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Can't Boot Win7 Even Though it Looks Perfect
Hi,
I'll start with a little background information before I get to my problem. I was attempting to uninstall an old version of Avira antivirus then install the latest version on Win7Ultimate x64. During the process I got a blue screen with error 7B, I did some research already and attempted everything I've found.
The blue screen no longer occurs and more importantly Windows doesn't even load, or rather it seems like it doesn't even try to.
The system ran perfectly prior to this and had no known issues/infections.
Here's the current details:
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I tried the Windows RE automatic repair numerous times, but it always says the tests are all successful and nothing is fixed.
I ran bootrec /fixboot and bootrec /fixmbr, both successful.
I looked at bcdstore and there is two entries, (1) for the boot manager on drive "E:" and the Windows loader also on drive "E:" My version of Windows is indeed on "E:\Windows" "E:" is marked as the default and I'm wondering what is "resumeobject?" I can't seem to find any directions for how to change that or if I should be concerned about it... it appears to point to a different ID than "E's"
I also tried bootsect /nt60 e: /force /mbr successfully.
I also ran chkdsk /f on all disks... no errors reported nor corrections made
E: is marked Active, System, Primary, and bootable.
(verified by DISKPART and Ubuntu's Gparted)
BIOS boot order is CD drive then the hard drive. When the computer boots it asks if I want to boot from CD, but I wait, and nothing happens... control never seems to transfer over to the Windows hard drive. If I try setting to just booting the hard drive, I get a black screen with the little underscore and nothing progresses to load Windows.
This is new to me, very bizarre, and I am completely stumped here. I only have 2 ideas left, which are very extreme and I want to avoid:
1. reset BIOS
2. Reinstall Windows then re-image the drive from a backup. This should fix the boot settings and put my data back in place.
Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?