Operating System Not Found(After weeks of unrepaired Start up problem)

Hi everyone again!

I put this first as its what you requested:

9. In your BSOD post, upload the created YourComputerName-xxxx.zip file into your post.

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Ok, calmly going on with my BSOD Problem:

I'm back with a new problem with same old computer:

First off:
Thanks again to Roy and Torchwood and others in my prior thread when computer would not startup. I WILL remember to give you reps for the other work you did just let me know which one solution is a good one to do that to, as they still didn't work for me as I could not "do" them myself.... But I want to help others who may read my thread and want to know how to solve the same problem who gave me best advice...

I know how advice here works....

See my prior discussions to find out what went wrong with computer BEFORE I got the BSOD (B=Black not Blue).

Windows startup repair cannot repair this computer automatically

Today! I tried to turn on computer and got the following message on a black (DOS) Screen:

"Operating System Not Found"

SEE my attached screen shots to show what I had as choices to repair this!

I could not do it!

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FINAL Screen showed choices for Repair:

* Start Up Repair (Tried it already (see earlier question on Windows Seven Forum:

Windows startup repair cannot repair this computer automatically

ended up saying the computer could not "automatically" repair start up.

* System Restore (to an earlier one) Once you do this you cannot undo this---Ok, reluctantly I pressed "restore" to see "what happens"

It informed me there were NO restore points as the file is missing or corrupted! Error code on screenshot: (0x80070002)
[Yes, I'm guilty of using Google to find out how to fix this... You get about 3 ads at the top of the Google page: "pay us lots of money and we can fix your 0x80070002 problem!" "No thanks!" and a few from Microsoft, but can't use them for my WINDOWS 7 as they only apply to Windows 8.1 etc [and one I did not post says I need to "upgrade" to 8.1 as others are no longer supported)] So here is this one talking about "RAW" partitions upgrades.... I only have ONE C Drive (I know I usually divide my computers up a lot, but this is the family computer so its not up to me, I only keep it running for everyone else).

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...in-windows-8-1

I do a LOT of restore points all the time anyway...

I'm so afraid of losing computer and having to pay money I don't have for a new computer to some data restore person $700 to $1200 prices I get for 500 GB of stuff, that I'm making restore points every few hours or so!

* System Image Recovery Recover your computer using a System Image you've created earlier (I've never ever ever done this all alone off the phone help call by myself. I paid for----when I could afford it on XP computer years---for someone else to "restore" it professionally either "in person" or "Telephone guided" help, and can't afford to do that anymore.

So I have two backup systems... BOTH unfortunately have no phone call help (I lost my preferred Norton method which had phone call help as they no longer do that method (Norton Ghost).
Macrium and AEOMEI (both of which were recommended here and I thank and gave reps for those who helped me a few years ago.

AEOMEI has a PROBLEM! Year or two ago they went from version 2 to version 3. Unfortunately I could not do it! They said I had to "find" the original Email where I got the key as Version 2 does not "remember" the key while Version 3 does.

When you turn it on.... IT refuses to work (I wrote to them about this!) It will refuse to work until it is "updated" to version 3. I can't update to version 3 without the key. I asked so what if I buy a new one!

They wrote back...ready? They said the new key will only work on new saves all your old saved stuff was connected to the old key so its GARBAGE! cannot be read by anything unless you find that key that they won't look in their files for my credit card or name or nothing to find it!

Macrium has another problem!

Its too confusing the way I did my main drive and backup external drives with the same DRIVE NAMES (I did not rename the drives...Too late to rename a drive without losing 100% content on the drives---there is a way, but I'm so clumsy I'll just destroy both drives and be left with empty computer requiring data restoration at expensive costs! So the only drive size is clue as to which drive I"m copying to which drive)

Again, I only get help via Email.

ONLY way is to erase all backup copies and start over!

I didn't want to do that!

As afraid once I erase it (I can't afford to have tooo many back up external drives! Spent $300 on two drives and they are connected with either AEOMI or MACRIUM no more room in them without erasing something

and then I'm stuck because I'm a stupid computer person!

stuck with same name of drives
stuck with having to hope that the computer does not crash or die having erased everything just to try to fix this problem when it occurs

(ON top of that I can't touch anything or erase anything until the iPad (Apple product) that is dependent and uses this laptop for its backup location---the only one--- is repaired as the ONLY backup syncs for those exist off the computer on those backup drives... only the Macrium by the way--- as I can't get to the AOMEI version and the sync for apple malfunctioned for over a year as I replaced version after version unknowing it was not saving the iPad correctly.... and again... costs between $300 to $700 to get data off of the iPad without using the computer Windows 7 to extract the data and so I can't do anything ...

Why? Because apple messed up.. with iTunes 12.7 does not work with Windows 7 and the program I got refuses to work unless there is a "working" version of iTunes 12.7 latest one the program checks automatically and down loads and installs automatically the non-working version of 12.7 so I'm back where I started and all of this in and out erasing iTunes over and over with 5 different software pieces slowly one item at a time and reinstalling it same way.... there is no "automatic" way to do this---causes problems

OK, sorry to bother you all with that... but had to explain why I just simply don't "erase" everything and take a chance and begin over again with a Macrium restore or a brand new product key for AOMEI so I have two forms of backup for the computer files again (in case one fails....as I was right ! AOMEI failed as it upgraded and I could not upgrade!)

Thanks for reading all of this...

Please help me get out of this terrible state.

I worry each time I have to load in and erase a version of iTunes or some other third party program that its going to mess up the computer and I can't afford a new iPad and can't get a new computer and just don't know what to do...

SO I turn to you guys.. the experts!

[I put this in bold so you don't miss it... HOW did I get computer back? Well the old fashioned "computer science" student in me knows that if all else fails, pressing the "ON" button over and over again, the "computer" catches the right track of instructions in the Disc and everything goes 100% perfectly! No noises on HDD by the way to indicate its failing or anything like that---it just simply "works". I'm scared to go to sleep worried that when I get up and turn on computer again it will never come back!. I turn it off to save HDD activity to give it longer life. I also turn it off each time I install those 100's of free updates to all my programs I paid for years ago and are still used on the computer! So I let it cool off and rest after hard work installing things like iTunes update, iCloud update just today (when the computer came back on---so please don't tell me the iTunes did this... I installed the iTunes AFTER, yes AFTER, the computer came back alive as its immediate function is to restore my broken iPad so I don't have to pay for a "Data Recovery" person at unknown price estimated to be $300 to $700 just so I get 7 years of iPad stuff back again!) (Sorry for the bold but I knew I wrote too much above and you might get the wrong impression and tell me what is wrong based upon all that Apple talk).

Thanks again to Roy and Torchwood and others I WILL remember to give you reps for the other work you did just let me know which one solution is a good one to do that to, as they still didn't work for me as I could not "do" them myself.... But I want to help others who may read my thread and want to know how to solve the same problem who gave me best advice...

Have a good day!

XP VM USER

Thanks Samuria!

What DVD should I have? A data DVD? Video DVD? Educational DVD? I have lots... Oh, you mean the Windows 7 DVD I've not seen in a few years? I think there were two...which one if that is it? Still in its original curved top box I think.

I ask these questions as all have slightly different directory structures. Or are you attempting to see if the computer mis-interprets the DVD drive as something other than Drive F as its listed under the Computer tab.

(Do you want a listing of my HD's? There is only one and a "reserved" area created by one of the Macrium etc back up programs!---Remind me how to use computer to get to see those partitions again? Thanks!)

To speed up the replies as I see I'm writing you late at night half way around the world....

I used a Windows created "AIK" disk I have. Seemed the right thing to use.

It opens normally as Drive F (the drive its supposed to be using).

25 files inside the DVD, some by themselves and some in folders. All appears normal to me. (but what do I know?).

CMD prompt and your request are copied below:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>c: dir

C:\Windows\system32>

Hope this helps you and everyone else!

You can borrow a copy of my boot media. It has lots of repair tolls in it, ( including Aomei Backupper 4.06 ).

Boot it up. then have a look with Aomei part assist or disk management and post a screenshot of what they show.

17514x64-v5.iso

You can burn it as an image ( not copy ) the .iso to cd/dvd.

Or you can create a bootable usb by extracting the .iso contents onto a formatted flash drive.

It is boot media, so it needs to be booted ( not played).

When you start your machine there is key to select one time boot menu (F11) on some machines.

Then arrow down to select either your dvdrom drive as the boot device, or USb ( if you have inserted bootable usb drive)

How to boot your vaio pc using bootable usb or disc - YouTube