windows wont load after removing ubuntu

[timothyp]

i was dual booting with windows 7 and ubuntu. i wanted to remove ubuntu so i formatted the hd it was on (not on the same hd as w7), but now, my pc wont start up. i tried the repair feature with the windows disc as well as restoring to a previous back up. windows 7 does not show up as an option. so i removed the hd that ubuntu was on, and still nothing. the pc wont even load. all i get is the flashing cursor on the screen.

now, i put in the windows 7 disc and selected to try and find my os, My Computer pops up and i am able to see my files and the hd that windows is on. but it tells me to load a driver. im not sure where to find this driver.

any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[timothyp]

let me also mentioned that i tried to reinstall ubuntu to the hd and it did not work. i tried to install a different version of windows 7 over the hd and nothing. i got a message saying that the format (NTFS) was not usable with windows 7. i removed the hd from my pc, put it into an external case and connected it to a laptop. it was not recognized.

 

[theog]

Take a look here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/68505-sata-driver-load-windows-7-vista-setup.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/74257-sata-drivers-load-using-shift-f10-open-cmd.html

 

[theog]

If you need to restall,

All Linux code must be deleted.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52129-disk-clean-clean-all-diskpart-command.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2668-partition-volume-delete.html?ltr=P
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2674-partition-volume-create-new.html?ltr=P
Try a full clean & full format.
1) Boot DVD.
2) Press Shift+F10 (for command prompt)

Type in command line
DISKPART
LIST DISK
SELECT DISK # (win HD)
CLEAN ALL
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT=NTFS
ASSIGN
EXIT
EXIT



http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-optimize-windows-re-installation.html

 

[timothyp]

Take a look here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/68505-sata-driver-load-windows-7-vista-setup.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/74257-sata-drivers-load-using-shift-f10-open-cmd.html

thanks. it can find my hd's, it just cant detect my previously installed windows 7.

 

[zzz2496]

Have you tried start-up repair? If Win7 is installed on a different disk, the start-up repair should pick it up in no time... Unless you install it on a RAID setup (or AHCI), that might require a driver to be loaded prior OS detection...

zzz2496

 

[timothyp]

Have you tried start-up repair? If Win7 is installed on a different disk, the start-up repair should pick it up in no time... Unless you install it on a RAID setup (or AHCI), that might require a driver to be loaded prior OS detection...

zzz2496

theog, i am trying your suggestion now.

zzz, i have tried start up repair. windows is not picked up. i do not have a raid setup

 

[theog]

Do you have those file on your HD?if NO
You need to copy boot files to your Win7 drive,
Than do a startup repair.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S
Note: You may need to do startup repair 3 to 4 times.

 

[timothyp]

how can i access the folder options, if i cant boot up?

 

[theog]

i removed the hd from my pc, put it into an external case and connected it to a laptop. it was not recognized.

In your external case.

 

[Product FRED]

Ah, I had this issue when I did this with an XP machine. What happened is you removed GRUB, the Linux bootloader that replaces the default Windows bootloader. Your master boot record was modified. Since GRUB is gone, nothing's there to load Windows.

Put in your 7 installation disc/startup repair disc and go to the the repair/recovery console (don't do startup repair). You might have to click "Advanced". Type "fixboot". Hit enter. "Type fixmbr". Hit enter. Reboot.

 

[zzz2496]

Put your HDD in external case, boot up Linux on a flashdisk, copy the files from Win7 DVD to your HDD.

zzz2496

 

[timothyp]

Ah, I had this issue when I did this with an XP machine. What happened is you removed GRUB, the Linux bootloader that replaces the default Windows bootloader. Your master boot record was modified. Since GRUB is gone, nothing's there to load Windows.

Put in your 7 installation disc/startup repair disc and go to the the repair/recovery console (don't do startup repair). You might have to click "Advanced". Type "fixboot". Hit enter. "Type fixmbr". Hit enter. Reboot.

walk me thru this. when and where do i have a choice to choose "advanced"


edit: i guess you are referring to advanced under "re-image your computer", if so, i dont have option to type "fixboot"

 

[theog]

Do you have the files on the HD?

 

[timothyp]

Do you have the files on the HD?

inside the boot folder are sub folders. i clicked on one that said "en-us", i opened that and saw the "bootmgr" file. what next?

 

[theog]

Go to post 8, look at pic 3, Do you have the folder & file? if yes

Try this:
1) Boot DVD.
2) Press Shift+F10 (for command prompt)

Type in command line

bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /rebuildbcd



OR

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S
Note: You may need to do startup repair 3 to 4 times.

 

[timothyp]

Go to post 8, look at pic 3, Do you have the folder & file? if yes

Try this:
1) Boot DVD.
2) Press Shift+F10 (for command prompt)

Type in command line

bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /rebuildbcd

View attachment 79802

OR

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S
Note: You may need to do startup repair 3 to 4 times.

those two files are on the hd. i tried that first option and when i type in the commands, i get "element not found" i typed in just "bootrec" and i get a lit of commands, the same ones you mentioned, but when i type them in, i get the element not found message

 

[theog]

Have your backup your data?

 

[timothyp]

how about this. i have a boot cd of arconis true image. i created a backup about a month ago, will restoring this backup fix the issue. this is a last resort because i have newer items on my pc since my last back up.

 

[gregrocker]

You need to mark Windows 7 Active, then run Startup Repair to write the MBR to it's partition.

To do this, unplug HD which had GRUB, set Win7 HD as first HD to boot in BIOS setup (after DVD), boot the WIn7 DVD Repair console, click through to Recovery TOols list to open a Command Line, type:

DISKPART
LIST DISK
SELECT DISK # (replace # with Win7 HD#)
LIST PARTITION
SELECT PARTITION # (replace # with Win7 partition #)
ACTIVE
EXIT

Now return to Recovery Tools list to run Startup Repair up to 3 separate times with reboots until WIn7 starts up.

Before starting up again with HD plugged which had GRUB, you may need to clean it with DISKPART from DVD command line to remove all traces of GRUB: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52129-disk-clean-clean-all-diskpart-command.html