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Cannot boot after deleting old windows7 partition.. White cursor
Hello, new here
I see other people have the same problem as me but I think I have a different cause than any of the others I've seen.
I have my current system drive (C) on a 60GB SSD. I also have a 2TB HDD that has partitions for my Recovery (F), Data (E), and Old Windows (D). I have had it setup this way for over a month working just fine.
Today I formatted the (D) partition on the HDD to add more space to the Data partition. I used MiniTool Partition Wizard to do this. Upon reboot, I got the black screen with a blinking white cursor. I rebooted from my Windows7 disk and tried to recover my system (since I back up my C&E drives along with a system image of C every morning). I also have an external that I backed up C&D and a system image of C on 3 days ago. When I tried to enter system recovery I got this message:
“This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of Windows you are trying to repair. Try using a recovery disc that is compatible with this version of Windows”
I then went into the BIOS and disabled my HDD and tried to boot override on the SSD but I got the same black screen. When I tried to enter system recovery again my operating system is no longer listed as an option even after enabling the HDD again. After that I tried to load the only system image that was listed (from my Recovery partition) but it gave me the error:
"The selected system image cannot be restored in this recovery environment. To restore this system image: 1: Insert a system repair disc or a Windows installation disc (x64) 2. Boot the computer from the disc 3. Choose 'Restore your computer using a system image that you created earlier', and then select this system image"
My external does not show up as an option for either the system recovery or system image even though it is enabled in the BIOS. I know I have the right boot disk and that I am on 64-bit Windows so needless to say I'm perplexed.
Thanks in advance