Windows 7 Startup Error

[Hopalong X]

You can't install on external drive.

You need to install it where your OS already is.
I'll get one of the install Aces.
I don't want to mess things up for you any worse than they are.

Mike

Whoever comes to assisst take good care of them.

I may not be around much the next couple of days.

Mike

 

[johnwillyums]

I presume you mean you have not got enough space on your hard drive?
If Windows won't boot, how are you intending to format your 40gb drive?
Whatever you do make sure everything is backed up to your external drive.

 

[theog]

If you have a External HD, you could copy & paste your data.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/93347-copy-paste-windows-recovery-console.html

Try cleaning your HD:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Hi there,

I would also recommend to run this as well http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/20864-mbr-restore-windows-7-master-boot-record.html

 

[theog]

Check your ram.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/715-memory-diagnostics-tool.html?ltr=M
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

Check the hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tools.
Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
HD Diagnostic

If you go for a Reinstall,
As you have a External HD, you could copy & paste your data.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/93347-copy-paste-windows-recovery-console.html

 

[gregrocker]

You'll need to boot the DVD to wipe the HD first of boot sector corruption, then follow these steps to get a perfect reinstall: Reinstalling Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

 

[HopeYouCanFix]

Okay When I Go To Windows 7 Installation (From Boot) It Says I Can Format The Drive If I Go Too Driver Details.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Try cleaning your HD:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html

Hello.

Try wiping (doing a secure erase) to the entire Hard Disk Drive first, more thorough than a format which actually does nothing at all; have a look at the information below and be sure to post back with any further questions you may have and to keep us informed.


After you have copied out or made back-ups of the data you need to save to external media, use Step One of this tutorial at the first link below to do a wipe (secure erase) to the entire Hard Disk Drive / Solid State Drive.

• Then if you do not want to create the new Windows 7 "System Reserved" partition use the outline in Step Two #2 to create, format and mark Active a single 100GB partition to do the installation to.
• If you do want to create the "System Reserved" partition use the outline in Step Two #3 to create, format and mark Active the System Reserved partition and then create and format the 100GB partition to do the installation to.

Either way, running the "clean all" then creating and formatting the partition(s) using diskpart will get you the best possible space to do a clean install of Windows 7 to; you can always extend the Windows partition to include the remaining unallocated space on the HDD / SSD or create additional Primary partitions or an Extended partition after the installation completes if you choose.

SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

DISKPART : At PC Startup

Do a Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version