Try partition Wizard free boot disc.
Partition Wizard Bootable CD allows user to boot computer directly ...
If it can see the drives - shrink one of the partitions a little, then click Apply.
Then try the windows 7 dvd startup repair options.
have a read of this linkDownload Windows 7 System Recovery Discs — The NeoSmart Files
have a read of brinks excellent tutorials
How to Boot to the Advanced Boot Options in Windows 7
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one more rescue disc item to read Boot Problems Open Source Tools | Super Grub Disk, Super Grub2 Disk and Rescatux
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Super grub is a good utility - Apparently you can boot into windows partitions with it but I am yet to try it.
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Another way:
Boot off Ubuntu live cd: Terminal
sudo apt-get install lilo
sudo lilo -M /dev/sda mbr
Now attempt to boot into your windows partition
nice post the op has so much advice for this thread he should get it up and working ok i hope he posts back to let us no how he is doingSuper grub is a good utility - Apparently you can boot into windows partitions with it but I am yet to try it.
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Another way:
Boot off Ubuntu live cd: Terminal
sudo apt-get install lilo
sudo lilo -M /dev/sda mbr
Now attempt to boot into your windows partition
sorry , all members i have format all partition using systemrescuecd and then i install windows.
then there becomes 3 partition
1 is same as previous partition i.e. 40 gb
2 is of 150 GB.
and third is unallocated of 102 GB .
help me to recover my data .
Did you format the actual partition you want to get the data from ?
Depending exactly what you did, the Partition Wizard boot disc I posted earlier has a partition recovery function.
Click "partition recovery" , do a quick scan of the whole disk.
Tick ALL the partitions you want to keep, then click Apply.
Depending on what you did with the system rescue cd - Partition Wizard might be able to resurrect the entire partition with everything intact.
when i boot from systemrescuecd there are 3 partition
1 is 40 gb which is same as before installing ubuntu.
2nd becomes 150 gb of which 2 gb is used
and 3rd becomes unallocated of 80 gb something.
yes i formatted first 2nd partition, then try, it does't work, then i formatted 40 gb partition.
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