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Windows Vista Boot Manager BCDedit
  1. #1


    IamDotCom Guest

    Windows Vista Boot Manager BCDedit

    Hey there everyone! I'm not sure if I'm in the write group and so if
    my question is off base please help redirect me, thanks.

    My problem is that I have an extra entry in my Boot Manager list.
    Currently I have listed;

    1. Windows Vista (TM) Home Edition
    2. OpenSuse Installer

    The second option does not work and is left over from an installation
    crash of OpenSuse10.3. I have been trying via the BCDedit.exe program
    with absolutely no luck. I'm wondering if OpenSuse wrote to a legacy
    boot format and now Vista can't access it to delete it. If anyone
    knows how to completely rebuild my bootsector I'd greatly appreciate
    your help. I have tried:

    bootrec /Fixboot, /FixMBR, /RebuildBCD one at a time of course.



    Thanks again for any help you can provide.

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  2. #2


    Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] Guest

    Re: Windows Vista Boot Manager BCDedit

    Try using EasyBCD 1.7 to delete it:
    http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
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    http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
    <IamDotCom@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:3d00f0fc-3774-491e-ba8e-362760cab403@xxxxxx

    > Hey there everyone! I'm not sure if I'm in the write group and so if
    > my question is off base please help redirect me, thanks.
    >
    > My problem is that I have an extra entry in my Boot Manager list.
    > Currently I have listed;
    >
    > 1. Windows Vista (TM) Home Edition
    > 2. OpenSuse Installer
    >
    > The second option does not work and is left over from an installation
    > crash of OpenSuse10.3. I have been trying via the BCDedit.exe program
    > with absolutely no luck. I'm wondering if OpenSuse wrote to a legacy
    > boot format and now Vista can't access it to delete it. If anyone
    > knows how to completely rebuild my bootsector I'd greatly appreciate
    > your help. I have tried:
    >
    > bootrec /Fixboot, /FixMBR, /RebuildBCD one at a time of course.
    >
    > Thanks again for any help you can provide.


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    Quaoar Guest

    Re: Windows Vista Boot Manager BCDedit

    IamDotCom@xxxxxx wrote:

    > Hey there everyone! I'm not sure if I'm in the write group and so if
    > my question is off base please help redirect me, thanks.
    >
    > My problem is that I have an extra entry in my Boot Manager list.
    > Currently I have listed;
    >
    > 1. Windows Vista (TM) Home Edition
    > 2. OpenSuse Installer
    >
    > The second option does not work and is left over from an installation
    > crash of OpenSuse10.3. I have been trying via the BCDedit.exe program
    > with absolutely no luck. I'm wondering if OpenSuse wrote to a legacy
    > boot format and now Vista can't access it to delete it. If anyone
    > knows how to completely rebuild my bootsector I'd greatly appreciate
    > your help. I have tried:
    >
    > bootrec /Fixboot, /FixMBR, /RebuildBCD one at a time of course.
    >
    > Thanks again for any help you can provide.
    You might boot your Linux install DVD, select Repair, and let it repair
    the Windows boot manager (fix MBR), if that is your boot manager. I've
    done this several times, successfully. I normally use my Mandrake boot
    CD to repair both GRUB and Windows boot records that arise from my Linux
    installation screwups.

    Q

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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