I installed FreeDOS on a new partition and I can't boot back to Windows

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Is there a way to get to windows throught FreeDOS or the BIOS

Would it be posible to install windows 8 and see if it will let me boot or at least remove the freedos. I have a disk.

Laptop - i5 2nd Gen, 6gb Ram, 750ish hdd 3 partitions (3gblank, 2gb FreeDOS, Rest is Windows — mail929, Sep 29 '12 at 17:10

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Windows 8 is much newer than FreeDOS and uses a completely different method to boot. You need to restore the bootloader. Use your installation disc (burn one to a DVD+R/RW if necessary), then you can do it manually, or just select the Automatic Repair option to have Windows restore it.

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answered Sep 29 '12 at 17:32

Synetech

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oh wow i tried that while you were posting it, and it worked! – mail929 Sep 29 '12 at 17:37
Good to hear it’s solved. Do you see FreeDOS [in the boot menu](http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/6cde20/choose-another-operating-system-while-using-windows-8/Images/use-another-operating-system-in-windows8.gif)? – Synetech Sep 29 '12 at 17:42
no while trying whatever I could think of I acctually removed it – mail929 Sep 30 '12 at 18:11

I installed FreeDOS on a new partition and I can't boot back to Windows

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