How to move the Windows 7 bootloader to the Windows 7 partition?

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Published on 2010-05-01T15:48:39Z Indexed on 2010/05/01 16:19 UTC
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I recently installed Windows 7 in a triple boot setup alongside XP and Linux. When I was finished and was in the process of restoring the bootloader for Linux I discovered something strange about what Windows 7 had done. I discovered that Windows 7 had not installed a bootloader to it's own partition, and instead had instead set up a bootloader on the pre-existing XP partition that offers a choice between 7 and XP.

This behaviour has been noticed by others.

Now my booting is slightly odd. I have GRUB on the MBR which lets me choose between Linux and Windows. When I select Windows I have Grub boot to the XP partition where I get the 2nd choice between 7 and XP.

_{Why doesn't the Windows 7 installer put the Windows 7 bootloader on the Windows 7 partition like all previous MS OSs?}

This is now going to be a real problem for me, as I now want to wipe the XP partition and install something else there (probably another non-MS OS).

How can I move the bootloader for Windows 7 onto the Windows 7 partition, thus making it bootable and allowing me to safely wipe the XP partition?

How to move the Windows 7 bootloader to the Windows 7 partition?

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