A disk read error has occurred, - after deleting partition

this is a totally fresh install? No extra drivers and software installed yet?

hmmm read error from C-bootsector. We only did chkdsk/f

chkdsk/f/r c:

takes maybe one hour

As far as I know bcd (bootmenu) is working and you did rebuild it. Say C is writable. Bootsector should only read bcd and bootmgr. Maybe bootmgr problem??

Code:

 
attrib  -h  -s  c:\bootmgr
del  c:\bootmgr

perform startup repair now. bootmgr is back now?

Code:

attrib  c:\bootmgr

try to reboot normally

The flags you should be looking for to show you've successfully moved the boot files are System Active, not Boot. Boot only signifies which partition you are booted into at the moment.

In addition if you installed Win7 from the old partition and not from the booted installer, then it would not be lettered C, so you may have deleted the new Win7.

In your case you have a 400mb hidden partition which Diskpart says is labeled System. This is likely an OEM partition intended to boot the system.

Mark WIn7 Partition Active and run Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times until Win7 starts and holds the System flag, as should have been done before deleting the old Win7 partitition.

If this fails delete all partitions in a Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7.

ssell22 said:

access is denied when trying to delete bootmgr

just do:

ren c:\bootmgr c:\bootsave

and perform startup repair
then reboot normally.

Still failing with same error?
chkdsk/f/r c:

ssell22 said:

is there a way I can just get rid of everything on the harddrive and then install windows 7 fresh or will it still not have all the boot files?

you can. But you have a RECOVERY partition (to restore to factory settings). And a DATA partition. DATA partition has important files I assume?