Windows 7 will not boot

[gregrocker]

I managed to recover everything of my D: partition and set the C: partition to active using diskpart with the windows repair disk.

I then fixed the master boot record with the PW CD

but still no luck windows is not booting.

Did you run Startup Repair up to 3 separate times with reboots from the DVD Repair console?

Often a Recovery partition in first place will be marked Active at factory to enable it's hotkeys to work. I would also try Repairs with Recovery marked Active. It may also boot into Factory REcovery so be prepared with what you want to do with that.

Irreparable Windows 7 is common with GRUB on the HD.

You can copy out your files: Copy & Paste - in Windows Recovery Console

Dual boot Ubuntu-Win7 via the Windows boot manager.

Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony

 

[theog]

Reinstalling with a Factory Recovery Partition will not delete GRUB.

 

[MattD00]

Yeah I tried the start up repair option but it didn't work i was just given this message.



When booting the CD I get the option of these two partitions tried it with both and get the same message



When using the super grub boot disk the only OS that is found is windows vista in the WinRE partition where no OS is installed.

 

[gregrocker]

Highlight the Win7 listing in your second screenshot, click through to Recovery Tools list to run Startup Repair repeatedly.

If you can see the partition which had GRUB and delete it, Repairs might work if they don't otherwise. DiskPart Command-Line Options

 

[MattD00]

Yes that is what I have been doing but i keep on getting that error

 

[gregrocker]

You have wiped the partition which had GRUB? What did you use to do this?

 

[Markmental]

If you have recovery discs (like me), use those. If not then a clean install.

 

[MattD00]

bootsect /nt60 all I ran that form the command line on the repair disk and that got rid of the grub OS selection screen.

 

[gregrocker]

That command which is also automated in Startup Repair only attempts to recode the boot sector to default to Win7 boot manager. It is not at all the same as wiping the HD (sure macro solution) or doing a partition-specific wipe of the partition which contains GRUB (possible micro solution) to stop it from conflicting with and corrupting the Win7 boot manager.

The tool to do the partition-specific wipe is free Partition Wizard Use the Bootable CD
using Option 3 in the tutorial linked.

 

[MattD00]

Not 100% sure where grub was installed I think it was on the windows partition.

 

[theog]

Highlight the Win7 listing in your second screenshot, click through to Recovery Tools list to run Startup Repair repeatedly.

If you can see the partition which had GRUB and delete it, Repairs might work if they don't otherwise. DiskPart Command-Line Options

GRUB is installed to a HIDDEN Partition which can not be seen from Windows, Linux, or MAC partitioning tools.

 

[Markmental]

get a windows 7 disc boot off it. press r to enter the recovery console and type fixmbr this will fix your master boot record and remove grub