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 Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:41 am Post subject: Would this destroy my computer? |
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I have Windows 7 installed on my C Drive and Windows Vista installed on a partition (X . Due to the fact that I am going away for the summer and Windows 7 expires on August 1, I was wondering whether this would destroy my computer..
I'm using EasyBCD 1.7.2 and I'm in the "Change Settings" tab. I have:
Choose an OS to change the associated settings:
Windows Vista
Drive: X
Windows 7: Drive C
What would happen if I were to change Windows Vista Drive: X to Drive: C and Windows 7 to Drive: X?
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| Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:30 am Post subject: |
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| it really doesn't matter what letter your drive is except for SOME (badly written) programs which will assume you have a c drive and try to install there. Once win7 expires simply delete the partition and make vista your active thats it, then simply remove win7 from the entry
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Waly
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| Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:34 am Post subject: |
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From what I heard, after it "expires", all that happens is that it will automatically shut down every half hour.
At least, for the RC.
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Doesn't Vista automatically assume the c: drive when it starts up, even if it's not actually assigned that partition?
Just go into the BIOS and make it boot from drive x: before you leave.
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| Zarr wrote: | Doesn't Vista automatically assume the c: drive when it starts up, even if it's not actually assigned that partition?
Just go into the BIOS and make it boot from drive x: before you leave. |
But if Vista assumed the C Drive, wouldn't it load the desktop and all that? It doesn't for me..
And like the other guy said, would it fuck up the registry to move it to boot from Drive X
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| Uber_Noob wrote: | | Zarr wrote: | Doesn't Vista automatically assume the c: drive when it starts up, even if it's not actually assigned that partition?
Just go into the BIOS and make it boot from drive x: before you leave. |
But if Vista assumed the C Drive, wouldn't it load the desktop and all that? It doesn't for me..
And like the other guy said, would it fuck up the registry to move it to boot from Drive X |
Registry? No.
When Vista starts, regardless of the partition it's assigned to, it automatically assumes the c: drive and renames the genuine c: drive to something else - temporarily, at least. When you boot into another OS, assuming it's on the c: drive, the Vista HDD will show the actual drive letter.
Example:
XP HDD/partition: c:
Vista HDD/partition: x:
When you boot into XP, it will be drive c:. Vista will be drive x:.
When you boot into Vista, it will assume c: and rename the XP partition/HDD to something else, probably x: or something. To any programs, such as badly written ones that always install to c:, it will install to the Vista HDD, x:, because Vista lies to the program and tells it that the Vista drive is c:.
When you boot back into XP, it will be on the c: drive again and Vista will be on x:.
You may have issues running programs installed onto the XP drive when running vista as well as you might have issues running programs installed onto the Vista drive when running XP, however the registry will be unaltered.
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