Windows 7 wont boot - black screen, white blinking border

[Hemulen]

Hello!

I tried Linux yesterday, and wrote over my previous Windows bootloader files with GRUB.

I later that day (as I could not boot into Windows 7), I deleted the Linux partitions with Windows 7 DVD.

Now, after BIOS I just get a white blinking border on a black screen.

I tried

bootrec /fixmbr
Success
bootrec /fixboot
Success
bootrec /rebuildbdc
Success
bootrec /scanos (Total identified Windows-installs: 0)

I also tried the "automatic" systemrepair (1st choice in the DVD menu, with no luck)

Can someone please help me?

 

[ryo]

try also restart your bios.. take out your battery bios and put it back. then will reset your bios setting. setting the date/time and see how is going.

 

[Hemulen]

Thank you for your replay.

I re-set the battery, and my screen is no longer black with a white border, however it now shows:

BOOTMGR is missing
Press any key to restart

 

[ryo]

you should put your DVD windows 7 and try to install repair.

 

[ryo]

if i'm not wrong, when you formatted, that's look some setting on it. try this step.
disable AHCI mode for your disk controller in the system BIOS. Typically the controller has to be changed from AHCI mode to "IDE" or "ATA" mode.

and after that try installing from USB http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html

 

[Hemulen]

I have done that THOUSANDS of times with no luck.

By the way, the "Missing BOOTMGR" went away, and the black screen with the white boarder returned.

 

[ryo]

try to clean install http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

 

[Hemulen]

try to clean install http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

Not a chance in hell I'm doing that.

 

[madmansam]

Check your first boot in bios .. is it set to the drive you have windows on?... do you have any cd's in the cd drive? do you have any external drives plugged in ?can you boot in safe mode?can you get last best known config. that worked when pressing F8 ? can you boot from disk to do a repair ?........ check all the above ...one will sort the problem.

 

[Hemulen]

Check your first boot in bios .. is it set to the drive you have windows on?... do you have any cd's in the cd drive? do you have any external drives plugged in ?can you boot in safe mode?can you get last best known config. that worked when pressing F8 ? can you boot from disk to do a repair ?........ check all the above ...one will sort the problem.

1st boot = Windows drive
No CD in drive
No external drives plugged in
No safe mode
No last know best config
Can't press F8
I can boot from Windows 7 CD - tried both auto and manual repair

As I said; the screen is entirely black, except a white borderline flashing in the top of the left corner.

 

[theog]

Try this:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/69585-safe-mode.html?ltr=S

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S
Note: You may need to do startup repair 3 to 4 times.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html?ltr=R

 

[madmansam]

Check your first boot in bios .. is it set to the drive you have windows on?... do you have any cd's in the cd drive? do you have any external drives plugged in ?can you boot in safe mode?can you get last best known config. that worked when pressing F8 ? can you boot from disk to do a repair ?........ check all the above ...one will sort the problem.

1st boot = Windows drive
No CD in drive
No external drives plugged in
No safe mode
No last know best config
Can't press F8
I can boot from Windows 7 CD - tried both auto and manual repair


As I said; the screen is entirely black, except a white borderline flashing in the top of the left corner.

I know how do you feel about fresh install but I think it will save you a lot of problems later... I hate to reinstall but need must when the devil drive .. good luck.

 

[ryo]

do like theog suggest. do the repair 3 or 4 times.
that's usually solve that problem