Boot\bcd error, /fixboot dosent work

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  1. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 ultimate x86
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       #11

    Jonathan_King said:
    Let me get this straight: you boot into the Repair Disc and it finds the installation?
    No, I go to repair instalation but it dosent show any os's in the list, however it still let's me go into the recovery options (startup recovery, command prompt, etc.) without selecting an os
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  2. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #12

    I must confess I am stumped. I have never before seen a case in which marking the partition as active, then running Startup Repair 3 times did not work. Hang on, I will send out a call to our experts. Stand by!
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  3. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 ultimate x86
    Thread Starter
       #13

    Jonathan_King said:
    I must confess I am stumped. I have never before seen a case in which marking the partition as active, then running Startup Repair 3 times did not work. Hang on, I will send out a call to our experts. Stand by!
    Thank you for the help. I just thought that I'd add that the results of the startup repair say "root cause found, partition table is corrupt on disk \device\harddisk0."
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  4. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #14

    Thanks, that helps a lot. Let me get back to you.
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  5. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #15

    Which of the 3 Hd's did you install Win7 on ? What was the first OS on harddisk0 ?
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  6. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #16

    Could you try running bootrec.exe /FixMBR again?
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  7. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 ultimate x86
    Thread Starter
       #17

    Jonathan_King said:
    Could you try running bootrec.exe /FixMBR again?
    Tried it, restarted, same error.
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  8.    #18

    Be aware the GRUB-corrupted Win7 MBR's are nearly impossible to recover if any remnants of GRUB remain.

    Please unplug all other drives but Win7.

    Boot into Win7 DVD and click through to recovery tools to run Startup Repair 3 separate times.

    It must first attempt to repair the MBR and then rewrite it to Win7. It assumes each fix given will work until you return for another.

    All bootrec and bootsect commands are now automated in Win7 Startup Repair, the exception being if no installation is found to repair. Bootrec/bootsect can then trigger discovery.

    You say that you used Partition Wizard to restore the MBR. Which exact feature of PW did you use and how?
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  9. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 ultimate x86
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       #19

    DocBrown said:
    Which of the 3 Hd's did you install Win7 on ? What was the first OS on harddisk0 ?
    Sorry I forgot to mention that. Windows 7 is installed on a partition that spans the entire 115 gb drive. Ubuntu was installed on the40gb disk before I wiped it. The 500gb is just for storage.
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    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #20

    Darsiant said:
    DocBrown said:
    Which of the 3 Hd's did you install Win7 on ? What was the first OS on harddisk0 ?
    Sorry I forgot to mention that. Windows 7 is installed on a partition that spans the entire 115 gb drive. Ubuntu was installed on the40gb disk before I wiped it. The 500gb is just for storage.

    If the 115 is harddrive0, then you should do exactly as gregrocker says above.
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