Solved Cannot Boot Windows 7 after Uninstalling Ubuntu Dual-Boot

[Deavish]

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[whs]

The Linux Grub messed you up. You can try to fix it with EasyBCD. Elseyou can make your C: partition active (with the bootable CD of Partition Wizard) and run repair/install with your installation disk 3 times. Reboot after each time.

 

[Deavish]

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[Deavish]

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[whs]

This can be repaired. Has been done many times. No need to buy a new HDD. Give me a couple of minutes to find some reference posts.

PS: DO NOT REINSTALL. That will wipe all your data.

 

[Deavish]

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[whs]

1. Do what is posted in post #6 in this thread (the volume you are looking for is your C: partition): http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...-missing-even-after-doing-startup-repair.html

2. Then do the Startup/repair as explained here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105541-startup-repair-run-3-separate-times.html

PS: we are not going to give up

 

[Deavish]

1. Do what is posted in post #6 in this thread (the volume you are looking for is your C: partition): http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...-missing-even-after-doing-startup-repair.html

2. Then do the Startup/repair as explained here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105541-startup-repair-run-3-separate-times.html

PS: we are not going to give up

I'm having difficulty understanding SIW2's post..
Same thing w/ the Startup/Repair tutorial.

 

[whs]

Yeah, Siw is always very cryptic. What he says is:

1. Activate your C partition with cmd from the installation disc. (I had suggested the bootable CD of Partition Wizard because Command Prompt work is not everybody's cup of tea). He also abbreviated the commands. The full version would read like thsi:

Diskpart

list volume

( make a note of exactly what it says - and post it up here afterwards)

( find the letter for the volume you installed 7 on - use that instead of ? below)
- he means the C: partition

select volume ? - where ? is your C: partition

active

exit

2. After that, run startup/repair 3 times as described in the second link from Ted (BFK). That should be pretty clear. Where do you not understand ??

 

[Deavish]

Yeah, Siw is always very cryptic. What he says is:

1. Activate your C partition with cmd from the installation disc. (I had suggested the bootable CD of Partition Wizard because Command Prompt work is not everybody's cup of tea). He also abbreviated the commands. The full version would read like thsi:

Diskpart

list volume

( make a note of exactly what it says - and post it up here afterwards)

( find the letter for the volume you installed 7 on - use that instead of ? below)
- he means the C: partition

select volume ? - where ? is your C: partition

active

exit

2. After that, run startup/repair 3 times as described in the second link from Ted (BFK). That should be pretty clear. Where do you not understand ??

I see, thank you for clearing that up. Ignore the second one, I thought it was something different.
I'll be trying it soon.

 

[AddRAM]

If you still can`t get it, talk to Gregrocker.

 

[whs]

Brian, I think we can handle it.

 

[AddRAM]

Just tryin to help, sorry

 

[Deavish]

Brian, I think we can handle it.

I'm sorry to say that the latest method you gave me did not work either. I am starting to get extremely irritated by this.

 

[whs]

OK, let's have a closer look at your disk. Download the bootable CD of Partition Wizard (link is in the last box of the webpage). Burn this .iso to a CD (e.g. with ImgBurn) and boot your system with the CD. Then take a readable picture with a camera of what PW is showing you. Post that picture here. Then we'll go from there.

 

[Deavish]

OK, let's have a closer look at your disk. Download the bootable CD of Partition Wizard (link is in the last box of the webpage). Burn this .iso to a CD (e.g. with ImgBurn) and boot your system with the CD. Then take a readable picture with a camera of what PW is showing you. Post that picture here. Then we'll go from there.

Um.. nothing happens. It just boots Windows and receive a BSOD, as usual.

 

[Deavish]

Ignore the last message, I used a bad disc.

 

[Deavish]

OK, let's have a closer look at your disk. Download the bootable CD of Partition Wizard (link is in the last box of the webpage). Burn this .iso to a CD (e.g. with ImgBurn) and boot your system with the CD. Then take a readable picture with a camera of what PW is showing you. Post that picture here. Then we'll go from there.

http://i46.tinypic.com/21oqwzq.jpg

 

[whs]

Good picture. That looks pretty neat. Apparently your activation of C: with Command Prompt worked because C: is now active. But since you have the 100MB partition which seems to be intact, let's do the following - all with the bootable PW CD:

1. Highlight C: > click on the partition tab above > Modify > deactivate
2. Highlight the 100MB partition > click on the partition tab above > Modify > activate
3. On the left side there should be a 'Fix MBR' button. Click on that.

After each step do an 'Apply' (top left)

On point #3 I may not have the exact semantic because I do not want to take my system down to boot into the CD. But it should be about that.

When you are done with all that, try to boot Windows 7. If the 100MB partition is still intact, that should work. If not, we'll do something else.

 

[Deavish]

Good picture. That looks pretty neat. Apparently your activation of C: with Command Prompt worked because C: is now active. But since you have the 100MB partition which seems to be intact, let's do the following - all with the bootable PW CD:

1. Highlight C: > click on the partition tab above > Modify > deactivate
2. Highlight the 100MB partition > click on the partition tab above > Modify > activate
3. On the left side there should be a 'Fix MBR' button. Click on that.

After each step do an 'Apply' (top left)

On point #3 I may not have the exact semantic because I do not want to take my system down to boot into the CD. But it should be about that.

When you are done with all that, try to boot Windows 7. If the 100MB partition is still intact, that should work. If not, we'll do something else.

It's called Rebuild MBR and it is blacked out in the Disk drop-down menu. It is not in the Operations to the left.