Windows 7 Startup change?

gregrocker · 29 Aug 2012

Tap the HP ESC or F9 key at boot repeatedly, choose the CD drive to boot. Do you then get a prompt to Press any key to boot CD? Hit Enter and see if it loads.

Run Startup Repair a few times to see if it restores the animation.

If it doesn't ask Baarod by messaging him at the link I gave you to write you the Commands to run to restore Win7 boot animation, as he did for me for Win8 in a Dual Boot issue we had at EightForums recently which I linked above. It may even be the same commands.

That was the first time I haven't had to reinstall on this issue.

Cyanide · 29 Aug 2012

I didn't see a boot from CD or DVD when I tried f9 nor the ESC key. So I just PMed Baaron on Seven Forums, although I think I'm to join Eight forums so he can get the message. Is this correct?

baarod · 29 Aug 2012

Reboot. Repeatedly tap F9 after BIOS messages appear. Choose Repair. Login and select command prompt. Run these commands where X is your boot drive and WIN is the path to the Windows 7 directory:
bcdboot WIN /s X /v
bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbr
bootsect /nt60 SYS
For more information see: Bootsect Command-Line Options and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...(v=WS.10).aspx

Cyanide · 17 Sep 2012

I got the issue fixed everyone. My bootres.dll file wasn't working right so it didn't give me the Windows 7 Startup file. So my friend gave me hers and deleted mines. And the startup worked like a charm again.

gregrocker · 17 Sep 2012

What about the commands Baarod gave you to try? Did you try them at all?