Windows 7 WONT BOOT!!

[ekfsksk]

nothing seems to work..

 

[ekfsksk]

if install new windows 7 on this hard drive, will i be able to restore my previous hard drive?

 

[gregrocker]

Have you run Startup Repair 3 separate times with both the 100mb and the WIn7 partitions marked Active?

Did you try restoring the MBR using the command SIW2 gave you?

We see many cases where GRUB installed on the Win7 HD corrupts Win7 beyond repair. The only way to overcome it is to wipe the HD and clean reinstall.

Do you have your files backed up so that you can wipe the HD to Clean Reinstall Win7?

What is your computer make and model?

 

[AddRAM]

if install new windows 7 on this hard drive, will i be able to restore my previous hard drive?

What are you talking about here. What previous hard drive ? I think you should just reinstall. Delete all partitions during the setup.

Do you want to reinstall ???

 

[ekfsksk]

i tried everything you said and i also tried restoring MBR. i dont have my files backed up. its all in my hard drive. the model of my computer is Dell Optiplex 760.

When i merged two partitions, the error that i got was "error: unknown file system grub rescue >
so i went to command prompt and typed in bootrec.exe/ fixmbr fix boot and rebuild Bcd. i dont get how imy hard drive got corrupted. anyways thanks for helping me.

 

[ekfsksk]

if install new windows 7 on this hard drive, will i be able to restore my previous hard drive?

What are you talking about here. What previous hard drive ? I think you should just reinstall. Delete all partitions during the setup.

Do you wnat to reinstall ???

if i reinstall, ALL my dad's works are gonna be gone, then hes probably gonna panic.

 

[gregrocker]

If they are not corrupted by the unnecessary Merge operation then you can browse in to copy out files to external HD, flash stick or another HD using the DVD: Copy & Paste - in Windows Recovery Console

Are you absolutely sure you marked the bigger Win7 partition 2 active, then ran Startup Repair 3 separate times with reboots?

If so follow these steps to Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 once you copy your Dad's files out.

 

[ekfsksk]

mmhmm, i guess thats the only solution then. thanks for helping me .

 

[ekfsksk]

lol the thing is there is nothing in C drive. ...

 

[ekfsksk]

do you think if i let the professionals do it, it will be possible to fix?

 

[gregrocker]

Possible. If you're sure you followed the steps we gave then there isn't really much more you can do. They will charge you $100 just to copy out the files which you can retrieve yourself using the method I gave you if they haven't been corrupted.

By deleting the Recovery partition off of the computer without first making Recovery Disks then you limited your choices. You can order them from Dell, or Clean Reinstall which is a superior install anyway if you do it right by following the steps I gave you.

You have a Dell Reinstallation DVD, correct? That may be all they'd send you anyway. If it is older than two years then you need the newer installer linked in the tutorial to have SP1, which will save hours of updating time.

 

[ekfsksk]

ok thanks alot!

 

[ekfsksk]

this might be the problem,
If there is more than 1 partition marked "Active" that will cause WinRE to not be able to complete the repairs properly as the active flag is the designation of where the new boot files are to be created, if so the other partitions will have to be marked as "Inactive" for the repairs to be completed.

i didnt make one of the partition inactive. i should try this.

 

[gregrocker]

You can try it but only one partition per HD will mark Active anyway.

Nevertheless I would try marking Win7 partition Active and running Startup Repair again anyway.

Try also SIW2's command one more time.

 

[AddRAM]

if install new windows 7 on this hard drive, will i be able to restore my previous hard drive?

What are you talking about here. What previous hard drive ? I think you should just reinstall. Delete all partitions during the setup.

Do you wnat to reinstall ???

if i reinstall, ALL my dad's works are gonna be gone, then hes probably gonna panic.

In your first sentence you say MY COMPUTER, why would your dad have files on your computer ?

 

[ekfsksk]

What are you talking about here. What previous hard drive ? I think you should just reinstall. Delete all partitions during the setup.

Do you wnat to reinstall ???

if i reinstall, ALL my dad's works are gonna be gone, then hes probably gonna panic.

In your first sentence you say MY COMPUTER, why would your dad have files on your computer ?

its my computer but i share it with my dad.