Remove dual boot to single boot new install

germanjulian · Mar 20, 2007, 12:28 PM

Hi,

I have 3 partitions. C:, E: and a RAW partition (an encrypted partition). Currently I have XP on C and Vista on E. I am willing to take the plunge and do single boot Vista only on C.

How do I go about that? The only way I can see that Vista install does not automatically create a dual boot Vista Vista setup is to format E:. which is a hassle and I don’t want to do.

IvanV · Mar 20, 2007, 12:52 PM

I think BCDedit should do the trick, but I haven't worked with it yet.

germanjulian · Mar 20, 2007, 06:55 PM

http://www.istartedsomething.com/200...-boot-with-xp/

this is how to do it!

IvanV · Mar 20, 2007, 08:30 PM

But, isn't that about removing Vista and staying with XP?

germanjulian · Mar 20, 2007, 09:00 PM

yes.

thats what I wanted. remove Vista on E. And install Vista on C without dual boot.

IvanV · Mar 21, 2007, 05:22 PM

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't get that. I thought that you wanted to simply remove XP.

junka · Mar 23, 2007, 10:19 PM

Uninstall
After playing around with Vista for a few days, you may want to remove it from your system, and reclaim the hard drive space. Microsoft has made this step very simple as well.

Boot your computer in to Windows XP.
Ensure you have the Vista DVD image emulated or in the DVD drive.
Go to “Start” and “Run”. Type in “d:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force” (without quotes, and replacing e: with the drive letter of your Vista DVD).
Restart the computer, and you will notice the boot selection menu is gone.
Format the partition/drive where you had Vista installed.
Remove two files (Boot.BAK & Bootsect.BAK) on your XP drive’s root folder (C

, these were backup files of your previous bootloader, now no longer useful.
Optional: Restart to ensure it still works.
Use your partition software to merge your partitions together.
And now you have returned your computer to its previous state, without Vista and without the new bootloader. If anyone has any issues, please post it in comments and I’ll try to resolve it.

Mar 20, 2007, 12:28 PM	#1
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	Remove dual boot to single boot new install Hi, I have 3 partitions. C:, E: and a RAW partition (an encrypted partition). Currently I have XP on C and Vista on E. I am willing to take the plunge and do single boot Vista only on C. How do I go about that? The only way I can see that Vista install does not automatically create a dual boot Vista Vista setup is to format E:. which is a hassle and I don’t want to do. __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Mar 20, 2007, 12:52 PM	#2
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,655 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	I think BCDedit should do the trick, but I haven't worked with it yet. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Mar 20, 2007, 06:55 PM	Thread Starter #3
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	http://www.istartedsomething.com/200...-boot-with-xp/ this is how to do it! __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Mar 20, 2007, 08:30 PM	#4
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,655 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	But, isn't that about removing Vista and staying with XP? __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Mar 20, 2007, 09:00 PM	Thread Starter #5
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	yes. thats what I wanted. remove Vista on E. And install Vista on C without dual boot. __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Mar 21, 2007, 05:22 PM	#6
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,655 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't get that. I thought that you wanted to simply remove XP. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Mar 23, 2007, 10:19 PM	#7
junka Zex Machine Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 199 Rep Power: 0	Uninstall After playing around with Vista for a few days, you may want to remove it from your system, and reclaim the hard drive space. Microsoft has made this step very simple as well. Boot your computer in to Windows XP. Ensure you have the Vista DVD image emulated or in the DVD drive. Go to “Start” and “Run”. Type in “d:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force” (without quotes, and replacing e: with the drive letter of your Vista DVD). Restart the computer, and you will notice the boot selection menu is gone. Format the partition/drive where you had Vista installed. Remove two files (Boot.BAK & Bootsect.BAK) on your XP drive’s root folder (C, these were backup files of your previous bootloader, now no longer useful. Optional: Restart to ensure it still works. Use your partition software to merge your partitions together. And now you have returned your computer to its previous state, without Vista and without the new bootloader. If anyone has any issues, please post it in comments and I’ll try to resolve it. __________________