Win 10 installed on separate hard drive changes win 7

Kevin · 25 Jan 2015

ThrashZone said:

Hi and welcome to TenForums,
Yep you'd have to remove the drive that 10 exists on then use this process,
Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times - Windows 7 Help Forums
After testing it you would format and re-install with the great advice already given :)
Cheers.

The disk is marked as active, and I can not use the install disk to correct the start up files because it says it is the incorrect disk. I think Im going to have to save everything and start from scratch.

Kevin · 25 Jan 2015

ThrashZone said:

Hi and welcome to TenForums,
Yep you'd have to remove the drive that 10 exists on then use this process,
Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times - Windows 7 Help Forums
After testing it you would format and re-install with the great advice already given :)
Cheers.

The disk is marked as active, and I can not use the install disk to correct the start up files because it says it is the incorrect disk. I think Im going to have to save everything and start from scratch.

Charlie · 25 Jan 2015

Kevin said:

ThrashZone said:

Hi and welcome to TenForums,
Yep you'd have to remove the drive that 10 exists on then use this process,
Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times - Windows 7 Help Forums
After testing it you would format and re-install with the great advice already given :)
Cheers.

The disk is marked as active, and I can not use the install disk to correct the start up files because it says it is the incorrect disk. I think Im going to have to save everything and start from scratch.

Kevin. If you are having trouble starting up win 7 and you can open win10. a work around is to go to settings/update recovery/recovery and then click the restart. Takes you to any other os on your system.

Win 10 installed on separate hard drive changes win 7-recovery.jpg

Kevin · 25 Jan 2015

Thank you everyone for your time and suggestions! I solved the problem. Typed MSCONFIG in start menu and deleted windows 10 from the boot file. Now it boots directly to win 7.

Charlie · 25 Jan 2015

Kevin said:

Thank you everyone for your time and suggestions! I solved the problem. Typed MSCONFIG in start menu and deleted windows 10 from the boot file. Now it boots directly to win 7.

Good deal. Does it give you a boot screen to select windows ten also?

Kevin · 25 Jan 2015

charlie,

Yes it does. It gives you the option of windows 10 or 7.

ThrashZone · 25 Jan 2015

Hi,
You'll probably have to that every time 10 updates and needs to boot
10 will switch the default os again.... that's why you should install 10 as a dual boot even when a different hdd or ssd is being used

Cheers.

Charlie · 25 Jan 2015

Kevin said:

charlie,

Yes it does. It gives you the option of windows 10 or 7.

Kevin.. Cool. You got no problems now. Welcome to TenForums and have a good night.

magilla · 02 Feb 2015

Edwin said:

alphanumeric said:

Windows is a constant learning experience, even for those of us that "think" we know what we're doing.

I hear ya!!! :)

I have a strange problem. I have windows 8.1 on my computer and have windows 10 build 9926 on a separate hard drive on the same computer. I keep getting - on my Windows 8.1 drive, a message from my updater to download the newest version of windows 10. Is there some way to stop the attempted download of windows 10 on my Windows 8.1 partition? I love windows 10, but don't want to install it over my 8.1 partition since that is my main computer with lots of programs and information on it.
Thanks.

AddRAM · 02 Feb 2015

You have to hide the update to check if your pc will run 10, you probably ran it without even realizing it.

Always set your updates to " Let windows check for updates but to let you decide whether to download and install them"

I`m not sure what the update number is, I hid it a long time ago, there are threads on it and maybe another member will post it.

Search here:

https://www.tenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/