Can't boot to c:

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bmwk75

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Computer crashed at midnight on thursday & rebooted into repair, which it failed as well failed at system restore & just kept looping to repair.
Discovered that all the drive letters have changed,

I: dvd rom >> should be x:dvd rom

drive 0
c: system rese >> should be no drive letter
g: win7 >> should be c:win7
e:apps >> should be d:apps

drive 1
d:fsx >> should be f:fsx
h:storage >> should be s: storage
f:games >> should be g: games

How do I change the drive letters back from the rescue promt command line, to be able to boot to c: win7 ?????

Thanks Rick
 

My Computer

OS
win 7 64
CPU
I7 950
Motherboard
ASUS Rampage Formula
Memory
6 GB Corsair Dominator
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 460 SC
Sound Card
ASUS
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS 266H
Hard Drives
1: WD Blk Cav 640 = c:win7 100gb d:storage 500gb
2: WD Blk Cav 640 = f: fsx 100gb g:storage 200gb s:storage 200gb
PSU
Corsair 850
Case
Half X
Cooling
Corsair H70
   Information
Boot up using the Startup Repair CD or Windows 7 DVD. (not the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disk) If you have a Netbook, you will need a CD/DVD drive.
NOTE: Make sure no USB drives are plugged in.
Do not use a USB Pendrive for Startup Repair.
startup repair disc-create
​

Do a Strartup Repair:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S
Note: You may need to do startup repair 3 to 4 times.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105541-startup-repair-run-3-separate-times.html
 

My Computer

OS
ME/XP/Vista/Win7
You don't need to change the drive letters.

They just look different from the recovery environment - that is normal.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
Thank you for the reply.

disconnected all USB devices & rebooted 5 times from repair .... no luck.

note found an error .... boot critical file G:\CI.dll is corrupt.

I wrote this down yesterday & forgot about it .... any help?
 

My Computer

OS
win 7 64
CPU
I7 950
Motherboard
ASUS Rampage Formula
Memory
6 GB Corsair Dominator
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 460 SC
Sound Card
ASUS
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS 266H
Hard Drives
1: WD Blk Cav 640 = c:win7 100gb d:storage 500gb
2: WD Blk Cav 640 = f: fsx 100gb g:storage 200gb s:storage 200gb
PSU
Corsair 850
Case
Half X
Cooling
Corsair H70
If you are able to get to advanced boot menu, try Last Known Good.

Otherwise, try a system restore from the recovery disc.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Assembled
OS
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B85M-D3H
Memory
Corsair Vengence 4GB x2 (8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
2047MB GeForce GTS 450 (ZOTAC International)
Sound Card
Onboard (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron E2040T
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB
PSU
Corsair VS550
Case
Cooler Master K380
Cooling
Cooler Master Seidon 120V Plus
Keyboard
Logitech MK260r
Mouse
Logitech MK260r
Internet Speed
PMPL Broadband
Antivirus
Windows Defender + MBAM
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Dell Studio 15" Laptop
when I press the F8 key it does not take me to advanced boot ... but to a list of my dvd & 2 hard drives , no other option.
 

My Computer

OS
win 7 64
CPU
I7 950
Motherboard
ASUS Rampage Formula
Memory
6 GB Corsair Dominator
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 460 SC
Sound Card
ASUS
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS 266H
Hard Drives
1: WD Blk Cav 640 = c:win7 100gb d:storage 500gb
2: WD Blk Cav 640 = f: fsx 100gb g:storage 200gb s:storage 200gb
PSU
Corsair 850
Case
Half X
Cooling
Corsair H70
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