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Solved Lost dual boot choice screen
Dual booting windows 7 with 8.1.
I had that neat looking boot screen that came up giving me a choice and setting default.
Now it boots to a crummy looking F8 type screen every time and I have to make a choice.
Not a big deal but I'd like to fix it.
Pete
OS
Windows 7 Windows 8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Built
CPU
2.90 gigahertz AMD A8-3850 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-A75-UD4H
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6550D
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Got it back
Hi Shawn,
I'm embarrassed.
I had Windows 7 as the default OS in the Advanced System Settings.
All is good.
Thanks again for all help you give.
Pete
OS
Windows 7 Windows 8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Built
CPU
2.90 gigahertz AMD A8-3850 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-A75-UD4H
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6550D
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
Na, don't be embarrassed. It happens to all of us. I'm just happy to hear that you got it sorted.
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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This worked for me. boot into Win8, run bcdboot c:\windows
OS
Windows 8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
HP ENVY 700-074
CPU
Intel Core i5 4430 @ 3.00 GHz
Motherboard
MS-7826 (Kaili)
Memory
12 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Sound Card
Integrated IDT 92HD68E2 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung S27C230B
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
240 GB Kingston SSDNow V300 Series
PSU
stock
Case
stock
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
Logitech K520
Mouse
Logitech M310
Browser
Fire Fox
Antivirus
Eset Smart Security 7
I believe that's the same as using the Advanced System Settings.
I'm still a novice at using command line arguments even after 15 years. And probably will continue to be a novice.
OS
Windows 7 Windows 8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home Built
CPU
2.90 gigahertz AMD A8-3850 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-A75-UD4H
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6550D
Power User
VIP Member
Power User
Running "bcdboot c:\windows" from a elevated prompt I didn't need to find any identifier number and it still worked.
OS
Windows 8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
HP ENVY 700-074
CPU
Intel Core i5 4430 @ 3.00 GHz
Motherboard
MS-7826 (Kaili)
Memory
12 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Sound Card
Integrated IDT 92HD68E2 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung S27C230B
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
240 GB Kingston SSDNow V300 Series
PSU
stock
Case
stock
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
Logitech K520
Mouse
Logitech M310
Browser
Fire Fox
Antivirus
Eset Smart Security 7