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Ongoing problems with computer
I have been having problems for a few months, since november 2014. It started with windows 7 freezing at login screen. After I could not do anything anymore, I installed windows 8. It turns out my windows 8 product key was invalid so I had to install linux. When I installed linux, I mistakenly messed up the windows boot loader, and could only boot linux. I didn't give my linux partition enough space, and Gparted wasn't working to fix the partitions. I then decided to try to fix windows again. I used bootrec.exe /fixboot on the windows install disk, which did nothing, then I used bootrec.exe /fixmbr, and when I restarted after running that command, I only got a blinking under score. I reinstalled grub using rescatux install disk, and I was able to boot linux again. I still needed more space on my linux drive, so I tried installing windows 7. I installed it twice, and were still unbootable from grub. I then use ubuntu boot repair to fix that. I was able to run windows 7 and linux fine, for about a day, then the next day I tried to boot windows, but i got a black screen with a cursor, and eventually a BSOD. When I tried to boot the computer again I got: BootMgr is missing, Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to restart. So I did that a few times and eventually I was able to boot my computer again. Later I tried booting windows, to find that it got stuck at the Starting windows screen. I tried safe mode also, but no luck. I used the install disk to try to fix that, but when I selected my windows 7 installation, it said: This version of windows is incompatible with this disk. I then tried booting linux, where I investigated the windows files. I discovered that there was no files in system or system32. Right after that my files window closed, I tried to reopen it from the menu, but then the menu dissapeared. The files on my desktop became no longer visible. I had to forced shut down by holding the power button. This is where I am now. This has been extremely frustraiting, and I would like some help.