Windows 7 dual partition help

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  1. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 64 bit
       #1

    Windows 7 dual partition help


    Hello all,

    I have Windows 7 64 bit on one of my hard drives.
    Randomly it wouldnt boot anymore (got stuck in bios startup, wouldnt boot in safe mode or anything else)

    I installed windows 7 32 bit on a different hard drive, and want to know how to repair my older version.

    If this is the wrong section i appologize but it seemed like it fit.

    Any ideas on where to start or how to fix my issues on the 64 bit hard drvie.
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  2. Posts : 1,797
    Windows 7 Ulti. x64
       #2

    dillonster, Welcome to sevenforums. Have you looked at this tutorial and gave start up repair a try...
    Startup Repair
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  3. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I tried going through all of the options it had.

    I didnt do anything suspicious to make windows not load on my origional hard drive.

    It showed no restore points.

    (side note, i forgot that i installed windows 64 bit again. so now i have two instances loaded on different HDD)

    Is there like a registry folder, file, or startup file of some sort i can copy from my newly installed version to paste into my old windows file?
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  4. Posts : 1,797
    Windows 7 Ulti. x64
       #4

    dillonster said:
    I tried going through all of the options it had.

    I didnt do anything suspicious to make windows not load on my origional hard drive.

    It showed no restore points.

    (side note, i forgot that i installed windows 64 bit again. so now i have two instances loaded on different HDD)

    Is there like a registry folder, file, or startup file of some sort i can copy from my newly installed version to paste into my old windows file?
    Did you try the start up repair 3 times like tutorial says?
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  5. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #5

    dillonster,
    Post a snippet of the output of Disk Management. Be sure to maximize the display before snipping.
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  6. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Working and then the weekend. Should be able to get this stuff up by Saturday. Thanks for your help thus far and I'll post asap
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  7. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #7

    Much fun at the work.

    Also please run Speccy and use cut and past to fill out your "system spcc" info.
    SPECCY- System Information Tool
    http://www.piriform.com/speccy

    Operating System, CPU and Temp, Ram, Motherboard, Graphics, Hard Drives, Optical Drives, Audio, Peripherals, Network info.
    Simply put—this is the best and it’s free!
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  8.    #8

    Once we see your Disk Management screenshot we can advise more specifically you how to recover your Win7 64 bit. Use Snipping Tool in Start Menu.

    Did you install 32 bit on separate HD while the original 64 bit Win7 HD was still plugged in? If so, you should now have a dual boot menu. What happens when you select the older Win7 from menu?

    The procedure is to mark the older Win7 active, boot the Win7 DVD Repair console or Repair CD, click through to run Startup Repair up to 3 separate times with reboots until Win7 boots.

    If this fails, you'll need to unplug the new Win7 HD to try Startup Repair again up to 3 separate times. Once the old Win7 starts up, plug back in the new Win7 HD and if necessary add it back to Dual Boot menu using EasyBCD 2.0.
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  9. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Hey guys, sorry for the delayed response but here is the info.

    Speccy Output

    Operating System
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz 45 °C
    Conroe 65nm Technology
    RAM
    4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz (5-5-5-18)
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF68 (Socket 775)
    Graphics
    Acer P241W @ 1920x1200
    SyncMaster @ 1280x1024
    320MB GeForce 8800 GTS (nVidia) 54 °C
    Hard Drives
    391GB Seagate ST340063 3AS SCSI Disk Device (SCSI)
    488GB Seagate ST350063 0AS SCSI Disk Device (SCSI)
    Optical Drives
    ASUS DVD-E616A3 ATA Device
    Audio
    High Definition Audio Device


    Here is the disk management output.

    Windows 7 dual partition help-disk-management.jpg

    I tried the repair, and when it comes up with select your operating system from the list below, it says i have the wrong installation disc inserted. I will be getting the correct one tomorrow, but i can cancel through the menus and get to the repair startup section.

    (Ran it 5 times for good measures)

    It comes up with an error that it can not detect an operating system on my hard drive.

    Thank you in advance for any help you guys might have.

    (i can always back all my documents and such up and reformat the hard drive, but i dont want to go through the trouble of drivers and all that stuff.

    Let me konw what you guys think
    Last edited by dillonster; 01 Aug 2010 at 22:57.
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  10. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #10
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