How to remove initial bootable OS partition from a tri-boot

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Hi, on my system HDD, currently I have 3 bootable partitions installed with Acronis Disk Director 10 & OS Selector.

Now, I want to delete the XP partition but keep a dual boot between vista and 7.

*Problem:
I installed XP, then Vista, then 7 (in that order).
How can I remove the XP partition and keep the remaining multi-boot configuration intact?
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P.S. I also have a hidden Vista boot backup which I wish to keep as it is.

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 14:27
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Do you know which partition OSS is installed to (the location of the main BOOTWIZ folder)?

If OSS isn't installed to the XP partition you should be able to delete that partition without causing a problem. If OSS is installed to the XP partition OSS will need to be reinstalled and possibly tweaked after you delete the partition.

Please note that it's recommended to create an Entire Disk Image backup before making partitioning changes.

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 06:13
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I think it's on XP. But I see Bootwiz files on every partition, how can I be sure which one is the main one?

Also, what do I need to do beside de-activiating OSS? Is there a general guide I can follow for the whole process?
I'm a little rusty on this.

P.S. MudCrab, I think I remember reading posts by your username from 3-4 years ago when I was trying to find a way to install. They were really useful!

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 11:11
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The main BOOTWIZ folder will contain many files at several folders with weird names (letters and numbers). The other BOOTWIZ folders usually just contain one file.

You'll probably need to tweak the BOOTWIZ.OSS file after reinstalling to get things working again. It may not detect both Vista and Windows 7 properly, depending on how they are installed. Most likely, one of them (probably Vista) will be detected okay.

Basically, you would deactivate OSS (select which OS you want default), make the changes (make sure the selected OS still boots), reinstall OSS.

I think I would select Vista for the default when deactivating OSS because it has a better chance of being detected. Otherwise, you may end up not being able to boot into either OS from OSS.

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 19:19