I will say though, I was able to boot into PCLinux afterward, and then you have a few ways to get Windows back without having to use

Windows Repair or system restore.

1.) manually edit “/boot/grub/menu.lst”, adding an entry for windows boot manager like this

title Windows Boot Manager
root (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

supposedly hd0,0 is always where Windows 7 places it’s boot manager (for instance replacing my WinXP MBR).

2). open the PCLinuxOS Control Center, go to the Boot menu, and modify the existing boot manager by adding an entry for

non-Linux/Windows OS.

Also another relevant tip: you know how the Windows 7 boot menu gives you choice to boot Windows 7 or the “Previous windows version”?

Well I wanted it to say “Windows XP Home”. Here’s how you do that:
a.) open Administrative command prompt
b.) type bcdedit /set {legacy} Description “Windows XP Home”

of course you can change that to any name you want. Then if you want to boot the old Windows as default, do this:
c.) bcdedit /default {legacy}

Part c.) can also be done in Windows 7 in the system properties advanced menu if you prefer a GUI.

You’re more than welcome. Looks much nicer now. ;-D

Cheers back at ya.

O-P