Solved Another "stuck in startup repair loop" thread

[jer18]

Thanks, I have ran " / r " before.. i'll try that. If no good, I'll just move over what I can from the old partition and use the fresh install.. . Definitely appreciate all the help.

 

[VistaKing]

If I remember correctly I had the admins move this thread from the General thread to this thread system security .

jer18

Did you create Factory recovery discs when you purchased the laptop ?

 

[jer18]

No recovery Discs other than whats included with the partition and included DVDs.

I ran chkdsk on all valid drives to be sure not to miss anything. Still no boot.

I'm deciding to scrap it and work with the fresh install. Any way to move over program files/Start Menu...?

 

[VistaKing]

Programs aren't transferable . They would need to be reinstalled . What you mean by start menu

 

[jer18]

You answered it haha.. the programs. I guess I'm figuring if there is a way to pull the start menu from the old drive and "point" them the the D:\..

 

[VistaKing]

No cant be done .

 

[jer18]

Gotcha. Will mark this as solved - went for the fresh install of OS.

 

[cottonball]

If it is not too late, do you have an image to recover from in the Recovery Partition?

 

[jer18]

Yeah, I've gone ahead and moved over what I could - it shouldn't take too long to reinstall the apps now. Thanks!