help: windows 7 won't boot after changing active partit

[rakcs]

help: win7 won't boot after changing active partition

i have three partitions. P1) 1 logical with windows 7 RC, P2) 1 primary and system, (not clean install) with windows 7 7600, and P3) 1 primary with windows 7 7600, (formatted partition before installed).

my problem happend when i tried to set the active partition from "P2" to "P3" using EASEUS. I used "P1" while doing this. after restarting, my machine won't boot. It shows the manufacturer logo, and then followed by a black screen with a flashing cursor on the upper left corner, doing nothing. i let this stand for ten mins but, still, nothing happens. is this normal? i also noticed the manufacturer logo showing a little longer than usual.

after 10mins, i decided to restart my machine but the same thing happens. i managed to make a repair disc before this happen. so, i boot in to the repair disc. i tried startup repair but nothing changed. i tried setting the active partition again using CMD. i also tried system restore to "P1" which i used to open EASEUS. and it also failed.

any ideas what went wrong? and how i can fix it? thanks guys!

 

[SIW2]

Boot the 7 dvd/recovery disc to the system recovery options and select command prompt.

Type the following at the prompt: ( press enter after each command)

( replace vol 2 below with the volume number you wish to mark Active )


X:\sources>DISKPART

DISKPART> SEL DISK 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> DETAIL DISK



Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 1 C New Volume NTFS Partition 30 GB Healthy System
Volume 2 D New Volume NTFS Partition 25 GB Healthy
Volume 3 E 7000 x86 NTFS Partition 23 GB Healthy
Volume 4 G Data Logica NTFS Partition 40 GB Healthy
Volume 5 H Backup Logi NTFS Partition 30 GB Healthy

DISKPART> SEL VOL 2

Volume 2 is the selected volume.

DISKPART> ACT

DISKPART> EXI

close cmd prompt.

Try restarting or startup repair after that.

 

[rakcs]

whoah! it worked. i don't know why it didn't work the first time i tried it. haha. your steps might have some sort of geek spell. thanks clint eastwood. errr SIW2. your the man. haha.

 

[SIW2]

Yeah, it's magic. LOL.

Glad everything worked out

 

[atax]

Dear SIW2,

my problem quite same like RAKCS but the problem is that i don't have recovery disc n if i have it, still can't use the disc coz' my laptop ' mini HP doesnt have cd/dvd rom ( it's suck ). i've been trying to boot from usb hard drive, doesn't work.

please help me. thaaaaaaaaanks

 

[gregrocker]

Download the recovery disk from here: Download Windows 7 System Recovery Discs — The NeoSmart Files

Write it to USB flash stick using this: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html

Boot USB flash stick using one-time BIOS boot menu key. It may be listed under Hard Drives.

 

[theog]

A bit more reading.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html?ltr=R

 

[shaktimishra007]

Dear SIW2 ,

DISKPART works everytime n had once saved my day