Severely Corrupt System


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7
       #1

    Severely Corrupt System


    Hey, my Windows 7 installation got corrupted and I can't boot it.

    When I boot it, it says:
    "Disk read error. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart"

    When I try to boot the installation CD and click repair, it says:
    "Drive c:\Boot\BCD is corrupt"
    or something along those lines. I can't repair the computer.

    When I try to reinstall Windows 7, it says:
    "Cannot install windows. Drive c:\ Is corrupt. Run chkdsk."
    And I can't run chkdsk.

    So now I can't repair, can't install, and can't boot. Any ideas?
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  2. Posts : 10
    windows 7
       #2

    Try changing the Boot order in the Bios so that the computer Boots from the cd first instead of the harddrive. Then run the install cd again .
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  3.    #3

    Try repair first, after getting the Win7 DVD or Repair CD to boot: Boot from CD - How to Boot your Computer from a Bootable CD or DVD - Boot to CD

    Next boot into Repair and click through to Recovery Tools list to run Startup Repair repeatedly, then if it still won't start run chkdsk /r from the Command Line
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  4. Posts : 2
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #4

    When I try to boot the installation CD and click repair, it says:
    "Drive c:\Boot\BCD is corrupt"
    or something along those lines. I can't repair the computer.
    It doesn't show my partition cause it says it's corrupt.
      My Computer

  5.    #5

    If you can't get to the Command Line to run chkdsk, then try booting free Partition Wizard bootable CD, which will autostart and should allow you to rightclick>Check File System and Run Surface Scan of your HD.

    Next I would burn to CD and run full scan of your HD maker's Diagnostics/Repair scan, which will also autostart: Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
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