Can't uninstall Windows 8. Help?

IveGotChortles

New Member
Messages
4
Hey everyone, this is my first post as you can tell. I'm in some dire need of help. (Don't know if this belongs here or not, let me know please.)
So far I love Win 8, but I'm planning on uninstalling it for now and purchasing a retail copy when it is released.

Problem is, I know how to uninstall it correctly, but I don't seem to have the option to remove it from any of my partitions. (I installed it as a dual boot between Win 7 and 8.)

I'll show you what I mean:

http://i.minus.com/ibhtCYOd4w4mN4.PNG
This is my Win 8 computer management window. D is Win 7, E is my extra drive, and C is of course Win 8.

http://i.minus.com/i1wMwTYe3EDLx.PNG
And this is Win 7. For some reason, the only partitions shown here are C (which is Win 7 in this case) and E which is my extra drive.

Does anyone know why the Win 8 partition doesn't show up in Win 7? I can't seem to find any other way to uninstall it other than doing it from computer management...
Any help is greatly appreciated.
 

Attachments

  • Win7Management.PNG
    Win7Management.PNG
    51.6 KB · Views: 310
  • Win8Management.PNG
    Win8Management.PNG
    38 KB · Views: 602

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 + 8 Dual Boot
Welcome to the forum IGC. I'm afraid your in a bit of a pickle. It has been my experience that if Windows 7 and the boot manager are not on C:\ before installing Windows 8 on another partition, you may have to start fresh. Someone here may know a way to manipulate the bootrec and change the letter assignment of the partitions, but I personally have had no luck with that route...
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    17074 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP dv7 3173nr
    CPU
    M520
    Memory
    5GB
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Internet Speed
    120Mb/s
  • PC2
    HP A12 R7 17074
Oh man, exactly what I was trying to avoid...
Thanks for your input, hopefully someone else can give me a solution before I start fresh.

I'm just wondering how this could have happened in the first place?
I installed the dual boot exactly like how several guides said to. I don't understand...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 + 8 Dual Boot
Did you install Windows 8 as a VHD? - if so it is a large 35 GB file called (probably) win8.VHD somewhere on your Windows 7 Hard drives C or E. Delete it and Windows 8 is gone, but you may have to use a BCD editor like EasyBCD to remove the boot entry.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP COMPAQ Presario CQ57
    CPU
    AMD E- 300 APU with Radion HD Graphics 1.30GHz
    Motherboard
    inbuilt
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio on-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    notebook
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST9500325AS
    Google drive 15GB
    Skydrive 25GB
    BT Cloud
    PSU
    external 20v
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    pretty good
    Keyboard
    inbuilt
    Mouse
    touchpad
    Internet Speed
    BT Infinity Unlimited - 80 up 20 down =70/16 really
    Browser
    Chrome Canary usually
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    no Start menu modifications
    Upgraded with no issues to 8.0 and to 8.1
Could be - looks the right colour. Didn't even notice.

In that case ignore my first post.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Did you install Windows 8 as a VHD? - if so it is a large 35 GB file called (probably) win8.VHD somewhere on your Windows 7 Hard drives C or E. Delete it and Windows 8 is gone, but you may have to use a BCD editor like EasyBCD to remove the boot entry.

Now that you mention it, I'm pretty sure I did. Thanks for the info.
Will I be able to put back the unallocated space to my main drive afterwards?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 + 8 Dual Boot

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP COMPAQ Presario CQ57
    CPU
    AMD E- 300 APU with Radion HD Graphics 1.30GHz
    Motherboard
    inbuilt
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio on-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    notebook
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST9500325AS
    Google drive 15GB
    Skydrive 25GB
    BT Cloud
    PSU
    external 20v
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    pretty good
    Keyboard
    inbuilt
    Mouse
    touchpad
    Internet Speed
    BT Infinity Unlimited - 80 up 20 down =70/16 really
    Browser
    Chrome Canary usually
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    no Start menu modifications
    Upgraded with no issues to 8.0 and to 8.1
Back
Top