windows wont load after removing ubuntu

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  1. Posts : 50
    Windows 7 x64 bit
       #1

    windows wont load after removing ubuntu


    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
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  2. Posts : 50
    Windows 7 x64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #2

    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.
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  4. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #4

    If you need to restall,

    All Linux code must be deleted.
    Disk - Clean and Clean All with Diskpart Command
    Partition or Volume - Delete
    Partition or Volume - Create New
    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

    windows wont load after removing ubuntu-list-disk.png windows wont load after removing ubuntu-list-volume.png

    https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...tallation.html
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  5. Posts : 50
    Windows 7 x64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    thanks. it can find my hd's, it just cant detect my previously installed windows 7.
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  6. Posts : 1,325
    Windows7 Ultimate 64bit
       #6

    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
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  7. Posts : 50
    Windows 7 x64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    zzz2496 said:
    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
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  8. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #8

    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.
    Startup Repair
    Note: You may need to do startup repair 3 to 4 times.

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  9. Posts : 50
    Windows 7 x64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    how can i access the folder options, if i cant boot up?
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  10. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #10

    timothyp said:
    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.
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