with Windows XP and Windows 7 boot issue
Hello,
First, the computere had windows XP installed on the PC with some issues. We installed Windows 7 on the same drive.
Now, when the computer boots a menu is presented and we have to choose windows XP or Windows 7. The default is set to Windows XP unfortunately.
I want to remove the reference to windows XP and make the computer start Windows 7 automatically.
1.) Currently, when I try to edit to boot menu in EasyBCD, it only shows a default of Windows 7. Possibly because, I selected the Win7 version to boot.
2.) If I select Windows XP options, I endup getting a blue scree partly the windows xp has many issues in the install..
Questions:
A.) How do I make Windows 7 the only boot selection in my situation
B.) I have removed the Windows.old (xp) install, but the references to XP on the PC confuses me.
Thanks
First, the computere had windows XP installed on the PC with some issues. We installed Windows 7 on the same drive.
Now, when the computer boots a menu is presented and we have to choose windows XP or Windows 7. The default is set to Windows XP unfortunately.
I want to remove the reference to windows XP and make the computer start Windows 7 automatically.
1.) Currently, when I try to edit to boot menu in EasyBCD, it only shows a default of Windows 7. Possibly because, I selected the Win7 version to boot.
2.) If I select Windows XP options, I endup getting a blue scree partly the windows xp has many issues in the install..
Questions:
A.) How do I make Windows 7 the only boot selection in my situation
B.) I have removed the Windows.old (xp) install, but the references to XP on the PC confuses me.
Thanks
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