How to Remove the Windows 7 Boot Loader

If you want to remove Windows 7 from a dual-boot environment that includes Windows XP or an earlier version of Windows, follow these steps:

1. Use Bootsect.exe to restore the Ntldr.exe program. To do this, type the following command, where D:\ is the drive containing the Windows installation media.
   D:\Boot\Bootsect.exe -NT52 All
   After the computer restarts, it does not load the Windows Boot Manager program. Instead, Ntldr.exe loads and processes the Boot.ini file to start an earlier version of Windows.
2. If Windows 7 is not installed on the active partition, you can now delete or remove the partition where Windows 7 is installed.

Note You can follow these steps in any version of Windows. If you follow these steps in Windows Vista or Windows 7, run the commands from a command prompt that has elevated user rights. To do this, click Start, click Accessories, right-click the command prompt shortcut, and then click Run As Administrator.