Urgent! I tried to uninstall Linux Mint and keep Window

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  1. Posts : 6
    Linux Mint 7 + Windows 7
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    Urgent! I tried to uninstall Linux Mint and keep Window


    Guys, I am really screwed.

    I used to dual boot Linux Mint 7 and Windows 7 Professional on my laptop then I decide to get rid of Mint. Grub (Linux) was my default bootloader then, not the Windows one.

    So I deleted the Mint 7 partition using computer management from Windows 7' Control Panel and reinstalled the Windows bootloader using EasyCD before I restarted my laptop.

    Upon restart, everything was fine then I proceeded to wipe out the unallocated space that Min7 used to occupy using Partition Wizard Home Edition. In order to do so, I had to restart my machine so Partition Wizard can start wiping out the unallocated space.

    Everything seemed to be fine until my laptop restarted again...It went into directly into Windows 7 and then the error message occurs:

    pwNative not found - skipping autocheck
    autochek not found - skipping autocheck

    Then it was BSOD....

    I tried running the startup recovery tool which was unsuccessful...including running the commands "bootrec.exe/fixmbr" followed by "bootrec.exe/fixboot".

    I tried everything possible way I could think of...still no luck. The Windows 7 DVD that I made from the media I downloaded from MSDNAA is apparently not bootable since I couldn't get it to start at startup to perform a clean install. The only option I have left is a Vista DVD that I had made before...which would take 2 hours to install...not to mention the time that I have to spend to install Windows 7 once I have Vista.

    Having said that I am currently typing in another Linux distro and I can see that my 115 Gig of Windows ntfs partition is still intact. How do I fix this?

    Please help!!! Thank you!!!!
    Last edited by CNHabs; 22 Nov 2009 at 11:41.
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  2. Posts : 1,614
    Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
       #2

    Why didn't you format the unallocated space?

    Could you attach a screen shot of Disk management?
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  3. Posts : 6
    Linux Mint 7 + Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I must have been on coke.....

    I can't go into Windows 7 at all so I am using Linux LiveCD as a temporary OS solution. Hence, I have 106.90GB occupied (/dev/sda1) and 42.16 GB of unpartitioned Space on a 160GB HDD.

    Please take a look at the attached file. Thank you very much.
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  4. Posts : 1,614
    Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
       #4

    You must have wiped out the boot files for Windows 7

    What does the error message say when you try to gt into Windows?
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  5. Posts : 6
    Linux Mint 7 + Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I think you are right. How do I fix this?

    I see the Windows 7 logo appearing then a black screen with the following message:

    pwNative not found - skipping autocheck
    autochek not found - skipping autocheck

    Then BSOD => reboot
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  6. Posts : 1,614
    Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
       #6

    If You can access the windows partition with the live ISO, correct. If there are files you need to retrieve, you could always copy these files to a flash drive.

    After that I;d use GParted to create your new partitions. Make your first partition for Windows 7 about 60GB,. Now pop in the DVD and see if it starts setup.
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  7. Posts : 6
    Linux Mint 7 + Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #7

    I only have about 40GB left on the hard drive...so how much space should I allocate for the partition you were talking about?

    By setup, do you mean the Windows 7 installation setup? I wouldn't mind doing a clean install of 7 if I can't find a way to repair it.

    Thanks again.
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  8. Posts : 1,614
    Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
       #8

    Can;t you wipe the hard drive entirely?
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  9. Posts : 6
    Linux Mint 7 + Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #9

    I suppose I can...provided that the installation setup window appears upon reboot, reinstalling all the software will be a pain in the butt and time consuming.. Is there no other way? Thanks.

    BTW, can I just use the Linux's built in partionner under Control Panels=> Yast?
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  10. Posts : 1,614
    Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
       #10

    I.m not tat familiar with Linux so i really can't say.

    I use GParted an open source tool thta has aLinux look to it/

    You can download it here:

    GParted -- Download

    I'd make a 60GB partition for the Windows 7 install.
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