Hi,
I am sure there is a simple fix for something like this, and I am not sure if this is the right place to put it.
Here it goes:
I created 2 partitions (excluding the recovery/bios partition) on my Compaq 615's 160GB 7200RPM, one for Windows XP (I installed this first) and one for Windows 7. I could boot up into Windows XP (even throw its drive name was E not C [if that has anything to do with it]) and I could tell it recognised the other partition as it came up with the screen asking you to select a partition. (Originally I had left my previous windows 7 version on the other partition, windows XP recognised this) I then formatted the old windows 7 partition and installed a new windows 7 professional onto it. I now get NO indication that there is any other partition, it just boots straight to the new windows 7. I went on to the Start up and Recovery settings under the Advanced tab in the System Properties windows in windows 7 professional and found that it only had one operating system in the highlighted box but also made sure that if any others were found, that it gave me 30 seconds for me to chose. I then restarted and it still booted straight to 7 with no options, I pressed F8 (something told me this could work) but it did not, I tried to use the BIOS to boot to E drive, but it only has one option, boot to notebook hard drive.
Any information/help would be much appreciated.
Thanks, Jackson C
