boot configuration is corrupt.

[appy]

hi friends,
i guess this might have been posted b4 on this forum,
i need a quickfix for it, i m desperate hence m posting this thread:
i have a dell inspiron 14 with windows 7
i tried to resize the c partition using partition magic which backfired.
i m left with a system which boots halfway and starts the startup repair which isnt successful.

root cause found:
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boot configuration is corrupt.
repair actionartition table repair.
result:Failed error code=0x490
time......

i have tried chkdsk with all options.
pls help me.
ASAP

thanq

 

[Brink]

Hello Appy, and welcome to Seven Forums.

You might see if you can repair it using this.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/20864-mbr-restore-windows-7-master-boot-record.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[appy]

when i try to d:
the device is not ready.

 

[Brink]

Appy,

You would need to replace it with whatever your DVD drive letter is if that is not it.

 

[appy]

it is it i'll try again
thanks

 

[appy]

nope it didnt work
i followed all the steps
@ step 3 the partition size shown is 0 MB and the location shown is Unknown disk

 

[Brink]

It looks like you may need to do a Custom install then. If the old installation is still intact, then a copy of it will be placed in the C:\Windows.old folder during the new installation. After the installation is complete, you can copy any files you want back from the previous installation in the C:\Windows.old folder back into the new installation. You will still need to reinstall all of your drivers and programs though.

 

[appy]

thats what m trying to avoid
i can even restore my system to dell factory settings
which means my sys becomes clean as out of factory