Boot Manager List

[b1naryMan]

Hi,

I have the following problem. I have a laptop which has windows 7 istall on it with 2 partitions. I have decide to also have Windows XP on it so I install XP on the 2nd partition. The problem is that when I boot my Pc it doesn't display me the boot manager list to select which operating system to boot. It's boot WinXP by default.

How can I display the windows boot manager?

 

[Ijack]

Do a repair using your installation DVD to get back Windows 7. Then download EasyBCD and use it to set up a boot menu with Windows 7 and XP on it.

 

[b1naryMan]

With repair I'm going to loose my data?
Do I need to backup my data first?

 

[pat mcgroin]

It would seem that they have changed the way it is done.
http://www.w7forums.com/repair-install-t1204.html

You will need to use the recovery console now.
You can either use the W7 disk or this
http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/

Then see this
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/thread/c6e5972a-cb75-48aa-9d1e-127b2e36d03c

 

[b1naryMan]

Great it's working

I made a Windows 7repair and after I use the EasyBCD.

Thanks a lot

 

[Ijack]

With repair I'm going to loose my data?
Do I need to backup my data first?

Looks like you found the answer! No - a repair doesn't require you to backup data. It's a relatively safe operation.

On the other hand, it's wise to have a current backup before doing any action such as this. In fact (as I found out yesterday when my hard drive died) it's advisable to always have a recent backup of your data (and yes, I did have one!).