Dual boot Window 7 to Single boot

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As some software I use works better with more than 4 gb of memory than 32 bit Windows 7 allows, I made a second partition on my hard drive and installed Windows 7 64 bit on it so I could carry on working on the original partition until I installed all the software, I have completed this and it appears to be working correctly. I can select which version boots from the Windows 7 boot menu.
I now wish to move the second 64 bit partition to be the beginning of the drive and remove the 32 bit partition.
I have TI 2014 Premium and have images of the full disk (both partitions) and just the 64 bit partition after installing my software. I have tried to restore the 64 bit partition a number of times with different images including resizing the partitions.
None seem to work as expected sometimes they refuse to boot (I have restored the MBR), and the repair boot from the windows DVD didn’t work or sometimes the Windows 7 boot menu loads with just the one item.
As an aside, I have noticed that in the Rescue Disk restore screen where the active partition can be set the resizing partition options seem to have a mind of their own and won’t always stay at the figures entered!
If I restore the whole disk backup from the TI I get back to where I started with a dual boot system, which where I am now.
I attach a jpg of the disk manager window if that helps in any way
PS All my data and images are on the second hard drive
Any help as to what I am doing wrong will be appreciated

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Mer, 02/26/2014 - 15:55
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The main problem is that the 32-bit install contains the Win 7 boot files for both systems, either in the 32-bit partition itself or in a separate 100MB System Reserved partition. Before you can achieve your aim these files have to be moved to the 64-bit partition and the BCD has to be reconfigured to match. It is not an undertaking for non-experts and is a direct result of the totally barmy dual booting method MS uses. All other boot managers keep the boot files with the system they are booting, so removing a system is straightforward. If you want to learn more then study www.terabyteunlimited.com/kb/article.php.  It isn't exactly the same issue you have but contains the information required to do what you want.

Mer, 02/26/2014 - 18:37
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Thank you I will have a read of thr instructions hopefully it will sort me out, I did look for a solution on Windows Seven forum and it was suggested to use Easy BCD editor, I did try this but it didn't work either at www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/210983-dual-boot-delete-os.html

The booting files are in the 32 bit partition

Mer, 02/26/2014 - 19:41
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Yep, always more than one way to skin a cat where Windows is concerned. But that looks a pretty good tutorial to me - you might want to try again.

Mer, 02/26/2014 - 19:46
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Thanks will do yhe link you gave lloks rather involed for an old coger lik me

Closing down now to watch the football

Mer, 02/26/2014 - 19:53
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Sorry for the delay in replying, had other things to do, tried again today and it worked this time, don’t know why it didn’t before!
Thanks for the help
Just reread my previous post must have been in a hurry, at least that’s my excuse

Lun, 03/03/2014 - 18:20