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 Multiple OSes showing up in boot menu
Boot manager, Operating systems, Windows 7, Windows 7 Booting, Windows 7 in 2010
When booting up Windows 7 it shows 2 other operating systems on the boot menu including Windows XP and another Windows 7. Only the first option for Windows 7 does anything. How can I remove these options and why are they there?

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ASKED: July 21, 2010  7:40 PM
UPDATED: July 22, 2010  3:23 PM
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To edit the boot loader information in Windows 7 (and vista) you need to run Boot Configuration Data Editor (BCDEdit). You need to launch a command prompt as administrator and then run BCDEDIT.exe. it will then list the identifiers for the different boot options. Make a note of the identifiers that you want to delete and run <b>Bcdedit /delete <i>{boot loader identifier}</i></b> On next boot up they should of disappeared.
Last Wiki Answer Submitted:  July 22, 2010  3:23 pm  by  Kevcorbett   15 pts.
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