Hi, new member here-having issues with my laptop which hope someone can help with!
I have a Dell laptop which came preinstalled with Windows 7. I wanted to create a new partition and put XP on it to allow me to run a piece of older software. I created the partition and managed to install XP on it as planned. XP runs but unfortunately it hasnt found all the drivers for the ethernet and wireless cards so i cannot connect to the internet.
Anyway, now i cant boot from the Windows 7 partition. I have had a look around and things seem to suggest downloading a program to restore the Master boot record-however i cant do this as i cannot connect to the internet in xp. My laptop also did not come with windows 7 disks so i cant restore the MBR in this manner either.
Is there anyway i can restore the MBR in my current situation? I dont have another computer so cant download anything elsewhere (currently writing this from ipad). Am i able to delete the xp partition and force windows 7 to load instead? Or can i use the xp cd to somehow access Dos and boot windows 7?
All help appreciated! Please help!
I have a Dell laptop which came preinstalled with Windows 7. I wanted to create a new partition and put XP on it to allow me to run a piece of older software. I created the partition and managed to install XP on it as planned. XP runs but unfortunately it hasnt found all the drivers for the ethernet and wireless cards so i cannot connect to the internet.
Anyway, now i cant boot from the Windows 7 partition. I have had a look around and things seem to suggest downloading a program to restore the Master boot record-however i cant do this as i cannot connect to the internet in xp. My laptop also did not come with windows 7 disks so i cant restore the MBR in this manner either.
Is there anyway i can restore the MBR in my current situation? I dont have another computer so cant download anything elsewhere (currently writing this from ipad). Am i able to delete the xp partition and force windows 7 to load instead? Or can i use the xp cd to somehow access Dos and boot windows 7?
All help appreciated! Please help!