Help me removing incomplete installation of win 7

[zed7007]

I had a small startup problem so I used my win 7 installation DVD to fix it. The problem was solved but now every time windows loads it shows a menu whether to load windows 7 or windows seven setup. So how do I solve this problem?

 

[Arc]

Is this one of any help ?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2288-operating-system-start-delete-os-list-boot.html

 

[zed7007]

It didnt help. I tried EasyBDC, but win 7 setup is not on the boot list.

 

[HammerHead]

BCD

The answer to your problem may lie in the MS procedure.

How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows

 

[gregrocker]

What exactly did you perform with your Win7 installation DVD? Did you click Install at all?

You should have run Startup Repair . Try running it a few times again.

 

[zed7007]

What exactly did you perform with your Win7 installation DVD? Did you click Install at all?

You should have run Startup Repair . Try running it a few times again.

I inserted win 7 dvd and after windows loaded the setup files I clicked repair windows and ran startup repair. Thats all.

 

[gregrocker]

What happens after running Startup Repair a few more times with reboots?

Please post back a screenshot of your maximized Disk Management drive map and listings, using Snipping Tool in Start Menu. Type Disk management in Start Search box to begin.

 

[zed7007]

What happens after running Startup Repair a few more times with reboots?

Please post back a screenshot of your maximized Disk Management drive map and listings, using Snipping Tool in Start Menu. Type Disk management in Start Search box to begin.

I tried Startup repair few more times but it didnt solve the problem.

Here is the screenshot of diskmgmt window

 

[gregrocker]

Looks good.

I'd save a Win7 backup image and then reboot to try running the Setup choice then cancel it if it runs. Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup

If it stalls and Startup Repair cannot set you right then boot the DVD or Repair CD to reimage your HD back to where it is now. System Image Recovery

You may choose to leave it the way it is or research it more. I'm only saying what I would do since I never fear to fall back on an image and would not leave a Dual Boot choice hanging without resolving it. EasyBCD would also be my first stop.

It's unusual that Windows Setup would appear if no attempt was made to install but only Repair from DVD. Is it possible someone else may have aborted a reinstall attempt?

 

[zed7007]

I deal with all the software problems of the laptop myself so there is no chance that anyone else might have aborted a reinstall of windows.

I could have solved this problem by setting the duration of displaying the dual boot screen to zero. But I want to remove the windows setup option from the boot screen, so it would load the default OS automatically.

 

[gregrocker]

Did you check the Edit Boot Menu tab of EasyBCD?

 

[zed7007]

Yup. I did. It displayed only the default OS. There wasn't a windows setup option on the list

 

[gregrocker]

What happens if you choose Setup?

 

[zed7007]

It gives a message saying that windows failed to load due to a recent hardware or software changes. Then it gives the procedure to run startup repair.
After that there is something like this:

File: \$LDR$

status: 0x000000f

info: The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt.

 

[gregrocker]

Did you have XP on the machine previously?

Give System Reserved a letter in Disk Mgmt long enough to post back a screenshot of the folder contents from that drive in Computer. Drive Letter - Add, Change, or Remove in Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

I'd run Startup Repair a few more times to see if it can dispose of whatever it is. Is there a link to run it from Setup? If not run it from System Recovery Options.

 

[zed7007]

There was no XP in my computer.

The startup problem that I mentioned earlier happened because I tried make a bootable usb of win xp using WinSetupfromUSB. I ran RMprepUSB to make the usb ready for copying windows files but the program said the pen drive was not ready. I got bored and shutdown the laptop. Next day when I started the system it gave me a message saying "NTLDR is missing, press ctrl+alt+del" to restart. So I did a startup repair.

 

[gregrocker]

That error only pertains to XP, which is why I asked if you'd had it on the machine. It's possible you applied XP bootsect code to Win7 in an attempt to create a bootable flash stick.

In the future use Universal USB Installer to write the Win7 ISO (extracted with ImgBurn) to flash stick with Win7 in dropdown menu.

The XP bootsect may still be on the HD so I'd run Startup Repair a few more times to see if it can get rid of it.

 

[zed7007]

Yeah I will try running startup repair. Thanx for the help dude.