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[StealMySoda]

How can I rebuild the 100mb partition that allows me to boot into windows 7. For some reason when I installed W7 on my media center to my SSD it installed the boot info to one of my 2tb drives. I'm taking the SSD out of my build today, and replacing it with a regular HD. But it's seem to be unable to access the info on the 2tb drive.

Is there anyway to just rebuild the 100mb partition? Or do I need to do a clean install.

If I boot from the windows 7 CD, and select repair installation, no installations are listed. I thought that maybe it was the MBR that was a problem will doing this sort out my problem?
http://www.<< spam >...oot-record.html

Any help would be appreciated.

[+devHead]

Windows 7 setup is looking for your old location where it installed Windows, which is your SSD. Which you've now removed, correct? The only info on the 2 TB drive is your bootldr, which points to Windows on your old SSD. So, there's no rebuilding of a 100 MB partition, you just need to reinstall Windows on your new disc. So, it's not like Windows is on that 100 MB partition on your other drive. Windows installation was on your SSD.

[StealMySoda]

devHead, on 09 February 2012 - 12:16, said:

Windows 7 setup is looking for your old location where it installed Windows, which is your SSD. Which you've now removed, correct? The only info on the 2 TB drive is your bootldr, which points to Windows on your old SSD. So, there's no rebuilding of a 100 MB partition, you just need to reinstall Windows on your new disc. So, it's not like Windows is on that 100 MB partition on your other drive. Windows installation was on your SSD.

I've transfered the image of the SSD over to the new HD, can I not change the bootldr to load from the new drive?

[StealMySoda]

devHead, on 09 February 2012 - 12:16, said:

Windows 7 setup is looking for your old location where it installed Windows, which is your SSD. Which you've now removed, correct? The only info on the 2 TB drive is your bootldr, which points to Windows on your old SSD. So, there's no rebuilding of a 100 MB partition, you just need to reinstall Windows on your new disc. So, it's not like Windows is on that 100 MB partition on your other drive. Windows installation was on your SSD.

I've transfered the image of the SSD over to the new HD, can I not change the bootldr to load from the new drive?

[helpifIcan]

Did you make sure the BIOS is set for the new drive? If you used the same SATA port it should be ok, just a thought.

Did you do a sector copy of old to new ?

[neoraptor]

isn't that 100mb partition only for recovery. Imho it has nothing to do with booting. I always partition my drive before installing so there is no space for that partition and windows can;t create it.

[Aergan]

Google for EasyBCD, that will get you sorted.

[redvamp128]

http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/

Then click the - link for download for personal use-- put your name -- and email if you desire-- then it posts a link to download it.

That should sort out your issue...