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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

Just thinking out loud... Knowing now that I have two possible boot records (one on the HDD that is the original as-delivered config; and one on the SSD that's up-to-date and boots my machine the way I expect it), it seems I have two choices: Leave it that way; if I ever have future problems, I...
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- Post #124
- Mar 20, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

This is all good info; I have about 50% unused on the SSD (it varies), but this is a good way to go if I find more space getting used up. I try to use junction links when I find something bulky that can get moved to the HDD, but knowing I can snag some more space is good!
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- Post #123
- Mar 18, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

I try to manage the space in the (somewhat limited) SSD. I get what you're saying about removing unused clones. I'll have to keep that in mind if I start to scramble for SSD space. Is there a safe means to test that out... like temporarily renaming them or marking them in a way that the O/S...
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- Post #121
- Mar 18, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

All the commands above worked successfully. However, upon reboot the PC did indeed boot in a "repair" mode... however, the AlienWare Recovery application inserts itself into the process. One of the options is to return to the Windows boot screen, but selecting that simply shuts down the...
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- Post #119
- Mar 18, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

c:\>bcdedit Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier {bootmgr} device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1 path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi description Windows Boot Manager locale en-us inherit...
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- Post #117
- Mar 15, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

c:\>dir /a /b /s c:\efi c:\efi\Boot c:\efi\Microsoft c:\efi\Boot\bootx64.efi c:\efi\Microsoft\Boot c:\efi\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi c:\efi\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgr.efi c:\efi\Microsoft\Boot\BOOTSTAT.DAT c:\efi\Microsoft\Boot\cs-CZ c:\efi\Microsoft\Boot\da-DK c:\efi\Microsoft\Boot\de-DE...
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- Post #115
- Mar 13, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

Here's the results; note that I omitted several folders that have client project names in them; they're not germane to what we're looking at: c:\>dir /a /b c:\ $RECYCLE.BIN Apps bcdbackup bcdbackup.LOG bcdbackup.LOG1 bcdbackup.LOG2 bcdboot files Config.Msi Documents and Settings EFI Intel...
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- Post #113
- Mar 12, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

During the C: "dir", I get many scrolling pages of this: The directory name c:\ProgramData\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application Data\Application D ata\Package...
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- Post #111
- Mar 12, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

This may have finally done it - boot up doesn't ask which image to boot from, and MSCONFIG doesn't complain when changes are made. I saw one incident where changes didn't appear to "stick" in MSCONFIG, but all subsequent tries looked good.
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- Post #109
- Mar 11, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

Heh, I wouldn't say I don't like it... more like "I really don't understand it" :-) Repair Disk: BCDEDIT:
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- Post #107
- Mar 10, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

Well, THIS is interesting... MSCONFIG does not report a "cannot find the path" error anymore (!). However, if I delete the "harddiskvolume5" boot option, the GENERAL tab changes from "normal boot" to "selective boot". If I change the GENERAL tab to "normal boot", then the harddiskvolume5...
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- Post #105
- Mar 9, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

MSCONFIG if I boot from original OS image on HDD: MSCONFIG if I boot from cloned OS image on SSD: Looks like whichever it boots from it calls C:, and the other one becomes D: You also mentioned "MOUNTVOL", I assume this is the info you are wondering about: Possible values for VolumeName...
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- Post #104
- Mar 9, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

I figured I should confirm this first... here's the MSCONFIG display: Here's the DISKPART "list volume" results: At present I have booted from the SSD (C:). Te first line of the MSCONFIG list says "Current OS" which I assume is the one I selected to boot from and is indeed the SSD. The...
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- Post #102
- Mar 8, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

Rebooted. Still asks which Windows image I want to boot into, so I'd appreciate some help in getting that fixed. Regarding MSCONFIG... the settings indeed "stuck" after reboot. It used to always be stuck on "selective startup" and now I have this: The "Boot" tab now shows two boot images:
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- Post #100
- Mar 7, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
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[SOLVED] MSCONFIG problem

Update... I couldn't repeat the bcdboot with "/s z:" (with disk 1, volume 6, letter z); it gave a 1-line error (that I will need to record and post here). However, I did do "bcdboot d:\windows" and it "worked" in that it didn't give a failure message. On my next boot, Windows brought up a...
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- Post #99
- Mar 7, 2023
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista

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