Vista / Win 8 installation problem

P

philnolan3d

Member
My laptop has been running Vista since I got it, but I had a 20GB partition where I had the Win Dev Preview installed. Back when I did that everything was great it installed a bootloader which let me choose between Win8 and Vista. So along came with Consumer Preview which installed form a small download instead of a DVD. I wanted to install it so I first booted into the Dev Preview then ran the small installer, figuring it would keep everything on that partition and it did. Problem is it renamed that partition to C: and there's no bootloader anymore, so the laptop just boots straight into Win8. I could really use this laptop to help with work, can anyone suggest a way to fix the situation?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    Q6600 2.4GHz Core 2 Quad
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte P35-DS3P
    Memory
    4GB Corsair Dominator + 2GB Corsair XMS2
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3
    Sound Card
    motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Gateway LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    C: = Samsung Spinpoint 400GB D: = Seagate Barracuda 1TB K: = an old IDE 60GB drive ripped from a Buslink external enclosure
    PSU
    Antec Neo Power 650 Blue
    Case
    Apevia X-Cruiser
    Cooling
    4 80mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse
    Internet Speed
    15Mb/s FiOS
You could go to Control Panel\System\Advanced System Settings\Advanced\Startup and Recovery. Under System Startup, select Default operating system and change it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
Believe it or not I rebooted and after it finished it some Win updates it went straight to the boot loader like it's supposed to. So I guess Windows fixed itself this time. :)
 
Last edited:

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    Q6600 2.4GHz Core 2 Quad
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte P35-DS3P
    Memory
    4GB Corsair Dominator + 2GB Corsair XMS2
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3
    Sound Card
    motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Gateway LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    C: = Samsung Spinpoint 400GB D: = Seagate Barracuda 1TB K: = an old IDE 60GB drive ripped from a Buslink external enclosure
    PSU
    Antec Neo Power 650 Blue
    Case
    Apevia X-Cruiser
    Cooling
    4 80mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse
    Internet Speed
    15Mb/s FiOS
It's magic I tell yah. :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top