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YouStoleMyLapto

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Well, recently I have bought window's 7. I have extracted the file from the CD on a different PC. & i have installed it successfully. & now, I have tested out Linux 10.04 which I have dual booted with Window's 7. But when I have dual booted with a program called "Wubi", It has disable my function for f8 to show the grub menu. I have posted this in the ubuntuforums but they told me to come here. So I am asking, How many I reinstall Window's 7 without a CD-rom? & My bios doesn't show my USB in the boot tab. So what do i do? I was thinking of installing through network. But, It's to much of a nuisance. Need for information? Just ask for it.
 

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YouStoleMyLapto said:
Well, recently I have bought window's 7. I have extracted the file from the CD on a different PC. & i have installed it successfully. & now, I have tested out Linux 10.04 which I have dual booted with Window's 7. But when I have dual booted with a program called "Wubi", It has disable my function for f8 to show the grub menu. I have posted this in the ubuntuforums but they told me to come here. So I am asking, How many I reinstall Window's 7 without a CD-rom? & My bios doesn't show my USB in the boot tab. So what do i do? I was thinking of installing through network. But, It's to much of a nuisance. Need for information? Just ask for it.
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When installing Ubuntu on a Windows machine using Wubi the GRUB boot loader is not installed and the Windows boot loader stays intact.

Please explain your system setup, what is the USB drive for?

Why do you need to reinstall Windows 7 at all, let alone without a DVD?

From what I can make out from your post you have installed Ubuntu on both a partition and using Wubi.

Please create a http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html if possible. If not use your Windows 7 install disk.

Now follow the tutorial at reinstall Windows 7 boot loader | Windows Reference.

This should sort out your problem.

Oli
 

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The USB drive is for the installation because my CD/Burner has broke down. & I'm not willing to buy a new one. & That i am stuck on ubuntu now so I can not access the Windows 7 partion.
 

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YouStoleMyLapto said:
The USB drive is for the installation because my CD/Burner has broke down. & I'm not willing to buy a new one. & That i am stuck on ubuntu now so I can not access the Windows 7 partion.
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If there's no access to Windows or a DVD drive then there's not much I can help you with.

I know absolutely nothing about the GRUB boot loader other than how to remove it using Windows.

I also have no clue how to edit the boot loader settings from inside Ubuntu.

Try talking to the people on Ubuntu forums again. I highly doubt anyone on this forum will know how to do this and Ubuntu forums is your best bet.

I am a bit concerned that they sent you here, when you have no access to the windows Install DVD, Windows or the Windows boot loader.

Sorry.

Oli
 

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YouStoleMyLapto said:
The USB drive is for the installation because my CD/Burner has broke down. & I'm not willing to buy a new one. & That i am stuck on ubuntu now so I can not access the Windows 7 partion.
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Best thing to do is replace DVD drive.
 

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Ok, i will ask them. I will check back here daily see any replies to this thread.
 

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I have extracted the file from the CD on a different PC. & i have installed it successfully.
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Alternately, if this friends PC is a Desktop (or a laptop and he/she doesn't mind you swapping out HDD's), you could mount your HD in it, and use that person's CD drive to use the Windows install CD.


Further, if you re-install using the other PC and your hard-drive, go through the install, but dont activate it. Put the HD in your Sony and activate the windows so it is activated with your hardware.
 
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Any luck with the issue?
 

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Nvidia 9400m
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13.3" Internal + 22" DVI + 21.5" USB
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Internal SATA 2.5" 500GB (395GB Mac HFS+, 105GB Windows NTFS)
2.48TB RAID consisting of 5 disks (HFS+)
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If you were given the 100mb Sys Reserved partition during Win7 install, then you might be able to access the Repair console by tapping F8 at bootup.

Can you write the Win7 Repair CD or Install DVD to USB flash stick? http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html

Boot the stick using one-time boot menu key given on first boot screen, choose Repair My Computer to see if it finds the installation and offers Repair - If so and it fails, or if not, then click through to Recovery Tools list to run Startup Repair repeatedly until it starts.

You might need to mark Win7 active from DVD/CD Command Line to force the repair: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/71432-partition-mark-active.html
 
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lol alright (;
 

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Well, I'm stuck in Ubuntu, So i can't really have all this software available for me.
 

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Consider moving the HD to another computer to install without activating, as Thorsen suggests, then return it to your computer. It should swap out all drivers, request several restarts, and start up.

Or borrow a DVD drive.

If you used a USB flash stick to do the install (as best as I can understand) then boot it to access the Repair console and run the Repair as I suggested in my first post. If necessary you can wipe the HD using DISKPART from Repair Command Line, then reinstall to cleaned HD.
 
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