Damaged Blocks Detected in HD Tune, Failure to Boot

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  1. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #11

    Since I'm running XP off of a separate HDD to use my PC right now, what command should I use so CMD scans the correct HDD (I:)? And I assume that there no such "Run as Admin" required while using XP.
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  2. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #12

    Mm, I've never run sfc across OS version before, not even sure it can be done, but you can run it from a Windows 7 installation DVD:
    SFC /SCANNOW : Run in Command Prompt at Boot
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  3. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #13

    Fixed!


    It's fixed! though I'm not 100% sure what fixed it as I tried multiple things before checking. I'll try and go over everything to help those with the same or similar issue.

    I booted into my Win7 repair disc and entered the following codes in Command Prompt;

    Code:
    bootrec /fixmbr
    
    bootrec /fixboot
    
    bootsect /nt60 all
    then rebooted back into the repair disc and entered the following into Command Prompt;

    Code:
    sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c:\ /offwindir=c:\windows
    Finally, I rebooted one more time and allowed it to attempt to repair the start up problems it was detecting.

    The only remaining issues are;

    • The boot logo/screen has changed from the sexy glowing orbs to the infamous Vista start screen. I'm not sure whether I want to attempt to fix this or not simply because I'm a bit paranoid to mess with anything boot related right now.

    • The boot screen disappears quite quickly in comparison to usual, leaving me with a few scary seconds of staring at a black screen before the Welcome Screen appears.



    Also, for whatever reason when running the SFC scan it said that some things could not be fixed and to check the CBS log.
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