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  1. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    Install succeded!

    At some point, my bcd store got hosed, and I had to recover from a recent system image.
    That left me with System Reserved and D: on disk 0, and C: and Recovery on disk 1.
    I added a partition H:...
  2. Thread: Help using MBR2GPT on my system by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    Added system partition to disk 0. Still fails, but no longer urgent.

    I added new partition to Disk 0, and installed Windows 1607 there, as a dual boot.
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    mbr2gpt still fails on both disks. Here is new setupact.log.

    2018-03-21 11:59:13, Info ...
  3. Thread: Help using MBR2GPT on my system by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    You all can ignore all posts after the previous...

    You all can ignore all posts after the previous one, as I'm starting over.

    Per cereberus advice, I'll try copying the System Reserved from disk 0 to disk 1, then see if mbr2gpt works any better.
    ...
  4. Thread: Help using MBR2GPT on my system by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    Starting over after system recovery

    As reported above, I lost my bcd store. I tried command prompt in recovery tools to rebuild the boot data, but the bootrec /rebuild command failed. So I had to go back to a recent system image.
    My...
  5. Thread: Help using MBR2GPT on my system by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    Bigger problem -- BCD store is missing!

    I just ran bcdedit command, and it says it cannot find the bcd store.

    It must be around somewhere, because the system can boot up. My store has two boot loader records. The second one is just a...
  6. Thread: Help using MBR2GPT on my system by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    I don't really have a dual boot system. When I...

    I don't really have a dual boot system. When I did the 7 to 10 upgrade, somehow it left 7 as a second system on the boot menu, though I never tried it to see if it worked. Since then, I've used...
  7. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 25 Views 13,428

    I've moved discussion about MBR2GPT to another...

    I've moved discussion about MBR2GPT to another thread. Help using MBR2GPT on my system - Windows 10 Forums. If you can help me, go there.

    If you can figure out how I can install 1607 as a dual...
  8. Thread: Help using MBR2GPT on my system by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    Regarding Disk 1... I don't know why C: is Boot:...

    Regarding Disk 1... I don't know why C: is Boot: No. The Disk Management SS shows it as Boot. I don't want to fiddle with C: without knowing what I am doing. What can I do to make mbr2gpt see it...
  9. Thread: Help using MBR2GPT on my system by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    I made F: a boot partition, so it now reads Boot:...

    I made F: a boot partition, so it now reads Boot: Yes. No change.
    The problem appears to be in these log messages:


    2018-03-19 18:51:36, Info BCD: Opening store. Flags:...
  10. Thread: Help using MBR2GPT on my system by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 9 Views 36,146

    Help using MBR2GPT on my system

    I've been trying to install Windows 1607 as a dual boot, thread How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 - Windows 10 Forums. The question came up about converting from MBR to GPT. It's not...
  11. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 25 Views 13,428

    MBR2GPT not working

    I ran mbr2gpt from elevated command prompt:

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>mbr2gpt /allowfullos /validate /disk:0
    MBR2GPT: Attempting to validate disk 0
    MBR2GPT: Retrieving layout of disk
    MBR2GPT:...
  12. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 25 Views 13,428

    I expanded the unallocated space to 50 GB, but...

    I expanded the unallocated space to 50 GB, but same result. You'll see that D: is now smaller than before.
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  13. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    The installer says it cannot install into the...

    The installer says it cannot install into the space because it is MBR formatted. That is, when doing an install directly from the DVD.
    I'll see if doing the install from inside Windows will let me...
  14. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 25 Views 13,428

    I've just done some research on MBR disks. See...

    I've just done some research on MBR disks. See Windows Setup: Installing using the MBR or GPT partition style | Microsoft Docs.
    It seems that my HD has been formatted as an MBR style since birth,...
  15. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 25 Views 13,428

    I'm hoping somebody will tell me how to install...

    I'm hoping somebody will tell me how to install my 1607 DVD into the free space on my disk, so that I can proceed.
  16. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 25 Views 13,428

    I'm hoping somebody will tell me how to install...

    I'm hoping somebody will tell me how to install my 1607 DVD into the free space on my disk, so that I can proceed.
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    Correct, except for Settings instead of User...

    Correct, except for Settings instead of User Settings. And General Settings is found on the left side, but under My Account, under My Settings.
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    I don't have this path. 181513 No 'User...

    I don't have this path.
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    No 'User Settings', just 'Settings'
    Click on Settings...
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    Can I customize how many items of a thread are displayed at a time?

    A thread that I was looking at showed selection for page 1 and page 2. I'd like to see the entire thread at once.
    Is there a way to do this?
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  20. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 25 Views 13,428

    I followed your suggestions. Unallocated space...

    I followed your suggestions. Unallocated space now 25 GB. Installed Partition Magic, see screenshot,
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    Now what?
  21. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 25 Views 13,428

    Having difficulty doing the dual boot install

    I've created unallocated space to install W10 into. I have a bootable DVD for the install.

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    When I boot from the DVD, the installer tells me that it can't install Windows onto the...
  22. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 25 Views 13,428

    I've now got my .iso file for 1607. I tried...

    I've now got my .iso file for 1607. I tried mounting it with PowerIso and running its setup.exe, but in this case it only gives me the option to keep nothing. I've burned a DVD and I booted from it...
  23. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 25 Views 13,428

    Installing 1607 as second OS?

    Thanks for the links to 1607.

    When I download 1607, can I do an install as a second OS, and how do I do this?
    I assume that I would choose D: as my system drive for the install, so it would not...
  24. Thread: How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607 by mrolle
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 25 Views 13,428

    How to downgrade Windows 10 from 1709 to 1607

    I have a rare problem with my system, where it freezes. I have a Ryzen CPU, and a search for this problem put me to an AMD Community post where several Ryzen users have experienced a similar...
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    I've found another answer. That is to manually...

    I've found another answer. That is to manually cause a bugcheck from the keyboard. Details are at Forcing a System Crash from the Keyboard | Microsoft Docs.
    The article mentions that if whatever...
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