Comments on: Easy BCD Windows Boot Manager

By: Web Talk

Web Talk — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:33:14 +0000

Hello again Ron,
actually it is the system which assigns the avatar to you. If you want to change it, you have to sign-up here:
http://www.gravatar.com/

Greets!

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:08:19 +0000

I didn’t want a frowney face – how do I change it?

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:07:31 +0000

Thank you. It worked!

By: Web Talk

Web Talk — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:13:01 +0000

hey Ron,
I am glad that you got a solution. Anyway check your e-mail. Thanks

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:33:21 +0000

I managed to get the data copied. No explanation whay it didnt work before:

Here is what it looks like while running Win7:

There are a total of 2 entries listed in the Vista Bootloader.
Bootloader Timeout: 10 seconds.
Default OS: Microsoft Windows Vista

Entry #1

Name: Windows 7
BCD ID: {current}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Windows Directory: \Windows

Entry #2

Name: Microsoft Windows Vista
BCD ID: {default}
Drive: \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Windows Directory: \Windows

Here is what it looks like when running Vista:
There are a total of 2 entries listed in the Vista Bootloader.
Bootloader Timeout: 10 seconds.
Default OS: Microsoft Windows Vista

Entry #1

Name: Windows 7
BCD ID: {e3bf607f-eb08-11dd-a1f1-ccd90db20e2d}
Drive: D:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Windows Directory: \Windows

Entry #2

Name: Microsoft Windows Vista
BCD ID: {current}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Windows Directory: \Windows

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:39:01 +0000

Yes that is my correct E-mail.

TIA,
Ron

By: Web Talk

Web Talk — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:39:23 +0000

hey Ron,
is the email you provided in the comment valid? I think I have a solution for you.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:01:50 +0000

I have Vista and Win7 instaled in seperate partitions on one drive. Vista is on the first partition (C:) and 7 on the second (D:). The boot loader defaults to Vista.

I couldn’t figure out how to copy the contents of the View Settings window here but the issue is I can see the Win7 partition when Vista is running but I can’t see the Vista partition when Win7 is running.

By: Coolname007

Coolname007 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:18:44 +0000

@techrajesh: Hello. No…deleting the XP entry in your Vista bootloader will not mess up your Vista boot. Simply go to Add/Remove Entries in EasyBCD, and select the XP entry, and click on the Delete button, and you will then only have the Vista and Wubi entries in your Vista bootloader menu, when you reboot.

GL and let me know how it goes.

-Coolname007

By: techrajesh

techrajesh — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:41:58 +0000

i have windows xp installed in my c drive and windows vista in d…..partition c (xp) is my primary partition…now i want to get rid of xp and reclaim space in partition c by formatting it…i wanna use easy bcd such that i would delete xp from the add/remove entries ….and then write that mbr …..will this not affect my vista partition…will i be able to boot into vista then,,,,my conf looks like…

There are a total of 3 entries listed in the Vista Bootloader.
Bootloader Timeout: 10 seconds.
Default OS: Microsoft Windows Vista

Entry #1

Name: Earlier Version of Windows
BCD ID: {ntldr}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \ntldr

Entry #2

Name: Microsoft Windows Vista
BCD ID: {current}
Drive: D:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Windows Directory: \Windows

Entry #3

Name: Ubuntu
BCD ID: {c6b6fabc-af4a-11dd-8cd8-0019db395a50}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \ubuntu\winboot\wubildr.mbr

By: Web Talk

Web Talk — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:11:13 +0000

Great! I am happy Web Talk helped you solve your issues! Do you have anything to say about Windows 7? What do you think about it?

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:01:17 +0000

Great Program! I installed the Beta of Windows 7 on a separate hard disk. I didn’t realize that it would modify the boot record on my XP hard disk. Windows 7 Beta didn’t work for me. I was then stuck with the Winodows 7 Bootloader on my XP drive. Easy BCD removed the vista bootloader in seconds. The only effort it required from me was to read the menu items and select remove vista boot record.

-A very happy camper