Multiboot setup with windows 7

Hello All

I have multi boot setup in the begining I had two copies of XP X64 which are drive C: and
D: then I installed Vista but that called installation called the drive C: I wanted it to
be E: but how Do I do that and want to put windows 7 on if I ever get it to work.
I would like replace vista with with windows 7 but want to be drive E: it this possible.

I had problems with Vista until I updated the bios and it seems to be ok now. I just can
not can not get windows 7 to install.
I just can not understand why the bsod does not stay long enough to read it, so you can
find what the error is.

I just don't know what to try next.

Lee

spock,
Every time you want to keep your current partition/drive lettering, start
Vista (or Win 7) installation from inside the OS and not from "outside" (by
booting off the DVD).
That way Vista (or Win 7) will keep your current partition letters.
Carlos

"spock" wrote:

> Hello All
>
> I have multi boot setup in the begining I had two copies of XP X64 which are drive C: and
> D: then I installed Vista but that called installation called the drive C: I wanted it to
> be E: but how Do I do that and want to put windows 7 on if I ever get it to work.
> I would like replace vista with with windows 7 but want to be drive E: it this possible.
>
> I had problems with Vista until I updated the bios and it seems to be ok now. I just can
> not can not get windows 7 to install.
> I just can not understand why the bsod does not stay long enough to read it, so you can
> find what the error is.
>
> I just don't know what to try next.
>
> Lee
>
>
> .
>

Hi, Lee.

Easy question first...The default setting for what to do in case of System
Failure is to Automatically restart. So, when the BSOD appears, the
computer immediately reboots before there is time to read the screen. One
of the first things I do when installing Windows is to change that default!
Go to System Properties | Advanced System Settings (you'll need
Administrator credentials for this) | Advanced | Startup and Recovery /
Settings. Then just UNcheck the Automatically restart box. Next time, the
BSOD will stay onscreen until YOU push the Reset button, giving you all the
time you need to read it and copy down the Stop Code and other information
there.

Now to the drive letters: These shift like drifting sands when we reboot to
a different Windows installation. So it's best to give each volume a NAME
(a label), which will be written to the disk and will not change when we
reboot from Vista to Win7 and back. As Carlos said, Vista changed from the
WinXP method of assigning drive letters at Setup.

When we boot from the DVD to run Setup, it has no idea what letters may
already have been assigned, so it starts by assigning C: to its own Boot
Volume (which is NOT what most of us think of as the boot volume! See KB
314470.), which might be the 3rd partition on the second HDD. Then it
assigns the next letter (D:, unless we are installing into the System
Partition) to the System Volume, typically the first partition on the first
HDD and traditionally thought of as Drive C:. No matter which partition we
choose to install Windows into, the few updated startup files must always be
in the System Partition - and Windows doesn't care what its drive letter
might be.

To preserve Vista's existing drive letters, we must boot into Vista and then
insert the Win7 DVD and run Setup from there so that it can "see" and
inherit the existing letters. Later, of course, we can use Disk Management
to change any of the drive letters EXCEPT the Boot and System Volumes; the
only way to change these is to run Setup again - that is, to reinstall
Windows.

To see which drives have which letters and which status (Boot, System, etc.)
in EACH OS, boot into each and run Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc).

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64

"spock" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> Hello All
>
> I have multi boot setup in the begining I had two copies of XP X64 which
> are drive C: and D: then I installed Vista but that called installation
> called the drive C: I wanted it to be E: but how Do I do that and want to
> put windows 7 on if I ever get it to work.
> I would like replace vista with with windows 7 but want to be drive E: it
> this possible.
>
> I had problems with Vista until I updated the bios and it seems to be ok
> now. I just can not can not get windows 7 to install.
> I just can not understand why the bsod does not stay long enough to read
> it, so you can find what the error is.
>
> I just don't know what to try next.
>
> Lee

Thanks
I have just found out what may be the reason why Windows 7 will not install
it seems according the Supermicro website my motherboard C2SBX does not support
Windows 7
what a wasted effort.

Thanks


"R. C. White" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi, Lee.
>
> Easy question first...The default setting for what to do in case of System Failure is to
> Automatically restart. So, when the BSOD appears, the computer immediately reboots
> before there is time to read the screen. One of the first things I do when installing
> Windows is to change that default! Go to System Properties | Advanced System Settings
> (you'll need Administrator credentials for this) | Advanced | Startup and Recovery /
> Settings. Then just UNcheck the Automatically restart box. Next time, the BSOD will
> stay onscreen until YOU push the Reset button, giving you all the time you need to read
> it and copy down the Stop Code and other information there.
>
> Now to the drive letters: These shift like drifting sands when we reboot to a different
> Windows installation. So it's best to give each volume a NAME (a label), which will be
> written to the disk and will not change when we reboot from Vista to Win7 and back. As
> Carlos said, Vista changed from the WinXP method of assigning drive letters at Setup.
>
> When we boot from the DVD to run Setup, it has no idea what letters may already have
> been assigned, so it starts by assigning C: to its own Boot Volume (which is NOT what
> most of us think of as the boot volume! See KB 314470.), which might be the 3rd
> partition on the second HDD. Then it assigns the next letter (D:, unless we are
> installing into the System Partition) to the System Volume, typically the first
> partition on the first HDD and traditionally thought of as Drive C:. No matter which
> partition we choose to install Windows into, the few updated startup files must always
> be in the System Partition - and Windows doesn't care what its drive letter might be.
>
> To preserve Vista's existing drive letters, we must boot into Vista and then insert the
> Win7 DVD and run Setup from there so that it can "see" and inherit the existing letters.
> Later, of course, we can use Disk Management to change any of the drive letters EXCEPT
> the Boot and System Volumes; the only way to change these is to run Setup again - that
> is, to reinstall Windows.
>
> To see which drives have which letters and which status (Boot, System, etc.) in EACH OS,
> boot into each and run Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc).
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64
>
> "spock" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> Hello All
>>
>> I have multi boot setup in the begining I had two copies of XP X64 which are drive C:
>> and D: then I installed Vista but that called installation called the drive C: I wanted
>> it to be E: but how Do I do that and want to put windows 7 on if I ever get it to
>> work.
>> I would like replace vista with with windows 7 but want to be drive E: it this
>> possible.
>>
>> I had problems with Vista until I updated the bios and it seems to be ok now. I just
>> can not can not get windows 7 to install.
>> I just can not understand why the bsod does not stay long enough to read it, so you can
>> find what the error is.
>>
>> I just don't know what to try next.
>>
>> Lee
>

Hi, Lee.

I'm sorry you can't use Win7 on that computer. But thanks for the feedback
so that we know about the problem.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64

"Master Lee" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> Thanks
> I have just found out what may be the reason why Windows 7 will not
> install
> it seems according the Supermicro website my motherboard C2SBX does not
> support
> Windows 7
> what a wasted effort.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> "R. C. White" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi, Lee.
>>
>> Easy question first...The default setting for what to do in case of
>> System Failure is to Automatically restart. So, when the BSOD appears,
>> the computer immediately reboots before there is time to read the screen.
>> One of the first things I do when installing Windows is to change that
>> default! Go to System Properties | Advanced System Settings (you'll need
>> Administrator credentials for this) | Advanced | Startup and Recovery /
>> Settings. Then just UNcheck the Automatically restart box. Next time,
>> the BSOD will stay onscreen until YOU push the Reset button, giving you
>> all the time you need to read it and copy down the Stop Code and other
>> information there.
>>
>> Now to the drive letters: These shift like drifting sands when we reboot
>> to a different Windows installation. So it's best to give each volume a
>> NAME (a label), which will be written to the disk and will not change
>> when we reboot from Vista to Win7 and back. As Carlos said, Vista
>> changed from the WinXP method of assigning drive letters at Setup.
>>
>> When we boot from the DVD to run Setup, it has no idea what letters may
>> already have been assigned, so it starts by assigning C: to its own Boot
>> Volume (which is NOT what most of us think of as the boot volume! See KB
>> 314470.), which might be the 3rd partition on the second HDD. Then it
>> assigns the next letter (D:, unless we are installing into the System
>> Partition) to the System Volume, typically the first partition on the
>> first HDD and traditionally thought of as Drive C:. No matter which
>> partition we choose to install Windows into, the few updated startup
>> files must always be in the System Partition - and Windows doesn't care
>> what its drive letter might be.
>>
>> To preserve Vista's existing drive letters, we must boot into Vista and
>> then insert the Win7 DVD and run Setup from there so that it can "see"
>> and inherit the existing letters. Later, of course, we can use Disk
>> Management to change any of the drive letters EXCEPT the Boot and System
>> Volumes; the only way to change these is to run Setup again - that is, to
>> reinstall Windows.
>>
>> To see which drives have which letters and which status (Boot, System,
>> etc.) in EACH OS, boot into each and run Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc).
>>
>> RC
>>
>> "spock" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> Hello All
>>>
>>> I have multi boot setup in the begining I had two copies of XP X64 which
>>> are drive C: and D: then I installed Vista but that called installation
>>> called the drive C: I wanted it to be E: but how Do I do that and want
>>> to put windows 7 on if I ever get it to work.
>>> I would like replace vista with with windows 7 but want to be drive E:
>>> it this possible.
>>>
>>> I had problems with Vista until I updated the bios and it seems to be ok
>>> now. I just can not can not get windows 7 to install.
>>> I just can not understand why the bsod does not stay long enough to read
>>> it, so you can find what the error is.
>>>
>>> I just don't know what to try next.
>>>
>>> Lee

What? Why would they then have drivers for for Windows 7 available for it!

John


Master Lee wrote:
> Thanks
> I have just found out what may be the reason why Windows 7 will not install
> it seems according the Supermicro website my motherboard C2SBX does not support
> Windows 7
> what a wasted effort.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> "R. C. White" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi, Lee.
>>
>> Easy question first...The default setting for what to do in case of System Failure is to
>> Automatically restart. So, when the BSOD appears, the computer immediately reboots
>> before there is time to read the screen. One of the first things I do when installing
>> Windows is to change that default! Go to System Properties | Advanced System Settings
>> (you'll need Administrator credentials for this) | Advanced | Startup and Recovery /
>> Settings. Then just UNcheck the Automatically restart box. Next time, the BSOD will
>> stay onscreen until YOU push the Reset button, giving you all the time you need to read
>> it and copy down the Stop Code and other information there.
>>
>> Now to the drive letters: These shift like drifting sands when we reboot to a different
>> Windows installation. So it's best to give each volume a NAME (a label), which will be
>> written to the disk and will not change when we reboot from Vista to Win7 and back. As
>> Carlos said, Vista changed from the WinXP method of assigning drive letters at Setup.
>>
>> When we boot from the DVD to run Setup, it has no idea what letters may already have
>> been assigned, so it starts by assigning C: to its own Boot Volume (which is NOT what
>> most of us think of as the boot volume! See KB 314470.), which might be the 3rd
>> partition on the second HDD. Then it assigns the next letter (D:, unless we are
>> installing into the System Partition) to the System Volume, typically the first
>> partition on the first HDD and traditionally thought of as Drive C:. No matter which
>> partition we choose to install Windows into, the few updated startup files must always
>> be in the System Partition - and Windows doesn't care what its drive letter might be.
>>
>> To preserve Vista's existing drive letters, we must boot into Vista and then insert the
>> Win7 DVD and run Setup from there so that it can "see" and inherit the existing letters.
>> Later, of course, we can use Disk Management to change any of the drive letters EXCEPT
>> the Boot and System Volumes; the only way to change these is to run Setup again - that
>> is, to reinstall Windows.
>>
>> To see which drives have which letters and which status (Boot, System, etc.) in EACH OS,
>> boot into each and run Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc).
>>
>> RC
>> --
>> R. C. White, CPA
>> San Marcos, TX
>>
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64
>>
>> "spock" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> Hello All
>>>
>>> I have multi boot setup in the begining I had two copies of XP X64 which are drive C:
>>> and D: then I installed Vista but that called installation called the drive C: I wanted
>>> it to be E: but how Do I do that and want to put windows 7 on if I ever get it to
>>> work.
>>> I would like replace vista with with windows 7 but want to be drive E: it this
>>> possible.
>>>
>>> I had problems with Vista until I updated the bios and it seems to be ok now. I just
>>> can not can not get windows 7 to install.
>>> I just can not understand why the bsod does not stay long enough to read it, so you can
>>> find what the error is.
>>>
>>> I just don't know what to try next.
>>>
>>> Lee
>
>

The Supermicro compatibility chart
http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/OS/C2.cfm only shows that
they have not tested and confirmed compatibility. They only show results
for the Windows 7 RC anyway.

The board specs
http://www.supermicro.com/products/m.../X38/C2SBX.cfm
suggest that Windows 7 should run perfectly well.


On 26/11/2009 00:56, Master Lee wrote:
> Thanks
> I have just found out what may be the reason why Windows 7 will not install
> it seems according the Supermicro website my motherboard C2SBX does not support
> Windows 7
> what a wasted effort.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> "R. C. White"<> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi, Lee.
>>
>> Easy question first...The default setting for what to do in case of System Failure is to
>> Automatically restart. So, when the BSOD appears, the computer immediately reboots
>> before there is time to read the screen. One of the first things I do when installing
>> Windows is to change that default! Go to System Properties | Advanced System Settings
>> (you'll need Administrator credentials for this) | Advanced | Startup and Recovery /
>> Settings. Then just UNcheck the Automatically restart box. Next time, the BSOD will
>> stay onscreen until YOU push the Reset button, giving you all the time you need to read
>> it and copy down the Stop Code and other information there.
>>
>> Now to the drive letters: These shift like drifting sands when we reboot to a different
>> Windows installation. So it's best to give each volume a NAME (a label), which will be
>> written to the disk and will not change when we reboot from Vista to Win7 and back. As
>> Carlos said, Vista changed from the WinXP method of assigning drive letters at Setup.
>>
>> When we boot from the DVD to run Setup, it has no idea what letters may already have
>> been assigned, so it starts by assigning C: to its own Boot Volume (which is NOT what
>> most of us think of as the boot volume! See KB 314470.), which might be the 3rd
>> partition on the second HDD. Then it assigns the next letter (D:, unless we are
>> installing into the System Partition) to the System Volume, typically the first
>> partition on the first HDD and traditionally thought of as Drive C:. No matter which
>> partition we choose to install Windows into, the few updated startup files must always
>> be in the System Partition - and Windows doesn't care what its drive letter might be.
>>
>> To preserve Vista's existing drive letters, we must boot into Vista and then insert the
>> Win7 DVD and run Setup from there so that it can "see" and inherit the existing letters.
>> Later, of course, we can use Disk Management to change any of the drive letters EXCEPT
>> the Boot and System Volumes; the only way to change these is to run Setup again - that
>> is, to reinstall Windows.
>>
>> To see which drives have which letters and which status (Boot, System, etc.) in EACH OS,
>> boot into each and run Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc).
>>
>> RC
>> --
>> R. C. White, CPA
>> San Marcos, TX
>>
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64
>>
>> "spock"<> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> Hello All
>>>
>>> I have multi boot setup in the begining I had two copies of XP X64 which are drive C:
>>> and D: then I installed Vista but that called installation called the drive C: I wanted
>>> it to be E: but how Do I do that and want to put windows 7 on if I ever get it to
>>> work.
>>> I would like replace vista with with windows 7 but want to be drive E: it this
>>> possible.
>>>
>>> I had problems with Vista until I updated the bios and it seems to be ok now. I just
>>> can not can not get windows 7 to install.
>>> I just can not understand why the bsod does not stay long enough to read it, so you can
>>> find what the error is.
>>>
>>> I just don't know what to try next.
>>>
>>> Lee
>>
>
>

Well I have been trying for the last 2 weeks to install Windows 7 and ever time it comes
to reboot after the files are copied to the hard drive and it crashes. I have given up!
My configiration as follows

C2SBX motherboard cpu intel Q6700 I have tried Gskil and Apagee GT 4gB DDR3
Adaptec 48300 HA Gigabyte HD4550 Video card Leadtek DVR3200H tv tuner card
and Adaptec says there are drivers in Window for the 48300 card

I have Windows XP X64 and Vista business X64 on different drives which work ok
I have tried to install Windows 7 on both SAS and SATA drives and reformated them
every time. Do you know how long it takes to format a 300gB sas drive slow
format. Now you tell me it is not the motherboard!!!! Why does it work ok on
Windows XP X64 and Vista X64 but not Windows 7 Give me a logical argument.
I even tried to upgrade Vista and it rolled back the upgrade.
BTW I contacted Supermicro who have not replied yet.

"Dominic Payer" <> wrote in message
news:...
> The Supermicro compatibility chart http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/OS/C2.cfm
> only shows that they have not tested and confirmed compatibility. They only show results
> for the Windows 7 RC anyway.
>
> The board specs http://www.supermicro.com/products/m.../X38/C2SBX.cfm
> suggest that Windows 7 should run perfectly well.
>
>
> On 26/11/2009 00:56, Master Lee wrote:
>> Thanks
>> I have just found out what may be the reason why Windows 7 will not install
>> it seems according the Supermicro website my motherboard C2SBX does not support
>> Windows 7
>> what a wasted effort.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> "R. C. White"<> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi, Lee.
>>>

There is a BIOS update which might make a difference if you have not
already applied it.

When installing Windows 7 you should install on empty space and let the
installation routine format the drive. This lets the installer create a
100MB partition for its boot files. The format is a quick format - full
formats with disk surface tests take far too long to be acceptable.

Try removing one of the memory modules.

Sometimes there are problems with a motherboard and particular versions
of disk firmware. I can find no reports of that but your board is not a
very common one.


On 26/11/2009 14:18, Master Lee wrote:
> Well I have been trying for the last 2 weeks to install Windows 7 and ever time it comes
> to reboot after the files are copied to the hard drive and it crashes. I have given up!
> My configiration as follows
>
> C2SBX motherboard cpu intel Q6700 I have tried Gskil and Apagee GT 4gB DDR3
> Adaptec 48300 HA Gigabyte HD4550 Video card Leadtek DVR3200H tv tuner card
> and Adaptec says there are drivers in Window for the 48300 card
>
> I have Windows XP X64 and Vista business X64 on different drives which work ok
> I have tried to install Windows 7 on both SAS and SATA drives and reformated them
> every time. Do you know how long it takes to format a 300gB sas drive slow
> format. Now you tell me it is not the motherboard!!!! Why does it work ok on
> Windows XP X64 and Vista X64 but not Windows 7 Give me a logical argument.
> I even tried to upgrade Vista and it rolled back the upgrade.
> BTW I contacted Supermicro who have not replied yet.

Lee:
With the installation rolling back after copying files is an
indication that there are no drivers for the Adaptec 48300 HA, verify that
you have the Win-7 drivers on a disk or pen drive for installation. Have a
great day.

--
Dennis Pack
Win-7 Enterprise x64, Win-7 Professional x64.
"Master Lee" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Well I have been trying for the last 2 weeks to install Windows 7 and ever
> time it comes
> to reboot after the files are copied to the hard drive and it crashes. I
> have given up!
> My configiration as follows
>
> C2SBX motherboard cpu intel Q6700 I have tried Gskil and Apagee GT 4gB
> DDR3
> Adaptec 48300 HA Gigabyte HD4550 Video card Leadtek DVR3200H tv tuner
> card
> and Adaptec says there are drivers in Window for the 48300 card
>
> I have Windows XP X64 and Vista business X64 on different drives which
> work ok
> I have tried to install Windows 7 on both SAS and SATA drives and
> reformated them
> every time. Do you know how long it takes to format a 300gB sas drive slow
> format. Now you tell me it is not the motherboard!!!! Why does it work ok
> on
> Windows XP X64 and Vista X64 but not Windows 7 Give me a logical argument.
> I even tried to upgrade Vista and it rolled back the upgrade.
> BTW I contacted Supermicro who have not replied yet.
>
> "Dominic Payer" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> The Supermicro compatibility chart
>> http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/OS/C2.cfm only shows that
>> they have not tested and confirmed compatibility. They only show results
>> for the Windows 7 RC anyway.
>>
>> The board specs
>> http://www.supermicro.com/products/m.../X38/C2SBX.cfm
>> suggest that Windows 7 should run perfectly well.
>>
>>
>> On 26/11/2009 00:56, Master Lee wrote:
>>> Thanks
>>> I have just found out what may be the reason why Windows 7 will not
>>> install
>>> it seems according the Supermicro website my motherboard C2SBX does not
>>> support
>>> Windows 7
>>> what a wasted effort.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> "R. C. White"<> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Hi, Lee.
>>>>
>
>
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