Dual Boot Repair

Hi guys,

I had a Win 7 (64) ultimate install on one hard drive. Then I installed Win 8 Pro on another drive and this was subsequently upgraded to Windows 8.1 .

Windows set up a boot menu which has somehow managed to get corrupted. So now when I boot I can no longer get the Win 8.1 install but instead the only option that works is to hit F9 and go into Win 7 .

Booting with the install media does not help, it's automated repairs claim that they cannot help. As I see it this only needs a boot loader repair. But how do I do this. Where on my Win 7 drive can I find it?? I have a clone of the Win 7 install that is a few days older that when the problem occurred and can if possible copy across the relevant files, but I need to know which ones.

Or am I going about this all wrong?

Use EasyBCD to edit the Boot Configuration Data store from within Win7. Scroll down and click the Register button under Non-commercial - Free to download...

http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/

redduc900 said:

Use EasyBCD to edit the Boot Configuration Data store from within Win7. Scroll down and click the Register button under Non-commercial - Free to download...

http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/

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It worked thanks.

The initial repair failed but then I realized that the Win 8.1 did not have a drive target. So I edited it to point to the 8.1 install, saved and presto it is back.