Delete Win XP partition, cant access Win 7 anymore

[ThunderWolf]

Hi,

Yesterday i wanted to remove my Win XP partition from my HD. I did it using Easeus partition manager boot cd. I deleted the win XP partition, and left it doing it all night long.

Today i cant start my Windows 7 installation. I already tried to repair the MBR with Win 7 installation disk but it didnt helped.

It says to select proper media drive to boot bla bla bla..

Any idea how i can get back to my Win 7 installation? Im waiting for help,
thanks and sorry for my bad english

Mario

PS: I tried this http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/10903-simplest-way-restore-windows-7-mbr-2.html but it didnt work.

 

[Gordonbp]

Have you tried booting from the Windows 7 DVD and doing a Startup repair?

 

[ThunderWolf]

yes, ive done that but didnt work.

Thanks so far.
Mario

 

[richc46]

I am sure one of these suggestions will help

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2676-bcdedit-how-use.html?ltr=B

After the bc credit post, there are other solutions, below.

 

[theog]

yes, ive done that but didnt work.

Thanks so far.
Mario

Try doing 3 to 4 times.

 

[SIW2]

Hi,

You need to boot the Easeus again and make sure the 7 partition is marked Active.

Then run startup repair from the 7 dvd 3 times.

Hi,

Yesterday i wanted to remove my Win XP partition from my HD. I did it using Easeus partition manager boot cd. I deleted the win XP partition, and left it doing it all night long.

Today i cant start my Windows 7 installation. I already tried to repair the MBR with Win 7 installation disk but it didnt helped.

It says to select proper media drive to boot bla bla bla..

Any idea how i can get back to my Win 7 installation? Im waiting for help,
thanks and sorry for my bad english

Mario

PS: I tried this http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/10903-simplest-way-restore-windows-7-mbr-2.html but it didnt work.

 

[Saltgrass]

Try booting to the Install DVD.
Go to the repair option or try hitting Shift+F10 to open a command window. Go to the root directory C: and type:

dir /A

Look for a folder called "Boot" and a file called "bootmgr".

If they are not there, we will need to replace them. If they are there, the startup repair should see the Windows 7 install and fix it. Make sure you are not using the restore from image for the startup repair option.

 

[ThunderWolf]

Hi,

You need to boot the Easeus again and make sure the 7 partition is marked Active.

Then run startup repair from the 7 dvd 3 times.

Checked, the Win 7 system partition is active and i have done the startup repair over and over again. Nothing yet. Still not able to boot.

 

[ThunderWolf]

Try booting to the Install DVD.
Go to the repair option or try hitting Shift+F10 to open a command window. Go to the root directory C: and type:

dir /A

Look for a folder called "Boot" and a file called "bootmgr".

If they are not there, we will need to replace them. If they are there, the startup repair should see the Windows 7 install and fix it. Make sure you are not using the restore from image for the startup repair option.

Tried to do that, but on the command windows im not able to change my path to C:\, im always at X:\ wich is the Win 7 DVD path.

Thanks for the help so far.

 

[ThunderWolf]

By the way, i also tried this.

How to repair MBR on Windows 7 | eHow.com

 

[SIW2]

Go to the command prompt and type;

diskpart

sel disk 0

detail disk

(make a note of exactly what it says)

exi.


[ to change the directory , try cd /d c: ]

 

[ThunderWolf]

Outputs:
Diskpart
version 6.1.7600

sel disk 0
disk 0 is now selected

detail disk
shows partition 1 wich is my raptor HD with 70GB with my Win 7 installation. NTFS, in good state, letter C.

As Saltgrass said before i cant find any boot folder on my C: root directory.

Anything else?

Thanks so far.

 

[SIW2]

diskpart

lis vol

Where is the

Win 7 system partition

is it on another HD? Do you mean you have a 100mb System reserved partition ?

If you only have the C 7 partition and it is marked Active , and is the first HD in Bios boot order , type:

cd /d c:\windows\system32

bcdboot c:\windows /s c:

 

[ThunderWolf]

lis vol
Volume 0, 1 and 2. Letters E, C and D.
Windows 7 is letter C (Volume 1)

Note: I have 2 HD. One 70GB Raptor and one 1TB disk. The Windows 7 is on the first disk, alone.

 

[ThunderWolf]

I starting to hate Windows, nothing works, all those Win 7 DVD tools are crapp as hell.

Im at the limit.

 

[SIW2]

Is the HD containing the 7 partition FIRST hd in bios boot order. If it marked ACTIVE as well, the commands should work.

 

[Saltgrass]

I starting to hate Windows, nothing works, all those Win 7 DVD tools are crapp as hell.

Im at the limit.

Don't give up too soon, the problem with this is determining which drive is the primary drive and where the system boot files are. If there was a picture of your disk management, it would be much easier, but since you can't get one, another method has to be used.

I have finally learned pretty much how to check the disk management, but still working on understanding the command line results.

I have gotten where I look for bootmgr when dealing with Win 7 and ntldr if dealing with XP. Those files may help show which drive is the primary, but even that can be misleading. If you have both on one partition, that is probalby the system partition.

 

[ThunderWolf]

Guys i did it! Iupiiiii!

The problem was what SIW2 is saying, i figured it out yesterday evening.

Guys i want to thank all of the guys that helped with this thread.

I have to say, great forum, best community. You gain one regular member.

Thanks to all,
Mario
from Portugal.