Windows7 upgrade partition layout

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I had been running Windows Vista in a partition and wanted to upgrade to Windows7 while keeping Windows Vista separately. So I deactivated and deinstalled OS Selector, copied the Windows Vista partition to a separate partition, hid the original Windows Vista partition, made sure I could boot into the copied partition by setting that partition Active and rebooting, and then upgraded the copied partition.

Everything worked properly and I can boot into Windows 7 where the copied partition exists.

When I look at DD11 under Windows 7 it shows me that the copied partiton is (Active,System,Boot).

But it also shows me that the original Windows Vista partition, even though completely hidden, is (System,Boot).

What does this mean ? Does this mean that Windows 7 has also used the original Windows Vista partition to install bootable files even though it was completely hidden when I upgraded the copied partition to Windows 7 ?

Sab, 05/19/2012 - 10:59
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When you're booted into Windows 7 check what Disk Management says. If it shows the Windows 7 partition as System, Active, Boot then it should be fine.

Dom, 05/20/2012 - 01:24
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MudCrab wrote:

When you're booted into Windows 7 check what Disk Management says. If it shows the Windows 7 partition as System, Active, Boot then it should be fine.

Yes, Disk management show sit as System, Active, Boot. Thanks !

Dom, 05/20/2012 - 20:24