windows 7 cannot boot - cannot run chkdsk or diskpart

[Kaktussoft]

It is booting from system reserved as I expected. Only something changed to the partition. Did you change disk signature (very unlikely). Dis you change starting LBA of C?

Anyway... start from win7 installation DVD or system repair disk and enter reciovery environment. Perform a startup repair. Tell me what's wrong and if he can fix it. "view diagnostics" or something like that.

 

[Kaktussoft]

the conversion from dynamic disk to basic disk (actually a recovery action in partition wizard) did change the starting point of C some blocks. We are close to the solution!

 

[djjjuk]

the conversion from dynamic disk to basic disk (actually a recovery action in partition wizard) did change the starting point of C some blocks. We are close to the solution!

no, it is still a dynamic disk. partition wizard could not change as it was greyed out. ive just used diskpart to confirm and if you go to the first post in this thread, all those messages listed from commands there are still the same.

the startup repair from the recover disk returns 'system volume is corrupt'

 

[Kaktussoft]

You told me the disk layout is https://www.dropbox.com/s/frqw2to4arki0vc/IMAG0074.jpg !!!!
So basic disk!! Try to reach that situation. Also you told me you can explore the partitions...

 

[djjjuk]

You told me the disk layout is https://www.dropbox.com/s/frqw2to4arki0vc/IMAG0074.jpg !!!!
So basic disk!! Try to reach that situation. Also you told me you can explore the partitions...

diskpart
list disk
Disk 0 Invalid Dynamic(*)

list part
part 1 dynamic
part 2 dynamic
part 3 dynamic

so it is still a dynamic disk??

 

[Kaktussoft]

Do what I told you in post #22. And post the final results. So the real results which are applied. Eventually reboot to partition wizard to see if disk layout is still the same

 

[djjjuk]

i tried the above, but after clicking finish, nothing else happened - no operations pending to apply.

already did that 2 hours ago ... see in bold above.

 

[Kaktussoft]

i tried the above, but after clicking finish, nothing else happened - no operations pending to apply.

already did that 2 hours ago ... see in bold above.

Once again. Reboot into PW and post screenshot how it really is now

 

[Kaktussoft]

You did the recovery partitions actine in PW. Did you save the new settings. I don't know how it works... never did that myself

 

[djjjuk]

You did the recovery partitions actine in PW. Did you save the new settings. I don't know how it works... never did that myself

here are two cam shots:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/spnnrxsz2byh9d1/IMAG0077.jpg

right click on 'disk'
https://www.dropbox.com/s/77zxz0bn6ybtgds/IMAG0078.jpg

 

[djjjuk]

You did the recovery partitions actine in PW. Did you save the new settings. I don't know how it works... never did that myself

there was nothing to save - it did not do anything.

 

[Kaktussoft]

The disk is now basic if this is the screen you get on PW startup. Diskpart should see the same (not dynamic)
Try startup repair!

 

[djjjuk]

Try startup repair!

LOL ... i have tried this ... about 5 times now ... the results are as i have posted above. nothing is different.

 

[djjjuk]

sfc /scannow

there is a system repair pending which requires reboot to complete (reboot doesnt change this message so in other words this command is useless)

chkdsk /r
the type of the file system is NTFS.
cannot lock current drive
cannot run disk checking as the volume is write proetected.

chkdsk C:
cannot open volume for direct access (to make sure i checked ALL A-Z, same message on all but D: (cd rom drive))

bootrec /fixboot
the volume does not contain a recognized file system


diskpart
list disk
Disk 0 Invalid 232GB 0gb Free Dyn(*) Gpt

sel disk 0
list part
Partition # Type Size Offset
---------------------------------------------
Partition 1 Dynamic Data 992KB 31kb
Partition 2 Dynamic Data 199MB 1024KB
Partition 3 Dynamic Data 179GB 200MB


list vol
Volume # Ltr Label Fs Type Status
---------------------------------------------------------
Volume 0 D Repair Files UDF DVD-ROM Healthy

 

[Kaktussoft]

C is not there because it thinks it's dynamic. sfc/scannow doens't work that way.

Where is the post with "startup repair" errors? And if it was possible to fix? Can't find it

 

[djjjuk]

hmmm .... i am hoping i have some progress. rather than use the recovery disk i have, i burnt a USB .iso install and have use that repair startup ... the result of the startup was the same, however running

bootsect /nt52 all /force /mbr
gave me different results than the old recovery CD:


C: (\\?\Volume{7blahblahblah})
Successfully updated NTFS Filesystem bootcode.

\??\PhysicalDrive0
Successfully updated disk bootcode.

\??\PhysicalDrive1
Successfully updated disk bootcode.



does this look better? what now?

 

[djjjuk]

ran chkdsk C: ... found no problems, so that now runs ...

 

[djjjuk]

hmm, maybe im wrong

diskpart
list disk
Disk 0 Invalid 232Gb Dyn(*)
Disk 1 Online 7429MB <------------- ? what is this ??

 

[djjjuk]

ah damn, so that disk is the USB. duh

 

[Kaktussoft]

you chkdsked your usb stick!! Do you know what you're doing anaway

/nt52 is for winxp bootcode!!!
use /nt60 instead !!!

If you can boot from usb stick anyway. You replaced the bootsector with winxp bootcode that loads NTLDR ... and that doesn't exist

Do you have an external usb disk with lots of free space to ujse as backup? please inform me.

I think the disk is a little bit corrupt. PW understands it, diskpart not